. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. steep slopes of railway embankments. Henceforward the young shoots growing from the stock are carefully cut off; otherwise they would weaken the larger branches. These precautions are taken during the fifth year. In the spring of the sixth year the oldest branches are of the form shown in our illustration. The operation of nipping-off the buds at the end of each branch is performed as soon as the un- cov
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. steep slopes of railway embankments. Henceforward the young shoots growing from the stock are carefully cut off; otherwise they would weaken the larger branches. These precautions are taken during the fifth year. In the spring of the sixth year the oldest branches are of the form shown in our illustration. The operation of nipping-off the buds at the end of each branch is performed as soon as the un- covered trees begin to show signs of springing into leaf; that is to say, on some fine day the bud on the end of each lateral shoot is pinched oif so as to favour the formation of buds on the wood lower down, as well as for the encouragement of any young Figs that already show signs of making their appearance. About one-half of the buds on the side-branches are also pinched off, choosing those that are nearest to the young Figs. Two, however, are always left on near the base of each branch, and one towards the tip, in order to draw up the sap. The end-shoot of each branch is treated in a similar manner, but with this difference, that the bud immediately below the one at the end is allowed to remain on, as well as one or two more for the purpose of producing side-branches, which ought to be left about a foot from each other on each stem. As soon as the young shoots are about two inches long, the shoots on all the lateral branches and on the end-branch are nipped off—a fine day being chosen for the purpose. Of the former only a single shoot—the one nearest the base of the branch—is allowed to remain so as to re- place the one which bears the fruit of the year. The shoot at the end of the terminal branch is allowed to remain, and some of the lateral ones intended to bear fruit in the following year. These last are spaced out so that they may receive an equal amount of sunshine
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