THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



ties, is deserving of the close attention of 

 those whose hobby is their garden. 



With a representative collection one 

 may include a few plants, that may be 

 either terribly invasive or wonderfuUy re- 

 productive, but these can usually be kept 

 in check by occasional lifting and preven- 

 tion of seed formation, or, if time is an aU- 

 important item, such forms could be elimi- 

 nated altogether. P. S. Hatwaed. 



lessefi some Knnwioflge ot pear nnm 

 dared that our "Brow?! Benrres" 

 the best he had ever tastorl. An at 

 to enlighten was not at first succossf, 



which he had grow 

 These influences 

 in Doyenne du Co: 



commonly grown in our gardens. The old 

 favourite Marie Louise can just as easilj 

 deceive the untrained eye. At an exhibi- 

 tion last year a young gardener staging a 

 very good collection of pears had doubts 

 about the correctness of his names, and a 

 specimen of Marie Louise was needed foi 

 verification. This was obtained instantly, 

 yet the point arose, "But they 



et long and 

 all of bricks 

 sturbed soil 



the 



had the pale 

 er the chai 



lie greater the need for high-class or wall 

 ulture. There may be some degree of truth 

 1 this as regards some of our better stocks, 

 ut certainly it does not apply to all, at 



nay, and do, need either wall or glass 



It 



garden, orchard house, or field, and yet 

 what variety among them has such an 

 adaptive disposition? The present season 

 has been one apparently which has suited 

 tlie pear much more perfectly than it has 

 the apple, which is somewhat contrary to 



.MM vant pomologist. It has often been said, 

 ainl perhaps as often proved, that the pear 



I have seen trees of Doyenne du Comice 

 earing heavy crops in several gardens this 

 3ason, indeed, in one case it was much the 

 est among the many sorts in point of fer- 

 ility, and if there were any sense of hesi- 

 ancy previously, it has been definitely 

 overcome by the uniform aspect of the cur- 

 rent season's crop. There may not be the 

 same individual size of fruit obtained from 

 bush trees as from a wall-trained example, 

 but in the case or a healthy tree not much 

 fault can be found in this respect. The 

 size of fruit may be governed somewhat by 

 the age and extent of tree and its crop, 

 and also by the encouragement that is 

 given m feeding of the roots. 



It is often felt that the warmth derived 

 from the wall itself is reflected in the pro- 

 duce of the tree, both in the matter of size, 

 colour, and smoothness of the skin. The 

 variety under notice has shown less ten- 

 dency to fall prematurely from the trees 

 than many pears this season, and it is well 

 to remember that by the aid of muslin bags 

 or even a tie on the stem this permits of 

 their being left on the tree till later, and 

 thus extends the season and service of the 

 best pear of the garden. 



W. Strtjgnell. 



• to dig out 



ing space, it is a simple mai 

 more soil lengthways, on « 

 place the bricks a little further away. 

 When planting the trees add a liberal quan- 

 tity of lime to the soil, or, if this is difficult 

 to obtain, apply basic slag liberally. 



When planting the trees within these 

 bricked enclosures, leave the top of the 

 soil inside about an inch or more below the 

 top of the bricks. When trees are so 

 planted, whether on north, south, east, or 

 west walls, the intervening spaces between 

 these enclosures can he cropped without 

 any injury to the roots of the trees, and 

 there is alwiiys something that can be 



The same treatment will apply 

 cherries, and to those trees of this fr 

 which may be grown as pyramids or bus] 



STONE FRUITS. 



kindrarl ' 



other kind— at 



ditions the san 

 fruits. Soil pi 

 the production 

 Pl^ims more so than any ( 



loamy soil is less suited for plums than 

 any other kind, and this is probably ■ 



for preserving or for dessert, and thev a 

 (excepting in a few localities) the 'm< 

 difficult of stone fruits to successfully ci 

 tivate. Where this difficulty arises, t 

 brick enclosures should be made for t 

 reception of young trees, or for trees n 

 too old for transplanting, but to ajr 

 cots I would give less rooting space thi 

 other stone fruits. 



Peaches and^ nectarines, the most de 



by being grown in the way <" " ' 

 only for the prevention of p< 

 Many may not agree with : 

 point, but to overcome the atta 



blister we must go to the root 



or the chief cause of it, viz., soft g 

 badly ripened wood. When we can s€ 

 hard, well-ripened wood, about nine ir 

 in length, ivhich is more likely to be 

 ■ g plenty of space bet' 



ch blistei 

 e on thi 



we shall be well 

 combating the attacks of the 

 ing peach blister. 



Some varieties of peacb 

 eptible ■ 



rthe 



this fungus than others, 

 by growing such varieties 

 those which have proved 

 attack, and I have also pr( 



the 



by the sid 

 ved by the 



fniitfnlnos.., 

 in lifting an 

 of root prnn 



op the first .season 

 order mav be main- 

 in width from the 



ended, there i 



space remedying this, and also sa 

 labour of root pruning and lifting, 

 ing as advised also brings 

 trees under the control of 



t 



•oots of the 



