for this obscure class of parasites. The best preven- 

 tive is a good top-dressing of rotten manure in the 

 early part of J une, and as soon as drought sets in a 

 thorough soaking of water. If caused by bad and 

 deep borders, the remedy must be sought in thorough 

 drainage, or an entire renovation of the soil. 



There is no doubt that some peaches are more 

 liable to be visited by this disease than are others, 

 and those are the kinds which are most luxuriant 

 growers. It so happens that most of these have no 

 glands at the bases of their leaves. This was long 

 since noticed, and again lately commented upon by 

 Mr. Blake, secretary to the Croydon Gardeners' So- 

 ciety. He observed that the kinds which have no 

 glands are all subject to mildew ; such as Double 

 Montague, Ford's Seedling, Red Magdalen, Noblesse, 

 Vanguard, Barrington, Grimwood's Boyal George, 

 Belle Bausse, and Early Galand. These kinds are 

 all liable to be affected with the mildew, whether 

 planted indoors or out, in any part of England : but 

 then it is soon stopped ; a little slacked lime and sul- 

 phur vivum settles it. There are a number of 

 peaches, and very fine ones too, that possess glands ; 

 some with one, two, or three pairs of ovate, and some 

 with the same number of reniform glands, all of 

 which kinds resist the mildew. Mr. Blake trained 

 the shoots of those with glands over those infected, 

 and they would not receive the infection. {Gard, 



