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variety traceable in it, but it differs towards 

 the eye. The skin, when ripe, is of a pale 

 straw yellow, with a faint tinge of green ; 

 the flesh is orange yellow, very juicy, sweet, 



vinous, and melting. It does well as a 

 standard, but may also be used as an espalier 

 on a south or west wall. 



MATHEWS S ELIZA PEAR. 



SEEDLING CALCEOLARIAS. 



The cultivation of the Calceolaria from the 

 seed requires a little extra care in the early 

 stage of its culture. To insure success 

 in the raising of seedlings, it is requisite 

 to attend to the following directions as 

 nearly as possible : — The seed should be 

 sown in pots, prepared in the following 

 manner: — the pot to be half filled with 

 drainage, over that rough siftings of the 

 mould, and the surface covered with soil as 

 fine as possible, half of which should be 

 composed of silver sand. When prepared 

 thus, it should be watered with a fine rose, 

 immediately after which sow the seed care- 

 fully without any covering of soil. The 

 pots should then be placed under a close 

 frame or hand-glass, in a shady part of the 



garden (no artificial heat being required). 

 In large establishments, of course, they may 

 have propagating, or other houses, that will 

 do, where the same kind of moist tempera- 

 ture could be obtained, but any exposure to 

 the sun must be carefully guarded against 

 by mats or paper. If the situation is of the 

 proper temperature, they will require water- 

 ing but very seldom. Directly the seedlings 

 are strong enough, they must be pricked off 

 in pots prepared as before, and placed in the 

 same situation : from the store pots they 

 will require to be potted off singly; after 

 this the plants will grow very rapidly. 

 Through the winter, the plants will thrive 

 well on the shelves near the glass, in the 

 greenhouses ; and, to obtain fine specimens, 



