218 ТНЕ 
GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE. 
[FEBRUARY 12, 1887, 
and seedlings of many others hold their lower leaves 
well. Some of thc evergreens, such as White Pine, 
Arbor-vitze, Red — and Norway Spruce, also hold 
need to k 
or herbs which hold their batis well in the ү 
Forest leaves where deep enough keep out the grass, 
butthe wind drives most dead leaves out of the Ar- 
oretum. 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
kera AND NECTARINES. 
'Тнеѕе should now receive attention by unnailing 
and ntn out the shoots that bore fruit last 
, retaining as much of the young Lon wood 
as will properly furnish the trees for the present 
season, leaving the “ oots the entire length if well 
cien and kt shorten them in cad where it is 
ecessary to balance the trees and ish w 0 
fill up blank spaces, taking care then to E Rr back 
to a triple or well developed single wood-bud. Keep 
ranches unnailed and лу? from the wall for 
he of the buds calls for 
no further delay in nailing or pape in the shoots 
'The fan-trained system is mostly practised in train- 
on the open walls, such as Alexander, emis Early. 
Condor, à Bec, and Sea Eagle ; and amongst Nec- 
tarines to Stirling Castle, Lord Napier, Humboldt, 
Pine-apple, and Pitmaston Orange. 
PROTECTIONS. 
There are various methods recommended to 
protect the trees at the time of blooming, but there is 
none that equals that of glass copings over the trees, 
with Frigi Domo suspended from i i 
cannot be afforded the means as теснее for 
th 
to retard the blossoms, but man 
ultivators 
ore the bloom is made more tender Канд, == 
е to injury by frosts. Of cours 
susceptibl i 
чач inclement weather, and as a safeguard шй 
hailstorms, it should certainly be drawn down during 
the day, and also be drawn down almost every night, 
after the blooms are expanded, and should be drawn 
up on fine days. E. Ward, Hewell Grange, Broms- 
grove, 
PEARS, 
A SELECTED LIST OF ONE HUNDRED 
VARIETIES OF PEARS, 
(Continued from p. 150.) 
DECEMBER, 
1. Bergamotte Cadette (fig. 52).—0Of medium size, 
moderately good, but always passable. 
2. Beurré Alexander Lucas.—Medium, handsome ; 
fair ri rome 
urré d'Aremberg (fig. 50, 2).—Of moderate 
size, fine brisk acid flavour; greatly relished by some, 
4. vm yen мг ee handsome ; moderately 
good qual 
Е 5. Beurre Duvi As large long Pear, ofexcellent 
-— and constan 
er Michelin, —Large, of moderate quality ; 
cropper. 
7. Beurré Diel.—Large, of somewhat uncertain 
character, sometimes excellent; great cropper. 
8. Chaumont m — Large, of Ee uncertain charac- 
ter, excepting in warm situati 
9. vmm: Morceau (8 Ande 50, D— Lage, very fine in 
T. 
croppe: 
„O. На medium mode- 
Белш, Of size ; e 
G, 49,—PEAR PASSE COLMAR. 
ELL LT 
11. Huyshe’s Victoria.—Of medium size, some- 
times verygpretty ; пае quality, 
2. Josephine de Mal vias medium size ; 
excellent quality, always g 
13. Knight's Monarch. E РАР rather эр». 
sometimes excellent, but very uncertain ; often 
rematurely. 
ji 14. Marie Benoist.—Large, rather fine appear- 
ance; fairly good. 
15. Passe Colmar (f g. 49).—Of medium size gene- 
rally ; I risp flesh, yet una flavoured; good cropper, 
16. Nou i ; fine, crisp flesh, and 
о j 
17; Triomphe de и —Large and unshapely, — 
sometimes of good qua 
18. Vicar of ede Lanes се rather hand- 
some, sometimes good, but 
19. Winter Nelis (fig. 51). wires very juicy and 
richly flavoured ; always good; one of the best of 
Pears. 
. Zephirin Gregoire.—Medium size: generally 
good i in ae: 
In December the variety of Pears bee i 
cultivation is limited. It would be difficult 
extend the list. are Т a the Sher of tis 
e of dide grs in others quite 
inferior ; for example, Beurré Diel and Glou Morceau, 
Winter Nelis, and Josephine de Malines, on the other 
hand, being always of nearly uniform good quality. 
ЖЕ, В, 
(To be continued.) 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
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gy WORK. 
med 
withholding of water ii a few days will do no 
ire to be o 
bottom h n this place 2 or 3 inches 
oam, leaf-mould, and charred soil (the Cal- 
ce ve ial to the latter). Place 
ally, to induce wi ocky growth. e - 
inserted as cuttings, p they will no 
make much of plants 
useful to fill up blanks, should the pole at 1 
others in the beds, If Vi are growing freely 
darelikely to be too thick, they will be be all z 
better of being similarly treate he clipping 
ming of shrubs; climbers sho ed ve a 3 
to their places. Use small twine in aime e E 
shreds. The latter not only look clumsy, ; 
form capital hatching grounds хм innumerable 
The rougher climbing Roses may 
tied. Cut out a good portion of are old wood and 
thrives well as a bedding plant in many parts : E 
ing in the autumn. I believe if it were er 
and not pinched it — моа ower much 
lf grown 
height of 4 feet, but if the soil is of medium rich” 
