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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



\_ August, 



much more popular in England than they used 

 to be. It is interesting to note that the Ribston 

 Pippin and Blenheim Pippin seem to be in every 

 collection, no matter what other kinds maybe 

 absent. They must be widely grown there. 



Bii.LYEu's Late OcronER Pe.xch, [Syn. Billyeu's 

 Comet). — A correspondent ofthe J mmcan Fanner 

 Bays this promises to be a very valuable late 

 freestone Peach. We have given ita history in 

 our volume for 1S76. 



Early Beatrice ano Early Rivers Peaches. 

 — A correspondent of the American Farmer from 

 the Eastern shore of Maryland, says these varie- 

 ties have " seen their best days with him." 



The Turner Raspberry. — This seems to be 

 the next best variety when the Philadelphia 

 fails. Mr. Galusha tells the Western Rural: — " I 

 have between three and four acres of raspberries, 

 consisting of Turner, Philadelphia, Mammoth 

 Cluster, Doolittle and Davison's Thornless ; all 

 of which, except Turner, were killed to the 

 ground by the extreme and sudden cold in De- 

 cember. The Turner is all right. Last year my 

 plantation of Turners averaged one hundred and 

 twenty-eight quarts per row, of twenty rods long, 

 on or over one hundred bushels per acre, while 

 neither of the other sorts produced more than 

 half that quantity. The Philadelphia, will, of 

 course, produce more than the Turner when not 

 injured, but I have had only one full crop from 

 it in four years. The suckers are numerous, to 

 be sure, but they are as easily destroyed, while 

 young, as ordinary weeds ; indeed, if the plants 

 are cultivated in continuous rows, no more 

 work is requisite to produce a full crop than 

 farmers ordinarily give to the same quantity of 

 ground planted to corn." 



Grape Forcing. — This interesting department 

 of the art of gardening is not often met with in 

 America — most grape-growers depending on the 

 natural results of the cold grapery. They are, 

 however, among the easiest of fruits to force and 

 it is a matter of surprise that those who can af- 

 ford it, do not oftener indulge in the luxury. 



New White Grapes. — Well-grown clusters of 

 t'.ie late Mr. Pearson's seedling Grapes, Golden 

 Queen and Mrs. Pearson, were exhibited last 

 Wednesday at South Kensington, where they 

 were much appreciated for their handsome ap- 

 pearance and good flavor. As a golden-skinned 

 variety for market purposes,Golden Queen is like 

 ly to be valuable. Mrs. Pearson, although less 



showy, is delicious in flavor, and should hence- 

 forth find a place in every Vinery. — Garden. 



Gros Colman Grape. — Of this fuie grapehouse 

 variety, the Journal of Horticulture says : — " In 

 one or two of the principal fruiterers' windows 

 in Covent Garden Market may now be seen 

 some magnificent examples of Gros Colman 

 Grapes, each bunch of which cannot weigh less 

 than from 2 tti. to 3 tb., and the berries are the 

 largest and the finest we ever saw. These, we 

 are informed, have been grown at the Tweedside 

 Vineyard by Mr. W. Thomson, and most cer- 

 tainly they are wonderful examples of skilful 

 modern grape culture." 



The Sabre Pea. — The Sabre— so called from 

 the form of its pods, Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieux 

 & Co. tell us — is the most highly estimated 



for its earliness and productiveness, of all grown 

 by the market gardeners near Paris. We 



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