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required being of the dimensions given under the 

 heading of Construction of Peach-houses (p. 8), 

 they need not therefore be repeated here. 



In planting the above-mentioned blocks of houses, 

 the question naturally arises as to the best varieties 

 of the peach and nectarine for yielding a good suc- 

 cession of ripe fruit from the end of April onwards, 

 not only to meet the demand for these delicious 

 fruits during the London season, but also in large 

 provincial cities and towns at the same time and 

 for several weeks after the London season is prac- 

 tically over that is selecting varieties, ripe fruit of 

 which can be put on the market as early in the 

 season as possible at a minimum cost of produc- 

 tion in the shape of a coal or coke bill. Well, 

 having duly considered this point, let us assume 

 that each block consists of four houses; we should 

 plant 



No. i house with Alexander, Duchess of Corn- 

 wall, and Waterloo Peaches, and Cardinal 

 Nectarine. 



No. 2 house with Alexander, Early Rivers, 

 Waterloo, and June Amsden Peaches, 

 and Early Rivers Nectarine. 

 No. 3 house with Kale's Early, Early Grosse 

 Mignonne, and Goshawk Peaches; Lord 

 Napier, Dryden, and Improved Downton 

 Nectarines. 



