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second year. Galande had twenty-eight on a similar part, in 

 spite of tlie backward season, and the nectarines Early New- 

 ington and Hardwicke Seedling (a delicious nectarine), were 

 also very fruitful on this leader A. Malta, Chancellor, Sour- 

 dine, and Pucellc de Malines were magnificent, though very 

 young trees. I like Malta by far the best : Noisette calls it 

 his favorite. Leroy, Eivers, and many others speak highly of 

 it ; and, being not too vigorous, let me seriously recommend 

 it. It is a September peach, and the one that hangs so well ' 

 on a tree : no mean quality. 



Nectarines, however, and clingstones (Pavie peaches), 

 which come late, and will find their day of triumph in Eng- 

 land before long^ are best suited for the back wall, because 

 they are the most valuable. So prolific is this plan, that I 

 "would not recommend the mid-season peaches for it ; you can 

 havedhem in the pots. A very early peach, but not the little 

 nutmeg peaches, should be placed in a warm corner, and 

 trained in this way. Acton Scott is scarcely good enough. 

 Early York or Crawford is better, or some of the new Ameri- 

 can varieties, which before long will be our very best early 

 peaches. 



Stanwick nectarines crack, but they have done tolerably 

 well with me this unlucky year. They are really splendid, 

 though they generally require forcing. 



I only repeat, to end this chapter : keep to the wood of the 

 second year ; and as every shoot which has borne fruit will 

 not again bear, it is well to cut off the shoot which has given 

 fruit as soon as it has done so. This is better for the prac- 

 ticed hand to do than for a mere beginner, and should not be 

 done in the early stages of cultivation. 



CHAP. YII. 



SPIRAL CORDONS. 



The training these is essentially the same as that of Diag- 

 onal Cordons, because they also have an upper or vigorous 



