THE PEACH AND NECTARINE. 1 47 



Late, Pride of Autumn, and Heath Cling-stone, said 



to be excellent late sorts that will hang till November. 



But were I restricted to three October Peaches under 



glass, I would select Walburton Admirable, Late 



Admirable, and Desse Tardive. In Scotland I have 



gathered the Admirables till 24th October in cool 



houses. 



Nectarines for Early Foecing-. 



Elrnge. Balgowan. 



Violette Hative. Early Newington. 



Roman. 



I prefer the three first-named, though all are good, 

 and are also fine summer nectarines, to which may be 

 added Elvers' New Pine-apple, said to be very fine. 



Late Nectarines. 



Stanwick — very late, but 



subject to crack. 

 Hunt's Tawny. 



Victoria — very fine. 

 Pitmaston Orange. 

 Downton. 

 Hardwioke Seedling. 



PEOPAGATION AND SELECTION OE TEEES. 



The propagation of peaches and nectarines being a 

 process almost entirely confined to nursery-gardens, it 

 is not my intention to enter very elaborately into the 

 details connected with it, for very few growers or forc- 

 ers of the peach are ever called upon to propagate their 

 own trees. For the following leading particulars con- 

 nected with the subject I am indebted to Mr Pitman, 

 who for half a century has been connected with the 

 firm of Messrs Osborne & Sons, and who for the greater 

 portion of that period has had the management of the 

 fruit-tree department ; and aU who are acquainted 

 with the quality of his productions will accept him as 



