390 PYRAMIDAL TRAINING OF THE PEAR TREE. 



position successively occupied by the lower branches during 

 the first six years, during which they were successively 

 lowered and elongated from the point C to T } and thirdly, 

 the lines from I to S show the lines of each year's pruning. 

 It is very questionable if the mathematically designed 



pyramid here al- 

 Fig. 194. luded to be so de- 



sirable for gardens 

 generally as a 

 flatter and less 

 pointed form. For 

 example, the pyra- 

 mid as represented 

 at the time of its 

 fourth or fifth 

 pruning is in out- 

 line preferable to 

 the tall and 

 finished pyramidal 

 tree depicted in 

 Pig. 177, and a 

 style somewhat 

 like that shown 

 in Fig. 191 will 

 prove easier to 

 form to those who 

 have no time to 

 spare for the nice- 

 ties of training. 



Occasionally the 

 pyramidal Pear 

 has its branches bent downwards, as in Fig. 192, some 

 thinking that this induces a more fruitful habit. I never 

 saw any clear evidence of. this, and believe the form to be 

 no better than the simple pyramid. 



The excellent practice of cutting in pyramidal and other 

 trees that happen to be worthless varieties, and regrafting 

 them with superior kinds, is much recommended by the 

 French growers. 



Wall Pear Tree regrafted. On each of the branches 

 A, B, C, D, a graft has been placed. The graft at 

 C failed, and consequently a ishoot, e, is allowed to 

 ascend ; so that it may be budded the autumn 

 following the grafting. 



