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steUate fans. The general mode of training peaches on roof or other 

 trellises is the common fan or Seymour's, or other modifications of it. 

 Where the trellis covers the whole roof two seta of trees are generally 

 employed at first — a set of dwarfs to clothe the bottom and fnmish the 

 entire trellis nltimately, and of riders to famish the top for a time. The 

 dwarfs mayalso he planted at first as thick again as the permanent trees. 

 The trees soon come into hearing, and a crop or two pays for them many 

 times over. As glass is costly, and immediate returns are generally 

 desiderated, peach houses should he furnished with trained trees of 

 considerable size. These, if carefully moved early in November, wiU 

 carry a crop the first year, and speedily furnish the trellises and 

 walls. 



As to the distance apart of the permanent trees, that must be consider- 

 ably influenced by the size of the house, height of the back walls, and 

 other niatters. !From six to ten or twelve feet apart are convenient dis- 

 tances, planting supernumeraries, however, between, to fruit at once, and 

 be removed as soon as the others require the entire space. Those who 

 prefer cordons may of course furnish their trellises and back walls with 

 those instead of fan-shaped trees. Narrow peach oases are well adapted 

 for short cordons on the roof in front, and longer ones, almost from base 

 to snmmit, on the back walls. Such houses afford good facilities for 

 free and ready access to these trees to perform the necessary pinchings, 

 stoppings, &o. Peach cordons at 18in. or 2ft. apart speedily furnish a 

 house and prove profitable. 



Peach houses may also be furnished with what are called table trellises 

 — ^that is, low flat or curved frames of iron or wood placed near to or at 

 several feet from the floor. (See i, Pig. 55.) If the glass and roof be clear 

 the peaches suffer but little in colour or flavour on that account. The 

 chief merit of this form of trellis is that it leaves almost the whole of the 

 back wall available for another set of trees. This, when covered with 

 dwarf or half-standard fan-traiued trees, in robust health, perfect forms, 

 and fnU of fruit, has a rich effect. Bather more fruit spaee is gained 

 in this way, and the effect is pleasing, as the whole fruit is more readily 

 seen on its beat side than is possible on roof treUiaea. 



Curved treUiaea are also frequently used for the training of the peach 

 and nectarine under glasa. These please the eye at the partial expense 

 of the trees and their fruit. Bather flat segments of wide circles are 

 those generally employed. The leaves and. fruit at the back parts of 

 such trellises are, however, thus subjected to the oblique rays of the sun, 

 which is a serious drawback to this form of trellis. A quadrant-shaped 

 trellis may, however, be so placed as to look remarkably well, and also 

 secure most of the solar and aolid advantages of a trelUs ruuning in the 



