. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 526 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. Many place double cordons next the path (at i8in. distance) to form an edging, which may be continued both east and west, and also on the northern side. It is, however, important that the 3ft. to 4ft. next the walls be left entirely free for the wall tree roots ; and where the soil is poor or not suitable for fruit make a border of new soil of this width, and confine the fruit trees to this space, as they all rejoice and flourish in hard soil. Nothing is m ire fata
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 526 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. Many place double cordons next the path (at i8in. distance) to form an edging, which may be continued both east and west, and also on the northern side. It is, however, important that the 3ft. to 4ft. next the walls be left entirely free for the wall tree roots ; and where the soil is poor or not suitable for fruit make a border of new soil of this width, and confine the fruit trees to this space, as they all rejoice and flourish in hard soil. Nothing is m ire fatal than a crop of highly- manured vegetables grown in the borders next to the fruit wall. I should leave the borders next the north and west wal'.s for Strawberries, planting the earliest upon the south side. For this purpose Royal Sovereign, Vicomtese de Thury, and King of the Earlies are most desirable, and under the east wall such kinds as President, British Queen, and Doctor Hogg should be planted for mam crop, while the north wall will be valuable for the later sorts, of which Latest of All, Queen of Denmar k , Eleanor, Waterloo, and Frogmore Late Pine or Loxford Hall are the best. We have alluded to double cordons for edging the paths beneath the walls, and here we enumerate a few kinds that lend themselves to this restricted culture, and omit others which are long jointed, and thus do not make well-spurred trees. The latter are therefore best treated as pyramids and bushes, which we shall deal with later on. We select then for double cordons : APPLHS (Dessert).—Mr. Gladstone, Devonshire Quarrenden, Peter the Great, Lady Sudeley, Kerry Pippin, Yellow Ingestrie, Margil, Calville Rouge Preeoce, Cox's Orange Pippin, Ross Nonpareil, Allington Pippin, Hubbard's Pearmain, and Baumann's Reinette. Kitchen Apples : Duchess of Oldenburgh, Pott's Seedling, Lord Grosvenor, Grenadier, Mrs. Barron, Calville Rouge, Stirling Castle, Golden Spire, Lord Derby, Bismarck, and Lane's Prince
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