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ridge culture, three seven-foot lengths should be pre- 

 pared, and in the centre of the twenty-one feet occupied 

 by the ridge, two peach or nectarine trees may be 

 planted. They will soon form lateral cordons of great 

 fertility, will require pinching in June and little atten- 

 tion afterwards. I must not omit to state the great 

 advantage this mode of fruit culture gives as to protec- 

 tion from spring frosts when the trees are in bloom, or 

 when the fruit is young. Espaliers, pyramids, and wall 

 trees are difficult to protect, but mats two or three thick 

 can be piled on the ridge with great facility, and loose 

 straw or hay, the best protectors possible from frost, 

 can be strewed over them thickly. 



I have had the pleasure of seeiug all my anticipa- 

 tions fully realised; the cordon pear-trees have produced 

 fruit, large, and with the fine clear riuds we see on 

 those grown in the warm parts of Prance — perfectly 

 beautiful and of fine flavour. The cordon peach-trees 

 have produced fruit, large, and of the finest flavour. 

 Strawberries planted between the trees temporarily until 

 they fully occupy the room under the ridge, have 

 ripened a fortnight earlier than those in the open air 

 and have been of excellent quality. I have therefore 

 no hesitation iu recommending this mode of fruit 

 culture to all amateurs who have gardens without walls 

 or orchard houses. 



