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 478
russels the fences on eitherside of the railroad consist of wooden posts 4 inches square and Chap. XXIV.] FRUIT CULTURE. 435 4.V feet out of the ground, with four pieces of straight wire nailedto the outer side ; between the posts four long, thin sticks aretied diagonally ; the fencing is then… … obliquely to the sticks fastened to the wires. The trees appearedhealthy, short-jointed, well-trained, and likely to be very pro-ductive. I could not help thinking of the thousands of oncefruitful acres which the railways in this country have thrown outof cultivation and the desirability of…
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