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night heat will, we think, of course accelerate the 

 ripening of the fruit, but assuredly it will be at the 

 expense of the flavour. It should be borne in mind 

 by all parties desirous of forcing good peaches, that 

 much of our early forcing practised in these days is 

 moulded in regard of temperatures by the great exhi- 

 bition days in London. Therefore those who do not 

 grow for exhibition purposes, may frequently steer a 

 more moderate course. 



Mr. Hutchinson, we see, advises a sandy loam. 

 Surely a sound and somewhat tenacious loam will 

 prove more durable. We would strongly advise the 

 use of chopped turf, about six months old, for this 

 purpose, handled by spade, but by no means by the 

 riddle. We are somewhat surprised that neither turf 

 nor liquid manure are named in Mr. Hutchinson's 

 paper ; the importance of these materials is now uni- 

 versally recognised both in horticulture and agricul- 

 ture. Having tried, and, we think, proved, the utility 

 of bone manure, we would recommend a portion to 

 be used in the peach soil. What is termed boiled 

 bone is the kind we use, ^nd is chiefly composed of 

 phosphate of lime. Be that as it may, we have fre- 

 quently found strong and healthy roots pierced 

 through the lumps. It should be of the character 

 termed by the salesman ''half-inch bone." The fine 

 should be rejected, for it will only serve to block up 

 the drainage, and is, we suspect, too powerful in its 



