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delicious Jargonelle and Beurre Superfine are being similarly arranged. 

 In the case of varieties that keep longer after ripening, it may not be 

 necessary to distribute the trees; as when the crops are heavy, or early 

 ripening is desired, all that is required is to ripen a few dozen arti- 

 ficially — that is to say, in a box of hay placed in a dry heat such as a 

 forcing-house, or failing this, a hot kitchen. This not only prolongs 

 the season, but really improves the fruit, both as regards quality and 

 appearance, of many varieties, such as Beurre Diel, B. Clairgeau, 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, Flemish Beauty, Josephine de Malines, and 

 Bergamotte Esperen. At the same time, by distribution there is a 

 better chance of securing crops from one or other of the sites. 



From experience in midland, southern, and western counties, in 

 addition to the Bon Chretien, Jargonelle, and Beurre Superfine, I can 

 recommend Louis Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Huyshe's Victoria, 

 Glout Morceau, and Easter Beurre for south, east, and west walls. 

 Beurre Diel, B. Clairgeau, B. Ranee, B. Bachelier, B. Hardy, B. Bosc, 

 B. d'Aremberg, Pitmaston Duchess, Thompson's Van, Mons. Leon 

 Leclerc, Marechal de Cour, Doyenne du Cornice, Winter Trellis, 

 Knight's Monarch, Josephine de Malines, Ne plus Meuris, and Berga- 

 motte Esperen, have proved excellent on south and west walls ; while 

 Chaumontel and Beurre d'Amanlis I have only had really good from 

 south walls. 



Plums. — Seeing how well these succeed as standards, especially in 

 the more southern counties, it is scarcely advisable to generally devote 

 much wall-space to them. Where, however, space is plentiful, or 

 where they do not succeed in the open, they will most probably be 

 found profitable on south and west, and, in favourable localities, even 

 north and east walls. The most appreciated are the different Gages, 

 and these require warm positions to properly ripen their fruit. Green 

 Gage, M'Laughlin's Gage, Purple Gage, and Transparent Gage are all 

 deserving of a place on either west or south walls ; and the same may 

 be said of Oullin's Golden, Jefferson, Washington, Guthrie's Late 

 Green, and Peine Claude de Bavay — all being good dessert varieties. 

 In this district, and in other southern gardens, I have found Wash- 

 ington, Kirke's, Jefferson, Oullin's Golden, Coe's Golden Drop, Reine 

 Claude de Bavay, and Ickworth Imperatrice of dessert varieties ; and 

 Orleans, Magnum Bonum, Victoria, Pond's Seedling, Early Rivers, 

 Goliath, and Prince of Wales — cooking varieties — succeed admirably 

 on walls of east and north-east aspects. We have several dessert 

 varieties on a wall here with a north-west aspect, and although they 

 crop fairly well, the quality is generally inferior. 



Cherries. — Of these, again, there are several on a north-west wall ; 

 but those of the Bigarreau type do not ripen properly, and are much 

 too sour for dessert purposes. Morellos succeed admirably on this 

 site, and again in a north-east aspect ; while on the same wall, trees of 

 Late Duke are fast dying. The Morello is also quite at home and 



