. 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. Chap. XXI.] THE PEACH GARDENS OP MONTREUIL. 357 prefer and generally adopt the palm-leaf forms as being the best. The Candelabrum form is also to be seen in fine condition in this out-of-the-way nook; it is simply trained by raising vertical branches from horizontal ones running along near the bottom of the wall. But as to the form itself, it is not a matter of so much importance—the two chief points are
. 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. Chap. XXI.] THE PEACH GARDENS OP MONTREUIL. 357 prefer and generally adopt the palm-leaf forms as being the best. The Candelabrum form is also to be seen in fine condition in this out-of-the-way nook; it is simply trained by raising vertical branches from horizontal ones running along near the bottom of the wall. But as to the form itself, it is not a matter of so much importance—the two chief points are covering the walls and the. Fruiting Branch of Peach submitted to the third year's pruning. D, which has borne the fruit of the past year, is cut at A ; the wood-buds below F will furnish fruiting shoots for the following year; and C will bear the fruit of the coming summer. treatment of the fruiting branch. Yet it is interesting to notice the forms adopted by the most successful growers, who, however, are sure to have several trees most fantastically trained. An old man, dressed in a blouse, is moving along the walls, nailing in the shoots here and there, and with him a dozen young men, his pupils. This is M. Lepere, who has a class twice a week. The principle of giving a full explanation of their system 2 b. 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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