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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



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" No. 7. August 18th. A large and deep crimson seedling 

 from Belle Bausse, differing from it in its flowers. Called the 

 Crimson Mignouue. 



" No. 8. August 20th. A verj- large pale Peach raised from 

 a white Nectarine, itself from the New White Nectarine, so that 

 this Peach is the third generation from a Neotaiine. Flowers 

 small. 



" No. ii. August 10th. A large early seedling from Early 

 Albert, which was raised from an early Belgian Peach called 

 Montague preeoce. A very valuable early Peach, called by the 

 Fruit Committee the Dagmar Peach. Flowers small. 



" No. 10. Sept. 18th. A Peach raised from that large sort, 

 Pavie de Pompone, and small, with its rind of a pale straw 

 colour, without the least red tinge. I mention this to show 

 the great diversity of character often originating from the same 

 stock, as will be seen presentlj'. Exquisitely sweet. Flowers 

 small. 



"No. 11. A large pale yellow seedling from Fioyal George. 

 Flesh remarkably juicy like its parent, and totally unlike the 

 yellow American and south of Europe Peaches. It has none 

 of the Apricot flavour. Called the Golden Eoyal George. 

 Flowers small. 



" No. 12. August 12th. A medium-sized melting Peach, 

 seedling from Hunt's Tawny Nectarine. Named by the Com- 

 mittee the Early Alfred Peach. 



" No. 13. Sept. 30th. A very large cream-coloured cling- 

 stone from American Heath-cling. I mention this clingstone, 

 passing over many others, as being, unlike its parent stock, 

 very juicy. Flowers small. 



" No. 11. August loth. The Early Silver Peach, the first 

 generation from the New White Nectarine. One of the most 

 beautiful Peaches. Sldn pale silver, jiink-tinted. It is the 

 parent of many seedlings, all of high character. 



" No. 15. Sept. Stu. A large late Nectarine from the Elruge, 

 witli the Stanwick flavour. It is most curious to note the 

 influence of the Stanwick on the flavour of seedlings, as if the 

 pollen of this peculiar sort had ell'ected a radical change in 

 their character, reminding one of the introduction of the Black 

 Ca)) Raspberry from America, which has stained aU our au- 

 tumnal Kaspberries. Flowers small. 



" No. IC. August 28th. A large orange Nectarine origi- 

 uatiug from Hardwicke Seedling, which is of a totally different 

 character, and itself also differing from its parent the Elruge. 

 Flowers large. 



" No. 17. August 26th. A large green Nectarine, a free- 

 stone, raised from the Itomau, which is a clingstone. The 

 flavour is much influenced by the Stanwick cross. 



"No. 18. A large seedling Peach from the Noblesse. Much 

 like its parent in texture, but, unlike it, has glands, and thus 

 not liable to mildew, which all the glaudless Peaches are. To 

 keep it in its class it is called the Alexandra Noblesse. Flowers 

 large. 



"No. 19. July 11th. A remarkably early seedling Peach, 

 pale, red-tinted, medium size, melting, and juicy. Eaisedfrom 

 a Nectarine a seedling from New White (the Early Silver Nec- 

 tarine). This Peach is, therefore, the third generation from 

 the New White Nectarine. This is a remarkable deviation in 

 avery way. 



"No. 20. July 14th. Amedimn-sized Peach, marbled with 

 bright red, juicy, and rich. Raised from Early Albert, and 

 likely to be of great value as an early sort. 



" No. 21. July llth. A large pale Peach like the Noblesse, 

 melting, and rac.y. Eaised from Early Silver, and the third 

 generation from New White Nectarine. Decidedly the finest 

 lai-ge early Peach known, and with the two preceding, being 

 ripe in July (three weeks before the Early York), likely to be of 

 great value ; and probably in Guernsey with skill might be 

 ready by the end of Jiuie, when only forced Peaches are to be 

 met with. Called the Early Rivers Peach. Flowers large. 



" No. 22. Sept. 20th. A. Peach, measuring 12 inches round, 

 pale straw, rosy cheek, firm yet juicy flesh, and rich aroma. 

 Eaised from Princess of Wales, and so third generation from 

 Pavie de Pompone. One fruit was ripe, and submitted to the 

 Fruit Committee at South Kensington, and it received a first- 

 class certificate. Named Lord Palraerston. Flowers large. 



" No. 23. Sept. 2Uth. A large melting Peach. Skin beau- 

 tifully marbled ; flesh pale yellow, juicy, and excellent. Raised 

 from Pine .\pple Nectarine, and the third generation from the 

 Pitmaston Orange. A remarkable variation. Its parent and 

 grand-parent produce the most beautiful, large, bright flowers 

 of all. This has given us small flowers. 



