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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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some sorts. ‘It is no use growing tricolors now ; bronzesarea 
little better, and zonals are only good under glass. Nothing 
now but carpet bedding and Cannas.” Such is Mr. Turner’s 
verdict, and he is the largest Geranium grower I know of. 
In one corner of the nursery, in a sheltered spot near houses, 
are splendid specimens of Chrysanthemums § feet high, which 
are to be devoted to the production of large show blooms. In 
another we find two thousand pots of specimen Carnations. 
As we wandered along we came on the giant Rose trees in 
pots which have won every first prize this year. They were in 
the open air, and a man was watering them with as much care 
as if they were in full bloom, for it does not do to leave off 
attending to these grand specimens for one single day in the 
whole year. When I visited Cheshunt Mr. Paul’s giants were 
in a cool house, but the Slough specimens will not go into 
winter quarters so long as fine autumn weather continues. 
Not far from the Roses were the specimen Azaleas, but these are 
now under glass. Near this house was a structure devoted 
entirely to Maréchal Niel Rose—fine plants 8 feet high, which 
command a high price and a ready sale. And then we come 
on more thousands of Tree Carnations. ‘‘ We want a million, 
my dear sir. We could sell any quantity.” The specimen 
Iyies trained as pyramids were very fine. 
Just prior to my visit they had a regular flood at Slough, 
consequently the Rose blooms were knocked to pieces, but I 
saw a grand collection of plants. Mr. Turner’s seedling Dean 
of Windsor is a good perpetual. The only yellow Rose which 
has made a grand pot plant at Slough is Céline Forestier. 
Maréchal Niel has been tried over and over again to no pur- 
pose, and even Marie Van Houtte, which does so well with me, 
cannot be made to answer as a specimen Rose when grown in 
a pot. Several thousand Teas in pots looked the picture of 
health. . The wood was well ripened and the growth luxuriant. 
Inoticed six long beds filled with Pinks for forcing. These 
are taken first into a cold house, and gradually they are accus- 
tomed to the forcing house, and then do remarkably well. 
Mr. Turner then had his carriage brought round and drove 
me to several nurseries which surround the town of Slough and 
belong tohim. In one near Chalvey we found 15 acres, half of 
which was filled with stocks that have been budded this year. 
First came the Manettis which were budded on plants, then the 
Manettis budded on cuttings. ‘ Whatis the difference ?” some- 
one may ask. LHvery difference, I answer. ‘The cuttings of 
the Manettis are taken and inserted in March, and are then 
budded in August and September, so that one year is saved. 
The Manetti plants are rooted cuttings which have been 
planteda year. Then came seedling Briars and Briar cuttings. 
The latter are far the best, as they grow straight and are 
very easy to bud. The former are most troublesome to work. 
They have to be wiped with a cloth, and a man has to eut 
many suckers and branches away before he can set to work. 
“Ttis no end of a mistake to say that ‘seedling Briars don’t 
sucker,” said Gaiter, the foreman; “they sucker worse than 
the Manettis, but the Briar cuttings are not nearly so bad.” 
In another nursery we find the standard Roses ready for 
sending out. These are certainly grand plants, and the wood 
is yery well ripened. In another near the railroad we see 
the Manettis, Nearly all the Roses are growing in maiden 
soil, and Mr. Turner has about ten more acres waiting to be 
broken up. 
Once more we get into the carriage and drive to Salt Hill, 
where, close to the famous Inn, Bothams, we find several acres 
of fruit trees and Japanese Conifers and other shrubs. “Iam 
sorry we have not time to take you to Uxbridge. We have 
30 acres there we should like to show you, but we must now. 
goto luncheon.” And I am bound to say that the luncheon 
was in keeping with the nursery, and that I found it an exceed- 
ingly nice finish to a charming day. 
I hope to visit these nurseries again next summer in the 
height of the Rose season and please my friend, whose part- 
ing words were, “ Next time come a little earlier; don’t leave 
us to the last.” Andif Iam alive and well he will not find 
many weeks in June pass over before he once more sees his 
gratified visitor—WYLD SAVAGE. 
NOTES ON VILLA AND SUBURBAN GARDENING. 
Froir Trers,—The harvesting of fruit might be considered 
one of the most enjoyable employments connected with a garden 
—it is the reward gained for several months of labour and care ; 
but during the last two seasons the generality of the outdoor 
crops have been greatly below the average. In no case have the 
general crops been heavy; we therefore have the more need to 
take the greater care of that which we haye been fortunate enough 
to possess. The gathering of fruits must now be carried on ex- 
peditiously, handling them with great care, otherwise they will 
bruise and decay quickly. 
