. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 444 THE PEACH GARDENS OF MONTREUIE. Fia. 257. before the short bole or base of the tree, the main branches on the upper parts being carefully shaded by training over them the young branches of the current year's wood. The black marks seen on the white walls are lines which the main branches of the trees are to follow. In some cases they are quite simple vertical or horizon- tal lines, according as the form to be attained may r
. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 444 THE PEACH GARDENS OF MONTREUIE. Fia. 257. before the short bole or base of the tree, the main branches on the upper parts being carefully shaded by training over them the young branches of the current year's wood. The black marks seen on the white walls are lines which the main branches of the trees are to follow. In some cases they are quite simple vertical or horizon- tal lines, according as the form to be attained may require; in other places they form crowns, eagles, initial letters, flourishes, &c.; for though the culti- vator generally prefers sim- ple and definite forms, he is also proud of his skill in overcoming difficulties of training, and shows it by these curiously and very successfully trained trees against his walls. M. Chevallier is, however, a younger cultivator than M. Lepere, and has not his curiosities in this way per- fect as yet, but there is every sign that his fancy Second Pruningof Fruiting Peach Branch. trees ™& be even m0re F is cut at t> above two wood-buds to elaborate and remarkable furnish shoots for the following year; ,, ,, <. -. j- T v B remains to carry the fruit, and the tnan tllOSe of M. Lepere. shoot is cut at A. Cut E would only ft is only just to state that be applied if shoot B did not bear ,, , . , . , flower-buds. these elaborately - trained trees bear freely and well; but except for curiosity's sake or for show, they should not be attempted. Branches of trees like that in Fig. 253, fifteen feet long, were three inches higher at the apex than at the base, a diffe- rence which scarcely removed them from the horizontal posi- tion, and yet sufficed to give an easy ascent to the sap, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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