The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens (1878)
Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935 · London, Macmillan · leaf 305
hest degree of excel-lence. The French can cer-tainly give us a lesson wemay well profit by, as tothe improved appearance,cheapness, and utility ofthe espalier mode of grow-ing fruit, especially as regardsthe finer varieties of Pears.Nothing can be uglier ormore inefficient than the usual mode of… … IVafl Pear-tree with 7iertical hranckes ; ten yearsplanted. CiiAP. XYII.] THE SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE AT VERSAILLES. 203 the most unworkmanlike things to be seen, consisting as theydo of rough uprights of wood, which soon rot and wabble out ofposition; thick and costly bolt-like wire, making the…
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