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are in this way sheltered to a very considerable degree from 

 hoar-frosts, especially in clear still nights, when the rime 

 falls quite perpendicularly. Besides the hoar-frosts, vio- 

 lent and cold winds in the spring season are the only 

 evils dreaded by the Montreuil cultivators. Mozard's gar- 

 den, like most of the others at Montreuil, have rather a 

 high situation, and brise-vents are found very useful. With 

 this view, they frequently erect, at short distances from 

 each other, small pieces of masonry, jutting out at right- 

 angles to the peach-tree walls. Similar projecting brize- 

 vents may be seen at the corners of square walled gardens, 

 laid out by Mr Hay in Scotland ; and the utility of these 

 in defending the crop of fruit on the outer side of the north 

 wall of such gardens (which, of course, has a valuable 

 south aspect) is very evident. • 



Some of the trees in Mozard's garden are of considerable 

 standing, probably from twelve to twenty years old. Such 

 trees extend over a space of perhaps thirty feet, measuring 

 from the extremity of the branches on one side, to the ex- 

 tremity on the other. Early cherries are here cultivated 

 to some extent; and M. Mozard mentioned that this is a 

 crop which pays well at Paris in the month of May, and 

 that the cherry culture is of course gaining ground. The 

 Cerise precoce is succeeded by the Cerise de Hollande ; 

 but even the Dutch cherries are sent to market in the end 

 of May, whenever they get red, though far from being 

 ripe ; being generally formed into bouquets attractive to 

 young persons. The early apricot (Abricot precoce) fol- 

 lows the cherries ; and the few sent from the walls of 

 Montreuil are commonly in the market by the end of June. 

 We may take this opportunity of mentioning, that at Paris 

 the apricot-tree is principally trained as a standard, or is 

 planted en plein vent ; and it is here remarked of apricots, 

 as of some pears in Scotland, such as the muirfowl-egg> 



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