A perfect knowledge of the variety and the time of its arriving 
at maturity is a great help to ascertain when any particular fruit 
is ready for gathering, but it may be taken asa rule, especially 
with early varieties, that when the fruit parts from the footstalk 
when lifted gently up by the hand it is ready for gathering. 
Later varieties which do not ripen until the winter or spring 
months do not part as freely from the trees, but should be gathered 
before sharp frost sets in—just as the leaves begin falling. Fruit 
should always be dry when gathered. The middle of the day and 
fine afternoons are generally the best times, as the majority of 
the mornings at this season of the year are often moist and foggy. 
As the fruit is gathered it should be carefully laid out singly and 
regularly, which order allows of the quicker and easier detection 
of decaying fruit, which will frequently be found after it has 
been gathered a few days. 
There can be no better time in the whole season for making a 
selection of sorts. Those that have been gathered are fresh in 
the memories of all, and those that are still hanging can be easily 
judged, and a selection formed by actual experience of varieties 
that do best in any particular locality. But for those who con- 
template additions, or planting new collections, we print a selection 
of sorts that are in most places good and constant bearers, the 
fruits also being good in quality. We further advise the planting 
of duplicates of a few good varieties which haye gained favour 
in all parts of the country rather than a great number of shy- 
bearing varieties. Trees may be purchased trained as standards, 
bushes, or cordons. The two latter are the best for small gardens, 
but the first are indispensable for orchard planting. 
Of dessert Apples, perhaps the King of Pippins should. be 
chosen first, as it is a very good grower and a most abundant 
bearer. Earlier and one of our richest flavoured dessert Apples 
is Irish Peach, a medium-sized fruit, ripe during August. Early 
Harvest is a most vigorous grower and an abundant bearer, and 
ought to be even in the smallest collections. During the last two 
precarious seasons this variety has with us been heavily laden, 
Cox’s Orange Pippin is another most desirable variety, as a rule 
a very heavy cropper and about equal in flavour to the Ribston 
Pippin, The fruit is very handsome and will keep a long time fit 
for use. With the qualities of the Ribston Pippin everyone is 
more or less acquainted, we therefore cannot omit it from our 
selection ; and in addition for later supplies we shall add Court- 
pendu-Plat, a richly flavoured juicy variety and a valuable dessert 
Apple of the first quality. 
Of kitchen Apples Lord Suffield is one of our greatest favourites 
for early supply. The fruit attains a very large size, and may be 
gathered from for use while very young. Its fault is its lightness 
and falling so much when cooked, yet, considering its constancy, 
earliness, and size there are few to surpass it. Dumelow’s Seed- 
ling, or Wellington, is one of our most valuable late varieties. a 
good bearer, firm, and handsome in shape. Cellini, a very hand- 
some and free-fruiting variety, an excellent cooker, and when 
ripe passable for dessert. New Hawthornden is another desirable 
free-bearing variety, in use during the greater part of the winter. 
To complete our selection of six yarieties we name Emperor 
Alexander and Alfriston, the first a well-known early variety, 
and the last a very late-keeping sort. 
Pears.—Jargonelle and Williams’ Bon Chrétien are two very 
early-bearing varieties and well known to everyone. Louise Bonne 
of Jersey is another long-established variety of splendid quality, 
succeeded by Marie Louise, a Pear of the highest merit. Doyenné 
du Comice, Huyshe’s Victoria, Buerré Diel, Beurré Sterckmans, 
Glou Morgeau, and Joséphine de Malines are all good, and will 
furnish a successional supply over a long period. If there is 
plenty of room Catillac or Uvedale’s St. Germain may be planted 
for cooking Pears, but windfalls of any variety may be utilised 
for that purpose. 
Some good Plums for dessert are Green Gage, Transparent Gage, 
Jefferson’s, and Coe’s Golden Drop; and for cooking, Prince of 
Wales, Pond’s Seedling, Victoria, and Washington. 
Black Tartarian, May Duke, Elton, and Bigarreau Napoleon are 
free-bearing Cherries for dessert, while two or more trees of 
Morello should be planted for kitchen use, and when well ripened 
they make very fair dessert fruit, being large, handsome, and 
keeping well into September. They are much in request for 
bottling purposes. 
Three good Peaches for a wall are Grosse Mignonne, Noblesse, 
and Bellegarde; and good Nectarines are Lord Napier, Violette 
Hative, and Balgowan. ; 
All fruit trees like a well-pulverised, enriched, and holding soil ; 
therefore the ground should be deeply broken up at once for some 
distance around where,it is intended to plant the trees, and left 
prepared until the trees arrive from the nursery, which if the 
orders are given at once will beas soon as the leaves have fallen off. 
The earlier in the autumn the trees are planted the better chance 
have they to emit fresh roots and become established before the 
