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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ June, 
and to be a large peach, of a bright crimson-colour, ripening early in September. 
The glands of the leaves are reniform.—T. Moore. 
TENACITY OF LIFE IN A VINE WITHOUT BOOTS. 
« URING the past winter a new Vine-border was formed, and when the old 
> and apparently worn-out Vines were cut out, a piece of the stem of one of 
them was inadvertently left in the opening in the front wall, where the 
Y Vino passed from the border into the house. From this two strong eyes burst 
forth into the structure, no doubt stimulated by the heat from the pipes along the 
front, which were warmed to keep out frost from plants wintered in the vinery; 
an examination was made to find roots, but the stem was found cut across by the 
front plate, and quite rootless. As the border was formed, soil was placed close 
up to this piece of wood, and in the course of a few weeks the Vines have grown 
with great vigour, and are nearly at the top of the rafters. They are very strong, 
short-jointed, and healthy. When sunny weather set in they flagged for a few 
days, but afterwards recovered, and grew with increased vigour. Young plants 
which were planted in March are not half the length of the two rods from the 
piece of old stem, and not nearly so strong. An old Vine which was cut and 
thrown into a position where there was a little warmth, threw up some strong 
shoots about a foot high before they drooped. Judging from these and other 
facts, I do not think it necessary to warm the Vine-borders before the Vines are 
set to work with heat and moisture.— -Observer. 
GORDON’S PINETUM.* 
jN this volume we have the one standard English book which is devoted to 
the Ooniferse; and in this new edition, which is supposed to be posted 
fljf up to the present date, those who take interest in the study and cultiva- 
V tion of this noble order of plants will find all the most important novelties 
described. The author had ample opportunity, in his capacity of Arboretum 
Superintendent at Chiswick, to lay a good foundation, upon which his more 
modern observations have been built up, and hence we have a book which those 
who desire the information may take as a reasonably safe guide to a true 
knowledge of these plants, though upon particular points, especially on questions 
of affinity, other authorities may hold different views. 
The Introduction contains a useful classified table of the genera, which would, 
however, be improved if, by means of a change of type or a synoptical arrangement, 
the distinctive characteristics of each genus had been more clearly indicated. In the 
text the genera are taken up alphabetically, while the species, whenever numerous, 
are grouped in sections. It is thus very easy to find the description of a particular 
plant, even without recourse to the full index of specific names, which forms a 
very commendable feature of the work. 
* The Pinetum: being a Synopsis of all the Coniferous Plants at present known, with Descriptions , History , and 
Synonyms , <Lx. By George Gordon, A.L.S. Second Edition. London : II. G. Bohn, Henrietta Street.' 
