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November till the end of February ; and if their young shoots have 

 not been shortened to the bush form, they may be so on planting, to 

 within nine inches of their base, and the trees planted in rows four 

 feet apart from row to row, and the same distance in the rows. No 

 manure netd to be employed, for Cherries on the Mahaleb stock will 

 grow well in the poorest soils. If, however, it is clayey and tenacious, 

 some light friable mould should be ])ut to the roots of each tree for 

 the young fibres to strike into. They will not bear fruit the first 

 season after planting, unless root-pruned trees are planted ; but the 

 second year a good crop may be expected. As soon as the young 

 shoots in June have pushed six to eight inches, the tip of each must 

 be pinched off with the finger and thumb ; and any that make their 

 appearance where not wanted, so as to crowd the tree, may be 

 shortened to within an inch of their base ; these will ultimately form 

 fruit-bearing spurs. This annual pinching in June is nearly all the 

 pruning required ; for it is only necessary to look over the trees in 

 winter, when the leaves are off, to remove any shoots that cross each 

 other, so that the head of the tree forms a compact well-regulated 

 bush. 



In summer, as soon as the fruit commences to ripen, long slender 

 sticks must be stuck in the ground on each side of the row of trees, 

 and bent over and tied so as to form a hoop. On this spread a net, 

 and fasten it to the ground with pegs. The fruit may thus be kept 

 till September ; or if more convenient to plant the trees singly, each 

 tree may be hooped and netted separately. Not only may Morello 

 Cherries be cultivated after this manner, but the May Duke, Jeffries* 

 Duke, the late Duke, and some others, all fine Cherries, may be 

 made to contribute to the dessert from July till October. 



T. R. 



ROYAL SOUTH-LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This Society held its third show for the season on Wednesday the 

 25th June. The day was favourable, and there was a large atten- 

 dance. The show itself was a good one. Stove and greenhouse 

 plants, Cape Heaths, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, cut Roses, and other 

 flowers, were plentiful, and there were a few Orchids. 



Pinks were somewhat small in size. In the Amateurs' Class, for 

 12 varieties, the first prize was awarded to Mr. Baker of Woolwich, 

 for Sappho, Whipper-in, Lola Montez, Narborough Buck, Double 

 X, Harriet, Alpha, Hark-forward, Criterion, Countess Rossi, and 

 Mrs. Herbert; 2d, to Mr. Halladay of Woolwich, for Alfred Mor- 

 rison, Lady Mildm.ay, Double X, Lola Montez, Lord J. Russell, 

 Hardstone's William, Agitator, Harriet, Jane Sarah, Brilliant, Win- 

 chester Rival, and Oxonian ; 3d, to Mr. Edwards, of Wace Cottage, 

 Holloway, for King of Purples, Lady Mildmay, Double X, Winches- 

 ter Rival, Laura, Harriet, Oxonian, Prince Albert, Rosalind, Alfred 

 Morrison, Mrs. Herbert, and Jenny Lind. Other exhibitors in this 

 class were Messrs. Ellis, Hardstone, Venables, and Willmer. Nur- 



