. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. The Cordon System of Training Fruit Trees. 141 their value, even if tested by the best of all tests, the market one, will soon more than compensate the cultivator for the expense in- curred by the introduction of this mode of culture. Our own first- class and hardy kinds may be grown as the edgings frequently recommended} the fine but in some cases tender French and American kinds, will be better against low walls, &c., while
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. The Cordon System of Training Fruit Trees. 141 their value, even if tested by the best of all tests, the market one, will soon more than compensate the cultivator for the expense in- curred by the introduction of this mode of culture. Our own first- class and hardy kinds may be grown as the edgings frequently recommended} the fine but in some cases tender French and American kinds, will be better against low walls, &c., while the fruit borders, with which we have hitherto been in doubt what to do (some contending that they ought not to be cropped at all), will form an excellent position for growing to the greatest perfection our own first-class kinds of apple, any pears that will Ji—JU-JL » <L-^ y-g. Fig. 27.—Border of Cordons at Versailles. conform agreeably to the system, and any other fruits that may in time to come be found to do well en cordon. Should we find that other kinds of fruit may be grown with advantage in this way, so much the better; but even if we should uot, covering the fruit borders of our gardens with the kind that we already know to do well trained thus, will prove one of the neatest and most useful im- provements that our fruit gardens have witnessed for many years. By planting our borders thus we do away with the necessity for disturbing the border after planting, the roots of the wall trees are perfectly safe, a slight extension of the protection usually devoted. 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, F. Warne; New York, Scribner, Welford
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