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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



should never be less than 4ft. from the edge of the walk ; in 

 fact, they would be better another ift. apart. In almost every 

 garden the fruit-trees are planted too near the walks, consequently 

 they have to be cut back severely to prevent them from growing 

 over the walk, and what would with more room have been 

 shapely trees become one-sided. For commercial purposes bush- 

 trees are the most suitable and profitable, and though opinions 

 differ as to the distance they should be planted, it will be found 

 that 9ft. each way is a fair distance, and is recommended by 

 several well-known and practical fruit-growers as being the best 

 medium between 6ft. and 15ft. apart, the former being too close 

 and the latter too far. 



Cordons. — There are a few varieties of Apples that lend 

 themselves admirably to the cordon form of tree, annually 



Egremont Russet, Stirling Castle (Fig. 636), and White 

 Transparent. 



Cordon trees may be planted 6ft. apart by the sides of walks, 

 and trained on wires stretched tightly from each end of the 

 walks, the wires being iSin. above the edgings of tile or box. 

 If double cordojis are planted — /.(?., with the branch or stem 

 running in opposite directions — 1 2ft. apart will be a suitable 

 distance. These cordon trees by the .sides of the walks are not 

 in the way. They impart a nice appearance to the garden, and 

 bear useful crops of fruits. Against walls not otherwise occupied 

 cordon Apple-trees may be planted, and as a rule the fruit 

 produced thereon has a delicate bloom never seen on x^pples 

 that grow away from walls. On low walls the trees may be 

 grown at a sharp angle, thus giving a greater length ; but on 



Fig. 639. — Apple Red Winter Reinette 



bearing an excellent crop 

 of fruit, and also main- 

 taining their good health 

 and vigour. Our ex- 

 perience is that the 

 following varieties may 

 be relied upon : Bismarck, 

 Improved Keswick Cod- 

 lin, Manks Codlin, Cox's 

 Pomona, Calville Rouge, 

 Cox's Orange Pippin, 

 Duchess of Oldenburg, 

 Ecklinville Seedling, 

 Golden Spire, Grenadier, 

 New Hawthornden, 

 Lane's Prince Albert, 

 Margil, Mother Apple, 

 Ross Nonpareil, Worces- 

 ter Pearmain, Kerry 

 Pippin, Potts' Seedling, 



