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THE FLORIST. 
a useful guide for purchasers. It contains, besides, as well an arranged 
calendar of operations as can be written beforehand, several good 
practical papers on subjects connected with gardening, and other useful 
information. 
Sutton's Spring Catalogue and Amateur s Guide for 1857- 
J. Sutton & Sons, Seed Establishment, Reading. 
This affords another instance of the care and expense bestowed in 
getting up these descriptive lists of seeds, &c. The list of vegetable 
seeds in the catalogue before us appears to have been carefully weeded 
(a step in the right direction), and some good novelties introduced. 
The arrangement of the different kinds of vegetables according to their 
respective seasons is judicious, and well calculated to assist the amateur 
in keeping up a succession. The directions also for the culture of 
annuals will be useful to many. The agricultural seed list comprises 
all the best kinds of farm produce, and Grasses, which, with their 
accompanying cultural directions, and quantities of seed required per 
acre, will prove a valuable aid to young farmers and amateurs. We 
have not space to say more, but can recommend both catalogues to all 
concerned. 
Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits, by Thomas Rivers, of the Nurseries, 
Sawbridgeworth. 
Mr. Rivers is so well known for his great experience with fruit 
trees, and knowledge of fruits, that we need only say, his descriptions 
may safely be relied on as being correct; and surely he has provided a 
goodly list to select from, so that persons wanting fruit trees have only 
to take his catalogue in hand, con its pages, and note down what they 
would like. The descriptions are so clear and explanatory that they 
cannot be mistaken, either as to trees or cost. 
BRAMHAM PARK, 
The seat of George Lane Fox, Esq., is situated in the West 
Riding of Yorkshire, close to the high road leading between York and 
Leeds, about fourteen miles south-west of the former, and nine miles 
north-east from the latter place. The approach is through a beautiful 
undulating and well-wooded park, over carriage roads in most beautiful 
order, and which we found only precursors to the grand treat in store 
for us. Upon entering the grounds we found an excellent kitchen 
garden, so abundantly supplied, as to satisfy the most fastidious 
professor of the cuisine art. This garden is surrounded by most 
excellent walls, 120 yards of the south side of which are flued, and 
upon which excellent crops of Peaches, Apricots, and Black Hamburgh 
Grapes are produced. The Peaches and Apricots are found to ripen 
their fruit fully three weeks earlier than upon the open walls, thereby 
extending the time of supply. The Grapes in fine seasons ripen 
beautifully upon this wall, and although this last season has been an 
