. The practical fruit, flower and vegetable gardener's companion, with calendar. Gardening. 56 FRUIT GAEDEN. in the air than when nailed close to the wall; a weak shoot should therefore be left free, whilst a stronger antagonist should be restrained. A shoot diverging only slightly from the perpendicular will, other things being equal, ob- tain a more copious supply of sap than one that is laid out horizontally, or is deflected downwards, A luxuriant shoot may be retarded for soine time, by having its tender extremity pinched off, and a weaker brother thus allowed to overtake it. By these and
. The practical fruit, flower and vegetable gardener's companion, with calendar. Gardening. 56 FRUIT GAEDEN. in the air than when nailed close to the wall; a weak shoot should therefore be left free, whilst a stronger antagonist should be restrained. A shoot diverging only slightly from the perpendicular will, other things being equal, ob- tain a more copious supply of sap than one that is laid out horizontally, or is deflected downwards, A luxuriant shoot may be retarded for soine time, by having its tender extremity pinched off, and a weaker brother thus allowed to overtake it. By these and other expedients, which will suggest themselves to an attentive horticulturist, and by the prudent use of the knife, it will be easy to execute the following forms, which, on account of their simplicity and general excellence, we select out of many to be found detailed in works on gardeniiig. The horizontal form (Fig. 6) has long been a favorite in this country, having been strongly recommended in the excellent work of Mr. Hitt.* There is one principal ascending stem, from which the branches depart at right angles, at intervals of ten inches or a foot. In order to produce this form, the vertical shoot is, in trees of ordi- Fig. * Treatise on Fruit-Trees, by Thomas Hitt, 8vo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Neill, Patrick, 1776-1851; Emerson, G. (Gouvernour), 1796-1874, ed; Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay), 1811-1869. New York, C. M. Saxton & Co.
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