PEAB TBEES AS BUSHES ON THE QUINCE STOCK 23 



terminal bud. The trees will, if treated in this manner, 

 soon become large, compact, and fruitful. 



The following varieties are well adapted for bush 

 culture, as they are diffuse in their growth and diffi- 

 cult to form into compact pyramids, although they 

 may be made into spreading and prolific conical trees. 

 It ought, however, to be mentioned that sorts, such as 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, which form handsome pyramids, 

 make very pretty compact bushes by cutting out the 

 central branch to within three feet of the ground, so 

 that pyramids may be easily formed into bushes. I 

 may add that these bush trees produce the very finest 

 fruit, from their being so near the heat and moisture- 

 giving surface of the earth. 



In situations near the sea-coast, exposed to sea 

 breezes, small fruit gardens may be formed by en- 

 closing a square piece of ground with a beech hedge 

 or wooden fence, and planting it with bush trees. A 

 piece of ground 500 square feet will be large enough 

 to cultivate 30 trees at 4 feet apart in it, or 25 trees at 

 5 feet apart. Many a sea-side cottage may thus have 

 its fruit garden. 



LIST op PEAES ADAPTED FOR BUSH CULTURE 



Summer DoyennS . . . July. 



Beurre Giffard ., . . . August. 



Beacon August. 



Clapp's Favourite . . . August. 



