384 On budding Peaches on Almonds. 



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of that process. In addition to the trees referred to, as simi- 

 larly circumstanced with those at Camberwell Grove, may be 

 mentioned a number at Lisson Grove, Paddington. — Cond, 



Art. V. Remarks, including the Results of some Experiments, 

 on budding the Peach and Nectarine on Almond Stocks. By 

 Mr. William Anderson, F.L.S. H.S. &c. Curator of the 

 Botanic Garden, Chelsea. 



Dear Sir, 



A Gardener's Magazine was much wanted, and one con- 

 ducted by you, who have been so much employed in the 

 various practices of horticulture, cannot fail to be patronised 

 by the gardeners, and become useful to the public. With this 

 persuasion, we send you the following observations on the 

 almond as a stock, which you may perhaps think worth a place 

 in your pages. 



At an early period of our practice, it appeared strange that 

 the almond was not employed as a stock for the peach ; we 

 enquired the reason amongst the nurserymen, but got no satis- 

 factory answer. This induced us, in the spring of 1815, to 

 plant six-pennyworth of sweet almonds in the vacant places 

 on the wall of our little kitchen-garden here : some of these 

 were strong enough by September following to take buds ; but 

 we waited to have several of the best sorts of peaches worked 

 at the same time. In July and August, 1816, we budded 

 twenty-eight of these stocks, with fifteen sorts of peaches, as 

 follow : — 



Budded in 1816. Alive in 1826. 



Budded in 1816. Alive in 1826. 



2 Nobless (Noblest ?) 



2 Teton de Venus - o 



2 Early Ann - - o 



2 Galande - - 



2 Late Admirable - 2 



2 Red Magdalen - o 



2 Violet hative - 



2 Red Roman Nectarine - l 



2 Royal George - 2 



2 Newington Nectarine - 2 



2 Grimwood's Royal 



1 White Nectarine - l 



George - - 



2 Red Magdalen Peach - 2 



2 Avant Rouge - 2 



1 Abricot Peche - 1 



Total budded in 1816, 28; alive in 1826, 13. 



These buds succeeded as well as they usually do on any of 

 the plum stocks. In 1817 they made very strong shoots. 

 Our expectations were now raised very high, although one 

 plant, on which was Grimwood's Royal George, after perfecting 

 its wood, dried up with its leaves on in October, when the sap 

 was descending. This we thought might be owing to some 

 evil at the root, as nothing appeared above ground to account 



