November 1, 1883 ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
370 
not noticed it mentioned before for this purpose, and would like to hear if 
anyone has tried it. We have many other varieties here that could not 
be left out of a good collection. I have gathered nearly eight dozen of 
Doyenne du Comice from one tree in a 15-inch pot. I send you a spray 
with five fruits on, and if you think it worthy I should like to see it illus¬ 
trated. Some of the single Pears on the tree are very much finer than 
those. 
The Gladstone Peach I have grown for two years, and it is excellent. 
Peaches and Nectarines were heavy crops in pots this year, averaging six 
them ? I had occasion the other day to visit a friend of mine, and know¬ 
ing him to be a practical gardener was surprised to hear him so strongly 
condemn pot trees, saying “fruit grown on them was not fit for table.” 
I am in hopes my friend will visit me, that our fruit may speak for it;elf. 
—Geo. Hawkins, Ervenny Priory Gardens, Bridgend , South Wales. 
[The fruit referred to has spoken to our satisfaction. We have not 
tasted any more delicious than those gathered from the spray figured. 
The Pears shown are necessarily much reduced ; each of them measured 
9 inches in circumference. E : ght dozen Pears of similar character 
FIG. 70.—PEAR DOYENNE DU COMICE, FROM A POT TREE. 
dozen per tree. One Nectarine had ninety-two good fruits, and well 
coloured. 
I consider much more fruit may be gathered from trees in pots than 
grown in any other way on the same space of ground under glass. I 
admit the work is heavy, and the trees require much more attention than 
those do that are planted out. We have during very hot weather used 
300 gallons of water per day. Is it not surprising, therefore, to hear 
gardeners say they do not like pot trees, knowing the labour attached to 
gathered from a tree in a 15-inch pot represent one of the best examples 
of culture that has ever come to our notice, and we congratulate Mr, 
Hawkins on his success.] 
AUTUMN PROPAGATION OF ROSES. 
At this season “W. J. M.” again notices the chances of striking 
cuttings. I have not the slightest doubt that in favourable winters the 
plan he advocates will succeed, but the only autumn that I tried a large 
