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chandelier, of which the branches — following a regular curve, 

 and grafted together at the ends — represent a target. In the 

 centre, M. Forest has formed a letter by approach -grafting. 

 A row of six such trees exhibits the name of M. Xallet. In 

 designs of this kind we prefer that the letters should take 

 the most prominent part, and not be merely accessory ; 

 and thus we have formed the name of our establishment in 

 one of our borders. Each pear-tree forms one letter, so that 

 in case of damage, the injury can be more speedily repaired 

 than in the case of a tree which forms several letters. The 



Combination of Palmetto and Chandelier trees by Approach-Grafting. 



different modes of grafting by approach are useful here. A 

 similar design has been formed with peach-trees on a wall. 

 The fruit gardens of M. Alexis Lepere, of jMoutreuil, and of 

 others, contain handsome specimens of trees joined by ap- 

 proach-grafting, and representing inscriptions or designs 

 accurately completed, according to the method of M. F. Simon, 

 an amateur at Crecy-en-Brie. The representation (p. 62) 

 shows two halves of peach-trees trained in the form of 

 double U> or a small four-branched chandelier, by means of 

 their sub -division, the arms of which are united at their ex- 



