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THE PEAR AS A CORDON. 



zontal cordon^ but never one that I could call thorougUy 

 satisfactory. The disposition to form a neat compact line 

 of spurs so abundantly manifested by the Apple when well 



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Pear Tree trained in U form. This lias no special merits, and is only useful 

 for very high walls. 



trained on the Paradise is very rarely shown by the Pear. 

 Nevertheless a few varieties^ such as Louise Bonne and 

 Beurre Giffard^ might be tried ; allowing them to attain 

 a greater length of stem than the cordon Apples_, and placing 



