HOT-HOUSE FRUITS. 



THE BEST VARIETIES 



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Peaches, to ensure a successive three months' supply, 

 are named in the order of ripening. Early Louise, Early 

 York, Alexander, Belle Beauce, Grosse Mignonne, Royal 

 George, Noblesse, Goshawk, Merlin, Sea Eagle, Princess 

 of Wales, Gladstone, Alexandra, Noblesse, Late Admira- 

 ble, and Lady Palmerston. 



The best nectarines are Hardwicke Seedling, Pitmaston 

 Orange, Pine Apple, Hunt's Tawny, Downton, Rivers' 

 Orange, Lord Napier (the best, probably), Stan wick 

 Elruge, Victoria, Humbolt, and Dryden. 



The following are the best apricots : Moor Park, 

 Hemskerk, Blenheim, Gros Peche, and Royal. Breda 

 and Alberge are two hardy sorts suitable for open-air 

 culture. 



Wherever there is suitable wall space, or the means 

 to erect a wall of boards with a wood coping over, at 

 little expense, a few wall-fruit trees should be tried, if 

 they are known to do well in the district. 



In orchard houses, nectarines are amongst the most 

 profitable of fruits. Those intending to plant such 

 houses would do well to secure their trees two or three 

 years in advance, and train them to the shape required, 

 as well-established wall-fruit trees become expensive, 

 compared with the cost of maiden cordons. The largest 

 varieties should be selected, and both peaches and 

 nectarines (if good) will realize 6s. to 9s. per dozen 

 throughout the season, whilst double these rates are 

 readily obtainable for extra good early fruit at Covent 

 Garden. Nectarines of good size are every season 

 becoming more popular, at similar rates. 



