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THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. 



Many place double cordons 

 next the path (at i8in. 

 distance) to form an edging, 

 which may be continued both 

 east and west, and also on 

 the northern side. It is, 

 however, important that the 

 3ft. to 4ft. next the walls be 

 left entirely free for the wall 

 tree roots ; and where the soil 

 is poor or not suitable for fruit 

 make a border of new soil of 

 this width, and confine the 

 fruit trees to this space, as 

 they all rejoice and flourish in 

 hard soil. Nothing is m ire 

 fatal than a crop of highly- 

 manured vegetables grown in 

 the borders next to the fruit 

 wall. I should leave the 

 borders next the north and 

 west wal'.s for Strawberries, 

 planting the earliest upon the 

 south side. For this purpose 

 Royal Sovereign, Vicomtese de 

 Thury, and King of the Earlies 

 are most desirable, and under 

 the east wall such kinds as 

 President, British Queen, and 

 Doctor Hogg should be planted 

 for mam crop, while the north 

 wall will be valuable for the 

 later sorts, of which Latest of 

 All, Queen of Denma r k , 

 Eleanor, Waterloo, and Frogmore Late Pine or Loxford Hall are the best. We have 

 alluded to double cordons for edging the paths beneath the walls, and here we enumerate 

 a few kinds that lend themselves to this restricted culture, and omit others which are 

 long jointed, and thus do not make well-spurred trees. The latter are therefore best 

 treated as pyramids and bushes, which we shall deal with later on. We select then for 

 double cordons : 



APPLHS (Dessert). — Mr. Gladstone, Devonshire Quarrenden, Peter the Great, Lady 

 Sudeley, Kerry Pippin, Yellow Ingestrie, Margil, Calville Rouge Preeoce, Cox's Orange Pippin, 

 Ross Nonpareil, Allington Pippin, Hubbard's Pearmain, and Baumann's Reinette. Kitchen 

 Apples : Duchess of Oldenburgh, Pott's Seedling, Lord Grosvenor, Grenadier, Mrs. Barron, 

 Calville Rouge, Stirling Castle, Golden Spire, Lord Derby, Bismarck, and Lane's Prince Albert. 



PEARS.— Colmar d'Ete, Emile d'Heyst, Dr. Jules Guyot, Petite Marguerite, Belle Julie, 

 Durondeau, and Louise Bonne. 



The borders formed by the cross grass paths must now be dealt with. It may be 

 necessary to plant them with certain vegetable crops, and therefore we will now indicate such 

 fruits as may be grown in them if desired. It is well to increase the stock of Strawberries by 

 planting a continuous row next the gravel paths. This should include the Alpine White and 



A FRUITING BUSH APPLE. 



