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grafting tliem into the branches of any tree deficient in frait buds. 

 It is a very tedious job to do on a large scale, and for that reason 

 I do not think it will ever become popular in England — still, the 

 thing is feasible enough. It shoidd be done earlj' in autumn, as 

 soon as the fertile character of the buds is fairly established. 



Varieties — For Walh. — Bergamotte Esperen, Beurr^ d'Arem- 

 berg, Beurrd de I'Assomption, Beurr^ de Ranee, Beiurii Superfine, 

 British Queen, Brown Beurr^, Chaumantel, Doyennd du Comice, 

 Easter Beurr^, Gansel's Bergamotte, General Todtleben, Glou 

 Morceau, Huyshe's Prince Consort, Jargonelle, Josephine de Malines, 

 Marie Louise d'Uccle, Passe Crassanne, Passe Colmar, Winter 

 Xelis. 



These varieties have rather more need of protection than others, 

 ^lany of them will succeed on the Quince, as pjTamids in a sheltered 

 situation. Of course all Pears will succeed against a wall ; but as 

 in most gardens the wall space is limited, all that can be grown 

 as standards or pjTamids should be so cultivated. 



For Standarch and Lnrrje Spreading Pyramids on Pear 

 Stock. — Jargonelle, Bon Chretien (Williams), Beurr^ d'Amanlis, 

 Aston Town, Beurr^ d'Anjou, Beurrii Diel, Beurr^ Bachelier, Beurr^ 

 Hardy, Bishop's Thumb, Jean de Witte, Louis Bon of Jersey, Marie 

 Louise, Knight's ^Monarch, White Doyennd, Pitmaston Duchess, 

 Ne Plus Muris, Seckle, Durondeau, Siunmer Beurrd d'Aremberg, 

 Vicar of Winkfield, Uvedale's St. Germain, Suff"olk Thorn. 



For Pyramids on Quince Stocks. — Baronne de ISIelo, 

 Bergamotte Esperen, Beurr^ d'Anjou, Beurr^ Bachelier, Beurrd 

 Diel, Conseiller de la Cceur, Doyenn^ Boussach, Doyeun^ du Comice, 

 Duchesse d'Augoideme, General Todtleben, Louis Bon of Jersey, 

 Marie Louise d'Uccle, Van de Weyer Bates, White Doyenn^, Bon 

 Chretien (Williams). 



CHAPTER V 



The Peach and Nectarine. — The characteristics of the Peach 

 and Nectarine being interchangeable (i.e. a Peach stone may pro- 

 duce a Nectarine, or vice versd) for all practical puri)oses, they may 

 be classed as one. The same uncertainty exists as regards the large 

 and small-flowered varieties, they also being interchangeable. It is 

 tliought by some that the smaU-flower Peaches and Nectarines set 

 better, or, in other words, they sufler less from cold weather in 

 spring than the large-flowered kinds. This coincides with my own 

 opinion and experience ; but so many of the best varieties have 

 large flowers, which cannot he dispensed with, at any rate at present, 



