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so narrow and the flower so spreading that it may be singled 

 out among twenty other sorts : see the Chaumontelle, whose 

 buds have the rich rosy tint of the apple before they expand ; 

 and, as yet, more distinct than all, examine the Ferdinand 

 de Meester. The pomologist at this season may add to his 

 stock of knowledge in the distinction of varieties ; and the 

 nurseryman be enabled to correct errors, which, in spite of 

 the greatest care, will creep into the " best regulated" gar- 

 dens. 



We have been more impressed with the importance of the 

 blooming season, when, pencil in hand, we have, year after 

 year, strayed among our trees, noting down the peculiarities 

 of each and every variety, often first detecting a synonyme 

 before the trees have borne a single fruit. Had nurserymen 

 examined the blossoms of their peaches every year, the no- 

 menclature of this delicious fruit would not have been such a 

 mass of confusion as now exists. We would, therefore, im- 

 press upon all who have any interest in trees, — aside from the 

 beauty which clothes them at this season, — to carefully make 

 themselves acquainted with the peculiarities of their blos- 

 soms, assured they will never regret their examination, but 

 rather be inclined to pursue it more eagerly on the return of 

 every year. 



The Report of the Proceedings of the Second Con- 

 gress OF Fruit Growers has just appeared, making a res- 

 pectable pamphlet of upwards of one hundred pages. As it 

 came to hand too late to give a review of it in this number, 

 we omit it till our next, when we shall endeavor to present 

 a brief abstract of the Report. 



The Stanwick Nectarine, of which so much has been 

 said in its praise, was to be sold at auction on the fifteenth of 

 May. The whole stock comprised twenty-four plants, all 

 that have yet been propagated, and no other young plants at 

 present exist. 



'' The original nectarine tree," according to an account in 

 the Gardeners^ Chronicle^ " is in the possession of his grace 

 the Duke of Northumberland, at whose seat, at Stanwick, it 

 has borne fruit for several years, and from which it derives 



