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Let us see what could be made out of this practically. Throwing 

 out the serrate varieties as too liable to mildew and other disease, we 

 have about thii-ty varieties from which to choose a succession. Here 

 are some of the varieties that seem to me worth looking up. I have 

 airanged them in a kind of succession, according to Downing ; but as 

 the periods of ripening are not referred to one locality, this of course 

 is not correct. 



Parly Rivers. — A large, pale peach, ripening in England, in 

 orchard-house, July. .14, or three weeks before Early York. 



Pale's Parly. — Subject to curculio and rot, but othei-wise first rate. 



Rivers' s Parly York. — A seedling of Early York, retaining the 

 large flowers, and putting on the globose glands. 



Dr. Hogg. — Large, but white, which may be an objection. First- 

 rate in quality, according to Mr. Rivers. 



Parly Grosse Migfiotine. 



Acton Scott. 



parly Admirable. 



Grosse Mignonne. 



Mignonjie Dubarle. 



Barrington. 



Belle Bausse. — Has a thin skin, which may unfit it for market 

 purposes. 



Picquet' s Late. — This probably should come at the bottom of the 

 list. ]Mr. Berckmans pronounces it the best market successor of 

 the Smock. 



Lord Palmerston. 



Montgomery'' s Late. 



Nectarine. 



Osceola. — Southern experience is rather against this as a market 

 sort. I do not know that it has been fruited in the north. 



Princess of Wales. 



Tinleys October. — (Cling), a southern variet}'. 



This is mainly a theoretical list, as most of the varieties have had no 

 thorough test in this countrv\ I suggest it, and ask those who have 

 tried any of them to give their experience, especially as regards the 

 hardiness of their blossom buds. 



Alton, June 25, 1870. 



