. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. Fig-. 104.—APPLE CORDON (Doiiblc). TMs stem, or cordon, is kept furnislied with fruit spurs, and produces fruit on its entire length. The cordon may be either single or double. The single consists of a single stem, or arm, and the double of a pair of arms, one trained to each side, as in fig. 104. The Pear as a Pyramid (fig. 105). —^The pear is emi- nently the tree for the pyramidal form, either on the free stock or on the quince. On the lat- ter, however, the trees bear much ear- lier, are more pro- lific, more manage- able, and conse- quently preferable
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. Fig-. 104.—APPLE CORDON (Doiiblc). TMs stem, or cordon, is kept furnislied with fruit spurs, and produces fruit on its entire length. The cordon may be either single or double. The single consists of a single stem, or arm, and the double of a pair of arms, one trained to each side, as in fig. 104. The Pear as a Pyramid (fig. 105). —^The pear is emi- nently the tree for the pyramidal form, either on the free stock or on the quince. On the lat- ter, however, the trees bear much ear- lier, are more pro- lific, more manage- able, and conse- quently preferable for small gardens. On the pear stock they require con- stant summer prun- ing and pinching,. Fig. 105.—PYRAMIDAL PEAR-TREE. 7 feet liigh ; 4 feet wide at the base. and, in some cases,. 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company
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