the Pear as an Espalier. 



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velopment is allowed to the tree, and at the same time the trellis is 

 covered quickly, and a considerable variety of fruit may be obtained 

 from a small space. It is very extensively adopted by M. Hardy, 

 the emperor's gardener, and upon walls as well as on the neat and 

 elegant trellis, of which he has constructed so much. Of course 

 the Palmette Verrier, the fan, or any other form may be trained on 

 these trellises, but decidedly the best are such as combine the ad- 



FiG. 35. — ^Trellis for Pear-growing. 



vantages of quick covering and early productiveness claimed for 

 the cordon, and the fuller development and more pleasing appear- 

 ance of the larger forms. It should be borne in mind that planting 

 erect cordons close together, as they must be planted, involves a 

 great expense which is avoided by using the intermediate forms. 

 It takes a good many years to form the large style of tree generally 



