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Heine Claude de Bavay, and Bonne Bouche will answer this purpose, and with the Morellos 

 plant a few of the Flemish and Kentish Cherries for tarts. Few are aware of the deliciou . 

 flavour these latter give under such treatment, and they are well worthy of a wall ; all require 

 15ft. spaces. The wall spaces between the trees can bo filled with late Gooseberries, say 

 Warrington, Rifleman ; Red Currants, as Fay's Prolific and Raby Castle ; and White Currants 

 for late use, as it may be some years before the Cherries, etc., require all the space. 



On the east wall place the choice Pears, although in cold weather and northern positions 

 they may be better placed on the south and west walls ; but supposing the garden to be 

 in the South or West of England, Pears will succeed on the east wall better than in warmer 

 spots, and for preference cordons at 2ft. apart. For a supply of choice sorts select two or 

 three of each of the following, merely omitting those that may be depended upon as pyramidal 

 trees in the open : 



Earliest: *Clapp's Favourite, *Souvenir du Congres, *Williams's Bon Chretien. Early: 

 (September-October), *Triomphe de Vienne, Marguerite Marrilat, *Fondante d'Automne, 

 (October-November), Marie Louise, *Conference, *Louise Bonne, *Durondeau, *Emile d'Heyst, 

 *Pitmaston Duchess, *Belle Julio, *Beurre Hardy, *Beurre Jean Van Ccjrt, *Beurre 

 Superfin, (December to March), Knight's Monarch, *Doyenne du Cornice, Beurre Dubuisson, 

 Beurre de Jonghe, Nouvelle Fulvie, *Josephine de Malines, *Zephorin Gregoire, Easter Beurre, 

 *Doyenne d'Aiencon, and ' Duchess de Bordeaux. (Those marked * also succeed as pyramids 

 and bushes.) 



Start these Pears as upright cordons, and by the time the trees reach the top of the wall 

 they are ready to be taken up, root pruned, and reset on the walls at an angle. "1 he walls 

 are now clothed, but it is a good plan to enclose them also on the outside with a good fence, 

 in order that similar trees may occupy positions before named, although probably one side 

 may face the mansion, when naturally good and effective climbers would take the place of 

 fruit trees. 



The inside borders must now be dealt with. The 12ft. spaces from the walls may, 

 on the south side, be planted with Strawberries to the gravel path, but this position is also 

 most use- 

 ful to grow 

 bush trees 

 of the 

 choicest 

 Apples, 

 such a s 

 Cox's 

 O r a n g e , 

 R i b s t o n 

 P 1 p p i n , 

 M other, 

 and Ailing- 

 ton Pippin, 

 also 

 nearest 

 the wall 

 C a 1 v i 1 1 e 

 Blanc may 

 be grown 

 to a good 

 size and 

 perfected. 



CORDON PEARS. 



