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soil of a garden, however old, is of a loamy nature, 

 tolerably deep, and resting on a dry healthy subsoil, 

 and where the fine loam I have described cannot be 

 had without great expense, I do not hesitate to say 

 that very fair success in peach-culture is attainable by 

 merely trenching it, and mixing in a few bones and a 

 little lime-rubbish. These remarks are intended to 

 encourage those who cannot get the turfy soil that may 

 be considered first-rate, but without which comparatively 

 good crops of peaches can be produced. 



VARIETIES FOE EARLY FORCING. 



Peaches. 



Bellegarde. 



Stirling Castle. 

 Eoyal George. 

 Violette Hative. 



Grosse Mignonne. 

 Noblesse. 



Besides these there are several varieties lately raised 

 by Mr Elvers, of Sawbridgeworth, which, to all appear- 

 ance, will establish a reputation for both earliness and 

 good quality. Specially among those are Early Eivers, 

 Early Louise, and Dr Hogg. " Among older varieties. 

 Early Ann and Early York are very early, but deficient 

 in size. Were I restricted to three varieties of well- 

 known sorts for early forcing, I w.ould select Stirling 

 Castle, Eoyal George, and Violette Hative — all of 

 which are frequently ripened in April, and bear and 

 set freely. 



Those named above are also excellent mid-season 



sorts. 



Late Peaches. 

 Barrington. I Late Admirable. 



Walburton Admirable. ) Desse Tardive. 



Besides these there are Thames Bank, Baldwin's 



