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difficult to bend the trees to the required position. By 

 this simple contrivance, pears, and even peaches and 

 nectarines in warm gardens, may be grown in any 

 corner of the garden, with a south or south-western 

 exposure — for it is scarcely necessary to add that the 

 lights should slope to the south or south-west, so as to 

 have all the sun heat possible. 



The most eligible dimensions for a trellis I find from 

 experience to be as follows : — 



Glass Lights 



Eight feet long, three feet wide. 



Height from ground at back, three feet six inches. 



Height from ground at front, one foot six inches. 



Trellis 



Height from ground at back, two feet six inches. 

 Height from ground at foot, six inches. 

 Distance from glass lights, one foot. 



The front border should be raised to a level with the 

 front of trellis ; this will leave twelve inches between 

 the front ends of the lights and the surface of the front 

 border, which will be quite enough for ventilation. 

 Indeed, the draught in windy weather is inclined to be 

 too sharp; I find, therefore, furze or other evergreen 

 branches, placed along the front between the glass and 

 the border, and a mat nailed at the back, excellent 

 checks to excessive ventilation in cold, frosty weather. 

 They may remain there till the beginning or end of 



