436 THE NEW FRUIT GARDEN OE THE CITY OF PARIS 



Fig. 250. 



way of tealthy and fertile specimens will not be seen for 

 some years. 



One thing cannot fail to strike tlie British visitor who 

 takes an interest in fruit growing, and to give him a valu- 

 able lesson at the same time ; precautions to lorotect the 

 trees effectually from wet and frost are taken^ which are 

 never seen or thought of in British gardens. All round 

 the walls iron brackets project from immediately beneath 

 the permanent wooden coping, to receive wide copings made 

 of felt nailed on a cheap wooden framework, in lengths 

 about six feet long and over two wide. These are slipped in 

 under the short permanent coping, and rest on the bracket, 



the hooked point of which holds 

 them in position. A small eye 

 is at the under side of each, so 

 as to thoroughly fix the coping 

 by attaching each length with 

 a piece of wire to another eye 

 near the upper portion of the 

 wall. Thus a most effective and 

 excellent protection is afforded 



the delicate blossoms and fruit 

 Galvanized iron bracket, more than • • mi • • ■ j • i 



two feet wide, for supporting a ^ sprmg. This IS agamst the 



temporary coping of bituminized -walls, where the British cul- 

 felt. A wire passes through, at . . , 



A for supporting curtains, where tivator occasionally takes a 

 these are necessary. little trouble to protect his 



trees from the cold rains and 

 frosts of the budding and flowering season. Equal care is 

 taken to protect the espalier trees — a thing which has never 

 yet been attempted by British fruit growers, who, however, 

 are not slow to contrast the difficulties they have to contend 

 against with those of the French, for whom of course the 

 climate is said to do everything. The protection for the 

 espaliers is afforded by iron rods projecting from the top of 

 the pine posts that are used to support the double espa- 

 lierSj and running through them are six lines of galvanized 

 wire, forming a sort of span over the trees. A little above 

 these wires runs a stronger one, connecting the posts 

 beneath it, and resting on the lower wires are two lines of 



