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an orchard honse well filled with standard peach trees thus trained 

 and planted. With skilful pruning and training, the habit of the 

 peach and nectarine facilitates their conversion into the most 

 symmetrical standards, which are clothed with more grace and richer 

 beani^ as they are forced to weep beneath their luxurious burdens of 

 fruit. ^ 



The pyramid (Fig. 58) is perhaps the next best form for the peach and 

 neotorijie planted out under glass. Everyone is now familiar with the 

 conical or pyramidal form, as it has become the most popular for apples, 

 pears, and plnma in the open air. The peach can hardly be said to take 



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kindly to this form, though once it is moulded into it it may thrive and 

 fruit well for years afterwards. By using pyramids of different heights, 

 andplanting them quincunx fashion, a great many trees may also be 

 packed into a given space without their greatly overshadowing or inter- ' 

 f erihg with each other. A centre line of tall trees, supported by a row 

 of more dwarf ones on either side, is a very good arrangement, and on 

 wide central borders five rows may be used, planted at distances of 4ft., 



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