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FRUIT-TREES ON COTTAGE HOMES. 
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Pompon Brillant. —Bright blue. 
Magnificum. —Rich blue, with small white 
centre, large, and fine. 
Pentstemons. 
Colonel Long. —Claret-crimson, with white 
throat, delicately pencilled; fine form. 
George Arner. —Purplish maroon, with white 
throat, richly tinted with dark crimson ; fine. 
Lady Boswell. — Deep pink, with white 
throat, and broad margin of carmine pink, fine 
shape. 
Magenta. — Bright magenta, flushed with 
purple, the throat painted with dark claret; 
very fine. 
Rev. C. P. Peach. —Purplish crimson, with 
white throat, finely pencilled with carmine ; 
very fine. 
Stanstead Rival. — Bright scarlet-crimson, 
with pure white throat, very slightly pencilled 
with light carmine ; extra fine. 
W. E. Gumhleton .—Deep purplish rose, with 
pure white throat; flowers extra large, and of 
the finest shape. 
Candidate. —Rosy purple, with white throat, 
pencilled with rose. 
Agnes Laing. —Dark rose, with fine white 
throat, fine form. 
Grandis. —Dark carmine, with white throat, 
pencilled with crimson ; very fine. 
Henry King. —Bright glowing scarlet, with 
— John Ball, Slough. 
a pure white, slightly pencilled throat; very 
effective. 
James Rothschild. — Crimson-purple, with 
pure white throat, large expanded flowers; 
fine form and habit. 
Antirrhinums. 
Clio. —Yellow and buff, mottled and striped 
with red, fine. 
Bolivar. —White, mottled and striped with 
deep crimson ; extra fine. 
Europa. —Bright yellow, beautifully mottled 
with dark red. 
Bitrix. —White, striped and splashed with 
scarlet. 
Orange Boven. —Brilliant crimson-scarlet, 
with deep orange lips ; very striking. 
Queen of Crimsons. —A splendid crimson 
flower, of large size, and perfect shape. 
Bridesmaid.' —Pure white, striped with rosy 
crimson. 
Yellow Gem. —Bright yellow, smooth and 
perfect in form ; extra fine. 
Striped Unique. —French white, heavily 
striped with rosy crimson. 
Climax. —Light rose, striped with dark 
crimson ; very fine. 
Nonpareil. —Clear white, splashed and striped 
with rosy crimson ; extra fine. 
George Gordon. —Intense glowing crimson, 
very large, extra fine. 
FRUIT-TREES ON COTTAGE HOMES. 
9|lfr^ERE and there throughout the country one meets with cottages covered 
>^J/ with fruit-trees ; but there are still exceptions to the rule, almost solitary 
¥ examples of what might be, rather than what is. Many landlords have 
an objection to trees or plants being trained against walls ; they are 
particular—I had almost written tyrannical—against nails or fastenings of any 
kind. There is likewise a popular error abroad that all plants growing against 
dwelling-houses are injurious, that they cause damp, breed miasma, and favour 
disease. All this is quite a mistake. On the contrary, healthy roots eat up 
damp, consume miasma, and wage war with disease. There are no better anti¬ 
dotes to offensive odours or unwholesome air, than the sweet incense of fragrant 
flowers, and the near presence of purifying plants or leaves. The objection 
to driving nails into the walls might easily be remedied by running a few wires 
up and down, or along, all cottages, at distances of from 6 in. to 1 ft. apart, and 
standing out an inch or so from the building. Landlords ought to make such 
arrangements for training plants on all cottages ; and it would give an immense 
impetus to fruit-culture, if gentlemen would plant a few fruit-trees of the choicest 
varieties in each class against every cottage on their estates. Suoh good examples 
only need a beginning to be immediately followed by thousands. The benefit to 
the cottager would be incalculable, for if only choice varieties of fruits were 
planted, the money value would generally pay the rent. 
