. 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. Fro. 151. Fia. 152. wall, with two lines of hori- zontalcordons, protected in spring by wide temporary cop- ing and rougn THE CORDON SYSTEM OF FRTJIT GROWING. 353 figures, and in this way dispose of the much debated question as to what is best to do with the fruit borders. By so doing we should collect such a valuable lot of fruit trees immediately in front of each wall as would render it con- venient and highly desir
. 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. Fro. 151. Fia. 152. wall, with two lines of hori- zontalcordons, protected in spring by wide temporary cop- ing and rougn THE CORDON SYSTEM OF FRTJIT GROWING. 353 figures, and in this way dispose of the much debated question as to what is best to do with the fruit borders. By so doing we should collect such a valuable lot of fruit trees immediately in front of each wall as would render it con- venient and highly desirable to protect efficiently both walls and borders, and by the same means. The low cordons will no more shade the wall than a crop of small salading, will prevent all necessity for dis- turbing the border, and will utilize every inch of its ,/ r"t J JN arrow border Space. Indeed, I in front of fruit can conceive of no greater improve- ment in our fruit culture than de- voting to fruit trees those excel- lent sunny borders that usually lie at the foot of our fruit walls. By this plan we should, it is true, sacrifice some of the more suitable spots for our early vegetables and salads, but we should gain very much more, and the change would be in every way conducive to the beauty and utility of our gardens. When the wall trees are being attended to the cordons cannot be forgotten, and the whole will be under the eye at a glance. The Pear may be grown thus, and the Apple to the highest degree of perfection; so much so that I have no doubt what- ever that- the splendid Apples which may be grown in this way would, if put to the market test, more than pay for the expense of protecting cordons and wall trees at the same time, by means of the plan shown above. Other A A Peach wall and border, with five lines of cordonB, the whole pro- tected in spring. Fia. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabili
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