November 2, 1882. ] JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 405 
season sorts :—Duchesse de Brissac, Frederic de Wurtemburg, Buerr6 
Lebrun, Soldat Laboureur, GiAgoire Bordillon, Beurri: Baltet pere, 
Beurrd Dubrusson. Late varieties :—L’Inconnue, Mai^chal Vail- 
lant, Emile Herpin, Bezi de St. Waast, H6bd, Madame Bonnefond, 
Madame Hutin, Marie Guisse, Lydia Thierard, Louis Yilmorin.—J. E. 
LIFTING PEACH AND NECTARINE TREES. 
I revert to this subject once more because Mr. Iggulden has 
thrown some light upon it in his last remarks ; but I am surprised 
when he knew the surface soil was in such a fertile state that he 
should place it at the bottom of the border. 
My principal object in writing was to point out the waste of 
labour and material in making unnecessarily deep borders for 
Peach trees. Borders 18 inches deep are sufficient for trees with 
a spread of branches 30 feet, and from which good crops of fruit 
of first-rate quality can be produced. Mr. Iggulden does not ob¬ 
ject if the borders are deep, but that does not answer the question 
I asked. What are deeper borders needed for 1 To keep the roots 
of his trees near the surface is Mr. Iggulden’s object, as it is of 
most cultivators ; and by what means 'can this be accomplished 
better than by annual lifting 1 When trees are frequently lifted 
the operation is neither laborious nor expensive ; in fact, lifting 
three trees in a house say 60 feet in length occupies no more time 
than top-dressing the border, and is not more expensive. New 
soil is not needed every time the trees are lifted, for, as I said on 
page 326, the soil removed in lifting could be returned if in a fer¬ 
tile state. Annual lifting is the means of producing abundance 
of fibres, and the trees subjected to it would be in a better position 
in this respect than by a three-years lifting system and the addition 
of “ brick ends,” which are the rubbish to which I alluded. 
Your correspondent is wrong in saying lifting is “ to a certain 
extent risky.” When done annually there is no risk attending 
the operation. Not a bud will fall from the trees, scarcely a fruit 
in stoning, and I have never lost a crop from any of my trees for 
several years since the annual-lifting system has been practised. 
Such appears to be the experience of Mr. Bardney (page 279), 
and Mr. Iggulden has referred in a contemporary to the success 
that attended the lifting of these trees. “ S. N.” also refers to 
Pig. 65.— Rendle’s acme system of glazing. 
the splendid condition of the same trees, and says, “ Mr. Bardney 
thinks no more about digging up and replanting a Peach tree in 
July than of potting a Pelargonium.” Surely he would not do 
this if the system was likely to be attended with risks or failure. 
1 have never seen nor heard before of Vines growing in the com¬ 
post named by Mr. Iggulden, and therefore am in no position to 
pass an opinion about them. Perhaps he will give us more par¬ 
ticulars, which I am sure will be interesting not only to me but 
many readers of this Journal.—A. B. C. 
RENDLE’S ACME SYSTEM OF GLAZING. 
Inquiries having reached us of late for information relative to 
this method of glazing roofs and for explanations as to the nature 
of the system, we submit from the patentees the annexed illustra¬ 
tion, as without it the subject could not be satisfactorily explained, 
whereas it can now be easily understood. At c is the horizontal 
bar, designated the “ Acme,” which is screwed to the purline that 
supports the roof. This bar, as may be seen, is constructed with 
perforations, through which any moisture will pass that may 
have condensed on the inside of the glass. E represents the 
“ Acme ” vertical bar, forming the junction of two squares of glass. 
The grooves carry off any water that may penetrate at this joint to 
the next square below, and so on from square to square. They 
also form a sufficiently strong bearing for the glass, G. It should 
be added that the vertical bars are firm, yet moveable, and thus 
provision is made for repairing the roof in case of breakages. 
As will be apparent, no external painting is requisite by this 
system, while the roofs are very light and undoubtedly durable. 
Were they otherwise they would not be adopted by Her Majesty’s 
Government, railway companies, and others, while in a number of 
gardens the system answers admirably. In a letter before us Mr. 
Gilbert of Burghley says :—“ Bendle’s houses for plants and Vines 
continue to give me great satisfaction ; but to see the system well 
tested go to Ketton Hall. They are there perfect structures, 
and everything grows well under the roofs in charge of Mr. Wood- 
field.” In Messrs. Eendle’s book of testimonials we find one from 
the gardener first named, so clever in its way that we cannot resist 
quoting one of the paragraphs—namely, “ The span roof for plants 
has been most useful, and four first-class certificates for double 
Primulas, all grown in the house, bear testimony to their great 
superiority.” The superiority of what? The Primulas or the 
houses ? Oh ! Mr. Gilbert. 
Raspberries in America. —Mr. Parry, who has long been a very 
successful grower of the Raspberry, gave the New Jersey Horti¬ 
cultural Society a statement of some of the large profits obtained 
when this fruit sold at high prices. He said the best American 
varieties, with fair treatment, will generally yield as many bushels 
per acre as com, and generally bring five times as much in market, 
and when once planted remain for several years. A neighbour of his 
sent to market a one-horse waggonload of red Raspberries, and re¬ 
ceived $220 (about £44) for the lot. A lady living near him rented 
out her farm, reserving a portion for a Raspberry and Blackberry 
