St. Ambroise, — This is evidently a seedling from the Large Early .^ and is one of the 

 best large early Apricots known. In size it approaches verj' nearly to the Moor Park ; 

 is very much compressed or flattened ; its flesh is juicy, rich, and sugary, mucli supe- 

 rior to the Large Earhj ; and it ripens fully a fortnight before the Moor Park, The 

 tree is remarkably vigorous and healthy, and it is a profuse bearer. 



Kaisha. — This is also an early Apricot, not so large or so early as the preceding, but 

 follows closely upon it. Its flesh is high-colored, very juicy, rich, and agreeable. It 

 succeeds admirably as a pot-tree for the orchard-house, and bears abundantly. 



Beauge. — This is a new variety of the Moor Park race, and has the valuable quality 

 of ripening ten or twelve days after it. Its fruit is large, juicy, and rich ; and the tree 

 is very hardy and productive. 



Tardive cf Orleans. — This is still later than it at first appeared to be, and this season 

 ripened in the orchard-house more than a fortnight after the Moor Park, hanfnno- on 

 the tree till the middle of September, shriveling and becoming very rich. 



Peach, or Peche of the French, or Gros Peche. — Although the Moor Park has for 

 many years been reckoned the standard of excellence in England, this is a larger and 

 better fruit ; in fact, it is the best of all Apricots, and is often confounded with the 

 Moor Park. Its leaves are larger and more round ; its buds are more prominent than 

 those of that variety; and one great difference exists — it will not grow when budded 

 on the same Plum stock as that used for the Moor Park. Its habit is most robust, and 

 it bears profusely either as a wall-tree, or in pots in the orchard-house. 



Alberge de Montgamet is a small but useful and agreeable early Apricot either for 

 the wall or orchard-house. 



CHERRIES. 



The Belle Agathe Cherry, figured and described in the Album de Pomologie as a full- 

 sized, sweet, and good variety, hanging on the tree till the end of October, proves to be 

 no better or larger than Tardive de Mons — a small, hard, late Cherr}'. For trees of this 

 '^^ Belle Agathe''^ I paid a Belgian nurseryman one guinea each. Some American Cher- 

 ries, raised by Dr. Kirtland, of Ohio, have proved of great excellence. Of these. Gov- 

 ernor Wood, Rockport Bigarreau, Cleveland Bigarreau, and Ohio Beauty, are the best 



CURRANTS. 



La Versaillaise, La Hative, and La Fertile, three varieties comparatively new, are 

 well worthy of cultivation. The first is the largest Currant known — larger, even, than 

 the Cherry Currant : its bunches are very long. The second and third are well named, 

 for La Hative is as early as KnigMs Early Red, but with berries much larger, and 

 La Fertile is a most prodigious bearer, so that its leaves are hidden by its fruit. 



Tranqxirent White proves a most excellent sort. Its fruit is more amber-colored 

 than any other White Currant. 



PEACHES. 



The orchard-house has the past season been of great assistance in developing the 

 qualities of Peaches which might otherwise have remained unknown for some years. 

 The Bourdine is one under this category, for it has been confounded with the Late 



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