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Desse Peach, a late kind ; the true Bourdine Peach, very late ; Belle 

 de Doue appears a very useful kind. The Cherries, Plums, and 

 Apricots had been taken out of the houses some time ; most of them 

 were plunged out in open quarters. There was a large quantity of 

 rigs, comprising allthe best kinds in cultivation, preparing for fruiting 

 in one or two of the houses. 



The excellent order everything was in, and the admirable manner 

 in which the fruit tree department is conducted, ensure sound and 

 early productive trees. 



The soil of the Sawbridgeworth Nursery is a loam, varying from a 

 strong to a sandy nature, according to the character of the subsoil, which 

 is in places clay alternating with beds of sand. These sand-beds have 

 been quarried in places, and Mr. Rivers has taken advantage of these 

 pits, and has converted them into a primitive kind of Grapery ; to effect 

 this. Vines have been planted on one side the margin of the pit in the 

 natural soil of the nursery, a rough kind of framework is placed over 

 the pit, on which are fixed glazed sashes, covering it over and resting 

 on the opposite side. The Vines are brought in under the glass, and 

 fruit freely — not large, of course, but well coloured. Some of these 

 sand-pits are 10 or 12 yards long or more, three or four yards wide, 

 and seven or eight feet deep. Nothing has been done to the interior, 

 except making a rough path along the middle, ending with a seat 

 at the further end. We had never before seen old quarries turned to 

 so useful a purpose. Near one of these Graperies a larger sand-hollow 

 has been converted into a place for plunging Vines in pots intended for 

 planting out ; the plants are five or six feet high, and at a distance 

 reminded one of the sloping banks of Vines on the continent ; but on a 

 closer inspection they were of course minus the fruit. 



We had only time to pay a very hasty visit to the Rose quarters, 

 which, as our readers are aware, are very extensively stocked. We 

 saw, however, that Lord Raglan, a new Hybrid Perpetual Rose, of a 

 brilliant dark crimson and fine form, is decidedly one of, if not the very 

 best Rose out ; it was here blooming freely, and could be distinguished 

 at a distance from others. Prince Leon, bright crimson, very good ; 

 Paul Dupuy, another beautiful Rose, was in great perfection ; Emperor 

 Napoleon and Deuil de Willermorz are most brilliant in colour, but are 

 too deficient of petals in the centre to become first class Roses. We, 

 however, had not time to go over the Roses as we could have wished, 

 and must wait for another opportunity to do them justice. 



SCOTTISH PANSY SOCIETY. 



The autumn meeting of this Society was held at Glasgow on the 

 10th of Septeniber, in connection with the exhibition of the Glasgow 

 Horticultural Society ; and although the season has been so wet and 

 cold, there was a tolerable display of Pansies, but the blooms were not 

 of the best quality. 



In the Dealers' Class for 24 blooms, Messrs. Paton and Small, of 



