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HARDY PEACHES. 



Owing to the unfavourable springs of the last three years, Peach- 

 trees in various parts of the country have suffered much ; and many 

 cultivators, I fear, will have to clear away the " dead and the dying" 

 from their walls, and replace them with fresh trees. From this dis- 

 aster, however, we may learn what to plant and what to avoid. 

 Many varieties are better adapted for our variable climate than 

 others. I find those sorts having crenate leaves, with globose or 

 reniform glands, to be the most hardy; and kinds with glandless 

 serrated leaves the reverse. 



As the planting season is now at hand, the following list may be 

 found useful, containing as it does a few kinds suitable for out- door 

 culture, only one of which is subject to mildew, viz.. 



Chancellor. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 



Noblesse; the hardiest kind having ser- 

 rated leaves, but subject to mildew. 



Admirable (early). 



Admirable (late). 



Admirable (Walberton). 



Barrington, or Buckingham Mignonne, 



Bellegarde. 



I strongly advocate protecting Peaches in spring; it not only 

 ensures a crop of fruit, but guards the trees from the injurious effects 

 of sudden changes in the temperature during the frosty nights and 

 sunny days of that season. 



Frogmore. J. Powell. 



OUR ILLUSTRATIONS. 



The Fuchsias King Charming and Incomparable are Birmingham 

 flowers, the property of Mr. H. Mayle, Florist of that town. We 

 have been previously indebted to Mr. Mayle for several fine varieties 

 of this flower. The first sent out by him w r as Purity, in 1847, and it 

 is still to be found in most collections. The principal varieties since 

 then are Hebe, which, when " well done," is a noble light variety; 

 Champion of England, with several others of less note, but all very 

 good in their day. 



King Charming was raised from Champion of England impreg- 

 nated with Roseola ; it is rather small, but free and of the best form. 

 Incomparable is a very pure white of medium size ; its chief attraction 

 lies in the corolla being a nearer approach to purple than that of 

 light varieties generally. The latter is a seedling from Purity. 

 Sketches of these flowers were made on the spot by Mr. Samuel 

 Moreton, from which our artist has been enabled to present them to 

 our readers. 



Birmingham and its neighbourhood have long been celebrated 

 for Fuchsias. We are indebted to that quarter for Ne-plus-ultra, 

 Splendida, the Rajah, &c. &c. It is not only. in raising seedlings, 

 however, that Birmingham has taken such a leading position in con- 

 nexion with the Fuchsia, in its growth also it has been foremost. 



