. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. KS ^L\LiL. Fig. 834.— Wrought-iron Tree Guard. Fig. 835.— Porcupine Tree Guard the opinion rests, which prevails in some fruit-growing districts, that it is advantageous tohave some trees (especially Plums and Cherries)entirely in grass when they have passed theirearliest stages. It is found, also, that the fruitof Plums particularly is usually obtained undersuch circumstances in better saleable form,brighter, cleaner, and of higher flavour than inopen cultivated soil. As regards Appl
. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. KS ^L\LiL. Fig. 834.— Wrought-iron Tree Guard. Fig. 835.— Porcupine Tree Guard the opinion rests, which prevails in some fruit-growing districts, that it is advantageous tohave some trees (especially Plums and Cherries)entirely in grass when they have passed theirearliest stages. It is found, also, that the fruitof Plums particularly is usually obtained undersuch circumstances in better saleable form,brighter, cleaner, and of higher flavour than inopen cultivated soil. As regards Apples andPears, the presence of grass also has a decidedtendency to increase the colour of the fruits,but when these trees are on the Paradise orQuince stocks respectively the effect in reducingthe size of the fruits is just as marked. Astrong established standard tree on the freestock is not, of course, affected to the sameextent, and the influence on the colour andappearance of the fruit is then an firmer soil round the prepared area intowhich the roots penetrate further aids in the restriction of g
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