The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 44.—Modified Fan Training. side branches should be pretty abundant, short and not sovigorous as to rival the leading members. The Half-fan mode of training, which is intermediate betweenhorizontal and fan training, is most nearly allied to the former,but the branches leave the stem at an acute angle, a dispositionsupposed to favour the more equal distribution of the sap. Some-times, as in fig. 45, two vertical stems are adopted, but there is noparticular advantage in this, and a single-stemme
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 44.—Modified Fan Training. side branches should be pretty abundant, short and not sovigorous as to rival the leading members. The Half-fan mode of training, which is intermediate betweenhorizontal and fan training, is most nearly allied to the former,but the branches leave the stem at an acute angle, a dispositionsupposed to favour the more equal distribution of the sap. Some-times, as in fig. 45, two vertical stems are adopted, but there is noparticular advantage in this, and a single-stemmed tree is moremanageable. The half-fan form is well adapted for such fruits. Fig. 45.—Half-Fan Training. as the plum and the cherry; and, indeed, for fruits of vigoroushabit, it seems to combine the advantages of both the must be to the walls and buildings against whichthey are trained by means of nails and shreds (neat medicatedstrips are now sold for this purpose), or in cases where it isdesired to preserve the wall surface intact, by permanent nailsor studs driven in in regular order. Sometimes the walls arefurnished with galvanized wires, but this has been objected toas causing cankering of the shoots, for which, however, paintingis recommended as a remedy. By crossing the tying material between the wire and the wood, however, and so preventingthem from coming in contact, there is no danger. If they areadopted, the wires should be a few inches away from the wall, toallow free circulation of air between it and the tree, and thusavoid the scorching or burning of leaves and fruits during thesummer months in very hot places. Care shoul
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