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Nectarines. — Elruge, Early Newington, Downtou, Pine-apple, 

 Hardwicke Seedling, Hunt's Tawny, Lord Napier, Pitmaston 

 Orange, River's Orange, A''iolette Hative, Old Newington, and 

 Victoria. 



Phims. — Coe's Golden Droj), Cox's Emperor, Coe's Late Red, 

 Decaisne, Denniston's Superb, Greengage, Huling's Superb, Jeffer- 

 son, July Greengage, Kirke's, Lawrence's Gage, Pond's Seedling, 

 Prince of Wales, Purple Gage, Reine, Claude de Bavy, Transparent 

 Gage, Victoria, Washington. 



I have given a somewhat lengthy list of Peaches and Plums, 

 under the impression that they, or at least some of them, will be 

 grown in pots. I do not think I need give lists of other fruits. 



The Moor Park is still the finest Ajyricot in (ailtivation, and in 

 a bad climate it is better worth a house to itself than some things 

 which are so fovoured ; but it wants careful management, esi^ecially 

 as regards ventilation. 



Cherries are a recognised crop imder glass, and force well either 

 in pots or as trained trees. The Dukes are, perhaps, more manage- 

 able imder glass than other kinds. The whole matter hinges upon 

 steady regular treatment, guarding against the application of too 

 much heat, and giving plenty of fresh pm-e air. 



Among Ajyples, which may, where space can be spared, be grown 

 in pots, may be named Calville Blanche, Newtown Pippin, and 

 Orange Pippin. 



If Fears are grown in pots the late sorts should chiefly be 

 selected. 



CHAPTER VII 



The Fig-House. — The Fig does well in confinement ; in fact, 

 unless we keep control of the roots there cannot be any permanent 

 success, and in the majority of instances this control is as necessary 

 in open-air culture as under glass. The Fig is a delicious fruit- 

 when well ripened, is indispensable to a first-class dessert, and con- 

 tinues in season, where a house can be devoted to its culture, a 

 very long time. The White Nerii, or Marseilles, may be ripened 

 under glass early in May. By the time the fii-st crop is over the 

 Brown Turkey will be coming, the second crop of Nerii will 

 succeed the Turkey, and the second crop of Brown Turkey close 

 the season. With moderate forcing the Fig season will last for 

 six months. 



Making the Border. — There are two or three specially 

 important features in the successful culture of the Fig. The first 



