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THE PEACH AND NECTABINE. 



essential. This form is very pretty, and often does' fairly well. It is, 

 however, often difficult to preserve the strength of the lower branches, 

 which are placed in an unnatural position, and consequently in one of 

 great disadvantage in comparison with the vertical shoots. Practically, 



Pig. 21. 



too, there is less need for stellate fan training than might at first sight 

 appear, as almost every one furnishes walls from the first with the two 



Fig. 22. 



classes of trees — riders and dwarfs — the former to clothe the upper 

 portion of the walls, while the latter are clothing the under, and pre- 

 paring themselves to finally furnish the whole of it. Still, during the 

 initiatory stages there is often a considerable waste of space immediately 



