. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. FRUIT CULTURE IN FRANCE 355 soil and a sheltered situation suit the walnut best. The walnut, with rare exceptions, begins to bear fruit at eight or ten years of age. It is grown as a standard in orchards, and is increased by sowing seed or by root grafting. Walnuts for the market come chiefly from Dordogne, Isere, Correze, Puy de D6me, Haute Sa6ne, Anjou, Cher, Savoy, &c. The nuts are eaten fresh or dry. Oil and liqueurs are also made from them. The best are the Common Walnut^ Soft-shelled Walnut, De la St. Jean Walnut, Bijou, THE PEACH The p
. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. FRUIT CULTURE IN FRANCE 355 soil and a sheltered situation suit the walnut best. The walnut, with rare exceptions, begins to bear fruit at eight or ten years of age. It is grown as a standard in orchards, and is increased by sowing seed or by root grafting. Walnuts for the market come chiefly from Dordogne, Isere, Correze, Puy de D6me, Haute Sa6ne, Anjou, Cher, Savoy, &c. The nuts are eaten fresh or dry. Oil and liqueurs are also made from them. The best are the Common Walnut^ Soft-shelled Walnut, De la St. Jean Walnut, Bijou, THE PEACH The peach, in order to live long and to bear regular crops of good fruit, requires heat. In the south and west, and in certain favoured districts in the centre of France, it is cultivated in the open air, but in the neighbourhood of Paris, with very rare exceptions, and especially in the east and north, it must â b. Shoot of Peach, Show- ing Wood Buds and Blossom Buds Peach Shoot wit Blossom Buds Short Characteristic Growth, Bearing Blossom Buds be grown upon an east or south wall, and, moreover, must be protected from frost when in flower by canvas or by other means. Wet and unaerated soils are harmful to the peach ; in such it is very liable to " ; Propagation.âThe peach is increased by budding upon the seedling peach in the south of France, and upon either the almond or St. Julien plum in the centre, west, and north, according to the soil. The Almond stock gives more vigour and suits the deeper and warmer soils ; the plum, on the contrary, suits damp and shallow 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 Bunyard, George; Thomas, Owen. New York, C. Scribner
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