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vigorous condition. Mr. Sutherland spoke highly of Prince of 

 Wales Nectarine, which had fruited well in this house. In 

 another Peach house the condition of the trees was equally satis- 

 factory. In a long low vinery the Vines had an even crop of 

 fruit, not very large in the hunch, hut with good-sized, well- 

 coloured berries. Madresfield Court is a splendid new Grape ; 

 it had a good crop of long taper bunches, and its fruit, which I 

 was allowed to taste, has a delicious Muscat flavour. This fine 



variety is worthy of a leading position among our late Grapes. 

 The Peach trees on the open walls were bearing well. The 

 culture of hardy fruits evidently receives much attention here. 

 A collection of pyramidal Pears were really magnificent trees. 

 The collection of Apples was even more extensive. The bush 

 fruits, too, occupied a very considerable space, and I particularly 

 noticed some fine standard plants of Red Currant. The crop of 

 Strawberries had been good, and Mr. Sutherland agreed with me 



Fig. 5.— The Garden Front. 



that Dr. Hogg is one of our most valuable kinds ; it had been 

 particularly fine here. 



The soil of this garden is a fine deep rich loam, and the vege- 

 table crops growing in it were abundant and good. Myatt's 

 Prolific Ashleaf Potato is a favourite kind here. A heavy 

 crop of it was being lifted at the time of my visit. I was also 

 shown some fine crops of various new sorts of Potatoes, such as 

 Early Rose and Climax, but refrain from any farther mention of 



them, as Mr. Sutherland purposes contributing a paper on this 

 subject. 



And so I left Castle Howard, after experiencing much kind- 

 ness, to which Mr. Sutherland added by assisting me on my way 

 to see Mr. Peach, whose practical and instructive papers we all 

 read with equal pleasure 'and interest, and concerning whose 

 garden I will tell a little in another paper. — Edward Luck- 

 hurst, Old Lands, Buxted, Sussex. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



The great amount of rain which has fallen reoently has 

 generally interfered with the progress of outdoor operations. 

 All fine days should now be tnrned to account and held of 

 value, owing to the uncertainty of their recurrence. As full- 

 grown Coleworts turned into heads, like young Cabbages, are 

 rather impatient of frost, it is advisable at this period to take 

 them up and heel them in near the frame ground as thiekly as 

 they can lie together, covering them up, as soon as they are 

 slightly frozen, with new straw, and laying a few stakes on them 

 to prevent the wind removing the straw. By these means the 

 ground is set at liberty for trenohing, and one can preserve 

 with certainty fine young Cabbages all the winter. Whatever 

 may remain of Celery earthing should in favourable weather 

 be attended to. The weather has favoured the slags, if nothing 

 else lately ; they must be closely looked after, or the destruc- 

 tion of the young and tender CabbageB and Lettuces will in- 

 fallibly be the consequence. Haricot and Kidney Beams not 

 sufficiently matured for preservation for seed, may, never- 

 theless, be supplied to the table. They will form an excellent 



and wholesome dish. Place some straw covers or old lights on 

 the best Parsley bed, for fear of snow, also on the Normandy 

 Cress. Look well to winter salads. Plant Shallots on raised 

 beds ; dig pleDty of manure in, burying it deeply, and surround 

 the bulbs with sand in raised drills, covering the bulb jnst 

 overhead. Protect from frost Rlmbarb intended for forcing, 

 and remove all dead and decaying matter from both the 

 Rhubarb and Sea-kale beds. Any kitohen gardener without a 

 tank to receive the drainage of the dung-heap, or for the mix- 

 ture of manure water, should speedily remedy the omission. 



FRUIT GARDEN. 



In planting and selecting fruit trees for the kitohen garden it 

 is of great importance so te prepare the soil that the trees 

 shall be as far as possible independent of extreme seasons, 

 whether of moisture or of drought, also to take care that they 

 do not make superfluous wood, giving much extra trouble to 

 the pruner, and ehoking the surrounding vegetables or flowers. 

 To accomplish this, it is found by experience that limitation 

 of the roots is absolutely necessary, more especially as to depth. 

 High planting also tends to the same result, but this in itself 