" No. 21. Sept. Gth. A medium-sized Peach, with a bright 



red cheek. Eaised from Hardwicke Seedling Nectarine. The 

 parent has large flowers, but this one has them small. 



" No. 25. Sept. Cth. A Nectarine of the largest size, juicy 

 and rich. Eaised from Prince of Wales Nectarine, itself a 

 seedling from a Peach. Earlier and much larger. Flowers 

 small. 



' ' These extracts from my Fruit Record show the extraordi- 

 nary changes wrought by cross-breeding, either by accidental 

 fertilisation by insects, or, as it seems to me, by ' breeding 

 in-and-in ' — ;'. c, by selecting varieties generation after gene- 

 ration, and thus conveying the peculiar quahties ajipertainiug 

 to a race. Seedling No. 22 is an illustration of this. In 

 making my collection of every kind of Peach known in Europe 

 and America, I some years since received that largest of all 

 Peaches, Pavie de Pompone. Owing to its great size and to 

 its beautiful Eose-like flowers I always felt much interest in it, 

 but its fruit was seldom fit to eat. It was not till 1857 that 

 I thought of raising seedhngs frdm it, for 1 had slight hopes of 

 raising a melting Peach from a clingstone. I planted, however, 

 some stones ; one tree grew, and produced melting Peaches, 

 rather late, but of good quality. It was named the Princess 

 of Wales. This variety has much of the robust habit of its 

 parent, and gives the same grand flowers. The seedling raised 

 from this departed widely from the parent stock, producing 

 small flowers and melting fruit, but not large. In 1802 stones 

 of the Princess of Wales Peach were planted, one of which 

 produced fruit in 1805. This seedling gives fruit firm like its 

 original ancestor, though a melting Peach. This is a case of 

 adherence to race. 



" In 1815 the late Mr. WilUams, of Pitmaston, planted 

 stones of the Elruge, which has a white flesh and small 

 flowers, and one of these produced a tree which gave large 

 beautiful flowers, and was called the I'itmaston Orange Nec- 

 tarine. It was the first full-sized orange Nectarine known in 

 England. I planted stones of this sort in 1856, which, in due 

 time, bore fruit nearly all identical with the parent. One, 

 however, large and ten days later, I named the Pine Apple 

 Nectarine, owing to its flesh being transparent like the Pine. 

 In 1862 I planted stones of this sort, but the young trees gave 

 slight hopes of deviation. In 1865 several bore fruit, aU like 

 their grand-parent the Pitmaston Orange Nectarine, and were 

 laid aside, till one day my attention was drawn to two very 

 beautiful Peaches hanging on one of the trees. Here we have 

 the fourth generation of the Eh'uge Nectarine, and it proves to 

 be a large and late Peach. 



" I may add that till I had bought my experience of the great 

 variation in seedlings I could never believe in the origin of the 

 Pitmaston Orange Nectarine. I was, perhaps, more incUnedto 

 think so from having received from the south of France, many 

 years ago, a full-sized orange Nectarine under the name of 

 Brugnon Musquu. This gave large beautiful flowers, but was a 

 clingstone. 



" I may here mention that, as yet. Apricots have not given 

 the remarkable variations shown by Peaches and Nectarines. 

 — Tnos. EivEES." 



It will be seen from the foregoing how short a time it re- 

 quires to test any new variety. Parents having very distinc- 

 tive quahties should be selected to experimentahse with, and a 

 short experience will be the best of all teachers. Other num- 

 bers might be added on the best shapes for orchard-houses and 

 their general management, as also on the temperatures adapted 

 to them, itc, but such topics, besides being beyond the limits 

 fixed for the work, are also extraneous to the leading purpose, 

 which was — the training and pruning of the Peach according 

 to the latest experience. — T. C. Brehaut. 



LIME AND SULPHUR MIXTUKE FOR THE 

 DESTRUCTION OF RED SPIDER AND MILDEW. 



I .151 induced to send this, as amongst the numerous com- 

 munications which have of late ajipeared in the Journal on the 

 above subject this remedy has not been named that I am aware 

 of. The mixture I make as follows : — 1 lb. of quick lime and 

 1 lb. of flowers of sulphur well mixed together in one gallon 

 of water, boiled about half an hour, and stirred at intervals 

 whilst boiling. When it is quite cold the clear liquid is poured 

 into bottles, and in this state kept for use. 



About a quarter of a pint of the liquid to four gallons of 

 water, and stirred until the whole becomes of a pale yellow, I 

 have generally found sutticieutly strong for use ; but half as 

 strong again will do no harm. 



