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Nectarines One Improved Downton. 

 Milton. 

 Pineapple. 

 No. 5. Peaches One Noblesse. 



Harrington. 

 Violette Hative. 

 Prince of Wales. 

 Princess of Wales. 

 Nectarines One Pineapple. 

 Humboldt. 

 Spenser. 

 No. 6. Peaches Two Sea Eagles. 



One Walburton Admirable. 

 Three Salways. 

 Nectarines Two Victorias. 



DATES ON WHICH THE HOUSES SHOULD BE 



CLOSED FOR FORCING. 



No. i house should be closed the first week in 

 December, No. 2 the first week in January, No. 3 

 the first week in February, No. 4 the middle of 

 February, No. 5 the end of February, and by 

 this time the trees will be pushing into flower, no 

 matter how freely the houses may have been ven- 

 tilated. The same remark applies to the trees in 

 No. 6 house, in which the hot-water pipes will have 

 to be heated in order to thoroughly ripen and put 



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