28 THE MINIATUEE EEUIT GARDEN 



fruit may become imperfect, owing to an adverse 

 season ; but out of his five trees he will in every season 

 stand a good chance of having some good pears. A 

 few words will suffice for their management : summer 

 pinching of the lateral shoots to five leaves as recom- 

 mended for pyramids (p. 5), and root-pruning or 

 biennial removal — ^these operations, like Dr. Sangrado's 

 bleeding and warm water, will do all. 



Five- or seven-branched vertical cordon trees, not 

 only of pears but of cherries on the Mahaleb stock, 

 of plums, of American apples on the Paradise stock, 

 and peach and apricot trees, may be planted against 

 walls in gardens, if of a moderate height, to great 

 advantage. As so much variety may be had in a small 

 space, let the reader imagine himself to have a brick 

 wall with a southern aspect, 20 feet long, and 8 or 10 

 feet high. According to old practice this would afibrd 

 space for one tree ; but with branched vertical cordon 

 training, I repeat, five trees may be cultivated, and 

 thus give five chances to one. 



If this kind of tree on the quince stock cannot be 

 procured, those that are trained horizontally, with five 

 or seven branches, may be planted against the wall 

 or fence destined for them, and their young shoots be 

 made to curve gently, until they are perpendicular; 

 the youjig shoots of _ pear trees are very pliable, and 

 will easily bend to the required shape. The lower 

 part of each shoot in such cases mtfst be fastened 

 to the wall with shreds and nails in the usual way, 



