The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . meansought to be devised for protecting its blossoms, which,as I have before stated, make theii appearance oftentoo early for their welfai«. Calico, prepared after thereceipt given by Devoniensis (p. 88), will be foundeligible ; it may remain on till the begiuuing of June,when all danger from spring frosts is over. For root-pruned pyramidal trees, I beg to submit a recent inven-tion of uiy own ; simple enough to be adopted by every-one. For a pyramidal tree, 6 feet high—by occasionalroot-pruning, the most prolific trees need not exceedthis he
The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . meansought to be devised for protecting its blossoms, which,as I have before stated, make theii appearance oftentoo early for their welfai«. Calico, prepared after thereceipt given by Devoniensis (p. 88), will be foundeligible ; it may remain on till the begiuuing of June,when all danger from spring frosts is over. For root-pruned pyramidal trees, I beg to submit a recent inven-tion of uiy own ; simple enough to be adopted by every-one. For a pyramidal tree, 6 feet high—by occasionalroot-pruning, the most prolific trees need not exceedthis heiglit—take three stout, straight stakes, 8 feet inlength, sharpen their lower ends, and fix them firmly inthe ground round the tree to be protected, so that theywill form at the bottom a triangle of 3i feet; then nailor tie their tops together. The Calico-Devouiensis shouldthen be nailed with shreds firmly on to the stakes, witliin,say to 1 foot of the base, and a like distance of summit, asshown iu the annexed woodcut. These apertures I an-. ticipate, will allow of a free circulation of air. You have over your tree, to use a curious expression, atriangular conical covering, open at the top and bottom,?which to a certainty will keep oti all spring frosts, andby being suffered to remain ou the tree till July, or !even later, will insure the ripening of varieties of Pears, jwhich at present in many parts even of England, will not:ripen unless trained to south walls, and then only givinfruit of inferior flavour. I feel firmly convinced thathose fine old Pears, the Colmar, Crassane, GansellsBergamot, and Chauraontelle, may be grown on pyra-midal trees, on Quince-stocks, by means of these pro-tectors, as they bloom abundantly, but are too tenderfor the open air. This calico protection may also, bymeans of stakes placed so as to keep it from being in ^Sre^with the foliage and flowers, be made a perma-neat summer covering for espalier Peai-s of choice sorts, aft i
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