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thus V the foundation of the future fabric of the 

 tree is an excellent step, and provides a sort of gua- 

 rantee that the lower part of the wall shall be fur- 

 nished. We hold it a principle that the centre of 

 the tree should be composed of wood of a subordinate 

 character. The modification of the strength of the 

 tree may, however, be accomplished in the main by a 

 judicious course of summer stopping, of which we 

 will say more in its proper place. 



As for the form a la Dumoutier," and termed 

 a la Siculle,'' w^e can only say that they contain no 

 important principle which is not embodied in the 

 Montreuil mode, but are much more complicated, 

 which, in England, is certainly no recommendation. 

 The demands upon the gardener of these days have 

 increased to such an amount, through the introduc- 

 tion of new plants, as also the carrying out the culti- 

 vation of things in general, that those modes must be 

 esteemed preferable which accomplish the end in view 

 in the most simple manner. Much, we opine, of the 

 complication which exists in these matters proceeds 

 from the want of a knowledge of the immense power 

 which lays in the cultivator's hands to weaken the 

 tree or to equalise its strength by means of judicious 

 disbudding and stopping. 



Fan-training, — This is the usual mode of training 

 the peach in England, and the following directions 

 for this mode of training are by an excellent practical 



