well smoked by an old bamboo lantern. The insects will then 
fall, driven out by the odor." 
Then follows a list of principal varieties from which I select 
a few with amusing names and descriptions. 
"Jen-mien T'ao (Man's Face Peach). Flower flesh color 
with a thousand petals. Small fruit. Called also, Pretty Lady 
Peach. 
"Mo T'ao (Ink Peach). The flower, of a black violet 
resembles purple ink. Rare and difficult to raise. 
"Mao T'ao (Hairy Peach). Variety more especially for 
ornament. 
"Jih-yueh T'ao (Sun and Moon Peach). Bach branch bears 
two flowers, one red, one white. 
"Yuan-yang T'ao (Couple of Mandarin Ducks Peach). A 
thousand petals of deepest red, very late flowering, fruits always 
arranged in pairs. ' ' 
It is a far cry from the instructions of Ch'en Hao Tzeu- 
man-t'i to the approved methods of cultivating the peach today. 
But he loved his garden, and apparently worked and lived in it. 
Ancient Fellow-Gardener I salute you ! Did you, too, eat 
your peaches warm and golden in the summer sun? 
Alice Harding. 
Evergreen Trees at the Seashore. 
(Eesult of experience in establishing a plantation of Evergreens 
near the coast.) 
If one is setting out Evergreens to secure the beauty of the 
trees themselves, shelter is the most important matter to 
consider. They will grow in very poor and dry soils and will 
withstand severe storms but they cannot develop properly, grow 
systematically and exhibit their beauty if exposed to the constant 
nagging summer winds of the sea coast. The side of the tree 
towards the wind will be deformed and injured. 
One may plant in clumps for protection, putting the trees Wind-break 
close together with the expectation of thinning them out later; 
or, what is better, plant first a wind-break on the exposed side, 
using for this purpose some reliable Evergreens of a robust type 
such as the Norway Spruce which grows quickly and is not costly. 
This wind-break should, if possible, be started a year or two 
before the choice trees, which it is to protect, are set in their 
permanent places. 
"While large Evergreens can be moved successfully if the Moving 
operation is skillfully managed, I would urge the use of small Large 
specimens. They are beautiful at every stage of their growth Trees 
and are far more likely to develop into symmetrically perfect 
shapes if planted out while young. 
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