. 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. 332 THE PARKS AND GARDENS OP PARIS. [Chap. XX. over walks and bowers, and altogether the garden would well repay a yisit by anybody visiting Paris who wishes to see what may be done with fruit-trees by an amateur. SuiSNES (Brie-Comte- Eobert).âThe nursery of M. Cochet here is an inter- esting one for the fruit- grower. Apples, on the horizontal-cordon system, are planted in large numbers in places former
. 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. 332 THE PARKS AND GARDENS OP PARIS. [Chap. XX. over walks and bowers, and altogether the garden would well repay a yisit by anybody visiting Paris who wishes to see what may be done with fruit-trees by an amateur. SuiSNES (Brie-Comte- Eobert).âThe nursery of M. Cochet here is an inter- esting one for the fruit- grower. Apples, on the horizontal-cordon system, are planted in large numbers in places formerly only occupied by high box- edgings. They were among the best cordons I have seen in France, some bear- ing as much fruit as they seemed able properly to develop; yet M. Cochet considered it a very thin crop, and said they fre- quently have them almost. â |J''>%|>^ Plan of Espalier iit preceding Jigure at corner of line. as thick as they can stand along the line. Several walks are margined here with two instead of one line of cordons the inner line being about three inches higher than the outer one' Of. 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 Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, Macmillan and co.
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