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arc arranged in the order of the maturity of their fruit, af- 

 ter the mode of Duhamel. Of every kind he has a spe- 

 cimen-tree in a bearing state ; and close by this specimen- 

 tree are placed, in general, several young trees of the same 

 kind, budded or grafted from the bearing tree, — or else stocks 

 ready to receive such buds or grafts. Of the apple and pear 

 species, most of the specimen- trees are trained en qucnouille ; 

 so that, though numerous, and though now twelve years 

 old, they do not require a very large space of ground. The 

 plums, apricots, and cherries, are also so trained as not to 

 occupy much room. Doubtless, trees thus confined to very 

 circumscribed limits, cannot be expected to afford much 

 fruit ; but they yield enough to identify the kinds, and to 

 satisfy purchasers regarding the precise varieties which they 

 may wish to possess. If the slightest attention be here 

 paid by the workmen, it is scarcely possible that a mistake 

 should be committed a,s to kinds ; stocks being, as already 

 remarked, placed beside and around each bearing tree, to 

 be budded or grafted from it at the proper season. No 

 doubt, when there happens to be little demand, such bud- 

 ded or grafted young trees must occasionally be removed, 

 and form nursery-lines in a separate compartment; and 

 then accuracy will depend only on the correctness of the 

 tallies, as in our British nurseries. But still M. Noisette 

 has enjoyed the previous advantage of knowing with cer- 

 tainty from what kinds of trees he has derived the buds 

 and grafts, and that they have been taken from trees ar- 

 rived at a bearing state. In most of our British nurseries 

 there is no collection of bearing-trees ; and, of course, buds 

 and grafts must either be taken from the young trees in 

 the nursery-lines, or they must be procured from neigh- 

 bouring gardens. If the former plan be resorted to, the 

 young trees produced are generally regarded as likely to 

 reach mor< slowly the state of bearing, and to continue. 



