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this. Young trees are set in an inclined position in a 

 line with, these slats, which are three feet apart. Each 

 tree is cut back to a few buds, and one shoot allowed to 

 grow from the strongest bud, all the others being re- 

 moved. This shoot as it grows is kept tied to the slat, 

 and when it throws out side-shoots, as it soon will, 

 they are pinched back to three or four leaves, whenever 

 the shoot is sufficiently developed to allow the number 

 of the leaves to be seen. By growing in this inclined 



Fig. 67.— CORDON-TRAIXIXG OF PEAR TREES. 



position, and by pinching every shoot back to three or 

 four leaves, the tree is dwarfed and made to bear early, 

 and when properly managed, forms a perfect cordon or 

 garland, with fruit along its whole length. Fig. 67 

 shows a portion of a trellis of this kind. The following 

 varieties are recommended for either kind of training. 

 For descriptions see nursery catalogues. Bartlett, Beurre 

 d'Anjou, Duchesse d'Angoul£me, Lawrence, Clapp's 

 Favorite, Beurre Bosc, Dana's Hovey, Vicar of Wink- 

 field, Howell, TJrbaniste, Seckel, Winter Nelis, Brandy- 

 wine, Doyenne d' Ete, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Belle 

 Lucrative, Doyenne Boussock. 



