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they are by no means a remunerative, not to say a profitable investment. Hence 
we say, for a permanent supply adopt open-border planting, and you may do so 
with the conviction that they will serve you when the daily trouble of pots has 
ceased to charm. For this reason we recommend a central trellis, which being 
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from base to base 23 ft. in girth, offers a training surface nearly equal to two 
12-ft. walls. It may be argued that upon the permanent plan we cannot have so 
great a variety of fruit, but that is a mistake, for nothing is so easy to bud as a 
Peach, Apricot, or Plum; so that, if so desired, every main branch (or even 
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branchlet) may be a different variety of fruit. Amateur Pomologists may seek 
a great variety of fruit; gardeners, whose reputation centres in an abundant 
supply of good fruit at all seasons, are content to confine themselves to proved 
kinds of superior excellence, and sure-bearing properties.” 
The merits claimed for these Imperishable Houses have been very fairly set 
forth in a pamphlet which may be obtained either of the Patentee, or from the 
Company above referred to.—M. 
