. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 38 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. the saddle trellis (a, b, and c), the middle one (c) to be cut away as the trees at each end require space, and two " riders " (d and e) will be sufficient for the back wall. The span-roofed houses can be planted with half or full stan- dards eighteen to twenty. Fig. 9.—Single Cordon. feet apart for permanent trees, and single cor- dons (Figs. 9 and 10), previously grown to a fruiting state, intro- duced between them, will give an immediate supply of Peaches until the others come into bearing. If cordons are no
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 38 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. the saddle trellis (a, b, and c), the middle one (c) to be cut away as the trees at each end require space, and two " riders " (d and e) will be sufficient for the back wall. The span-roofed houses can be planted with half or full stan- dards eighteen to twenty. Fig. 9.—Single Cordon. feet apart for permanent trees, and single cor- dons (Figs. 9 and 10), previously grown to a fruiting state, intro- duced between them, will give an immediate supply of Peaches until the others come into bearing. If cordons are not in favour, then some other kind of tree should be intro- duced as a supernumerary 10.—Branch, of Fig. 9, Enlarged. their first cost is but trifling, and they soon give a return. CHOICE HAEDY BOEDER PLANTS. By Richard Dean. Aconitum (Monkshood).—This is a very large genus of strong - growing perennials, varied in character, some of them having stout, erect stems five feet in height, while others are two feet or less, all bearing numerous helmet-shaped flowers, differ- ing in colour; some are blue, others yellow, white, purple, &c. Many of them are exceedingly orna- mental. They are, in the main, European plants, though a few have come from regions further remote. They are related to the Crowfoots (Ranun- culacece). The generic name—Aconitum—is said to be de- rived from Acona, the plant being plentiful about there. The English name Monkshood, which is more particularly applied to Aconitum Kapellus, a plant found frequently in borders, is said to have been derived from the resemblance of the upper sepal to the cowl of a monk. But it has another English name, viz., Wolf's-bane. This is of great antiquity. The true "Wolf's-bane is A. lycoctonum, a Japanese plant, and a noble late-flowering peren- nial, blooming in autumn, of a pale creamy-yellow colour, and growing to a height of three and a half feet. It does best when planted in the borders of shrubberies and
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