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I have; this variety does not drop when ripe, and if not gathered will shrivel, 
and is then delicious. 
Alexandra Noblesse Peach: A great triumph ; large, rich, delicate ; will bear 
cropping, and ripens thoroughly as a standard in mid-season. 
Pine-apple Nectarine: Large, of fine flavour, but as a standard requires the 
best situation in the house. 
Victoria Nectarine: Large and of exquisite flavour, and sets so freely as to 
require several thinnings. Even under glass this fine Nectarine requires a wall. 
I am still (September 22) taking fruit daily, and for several years have gathered 
the last on Michaelmas Day, so that Napier and Victoria have extended the 
Nectarine season to nearly two months. 
All these fine varieties are robust and of free-growing habit. They are all 
grown here in the orchard-house as trained standards and planted out, except 
Victoria. I have planted the “ early ” varieties as they came out, but from 
luxuriant growth they have fruited so imperfectly that I will defer a description 
of them till next year, when I purpose to register the ripening period of each, as 
well as of the old kinds hitherto cultivated.-—G. D. 
GARDEN WORK FOR NOVEMBER, 
FLOWERS. 
W that the summer beauty of the flower-garden has departed, no effort 
should be spared to render the general appearance of this department as 
enjoyable and interesting as possible. In this phase of embellishment we 
are at last making rapid progress; so that in place of the cold sterility 
which, as a general rule, once characterised our parterres during the dreary winter 
months, we are enabled, through the employment of the more distinct and higher- 
coloured evergreen shrubs, to create a most agreeable scene, which renders the 
loss of the gaudy summer subjects the less to baregretted. No favourable occasion 
should now be lost of replenishing the beds, whilst, for the present, unremitting 
attention will be requisite to preserve anything like neatness and order. As a 
set-off to the fast-falling leaves and decaying vegetation, well-kept turf and bright, 
firm walks are most desirable. 
Herbaceous borders should now have a thorough clearing out, dividing and 
replanting such fibrous-rooted Perennials as require it. Plant out Biennials. 
Thin and transplant out Annuals , making the ground solid around them. Plant 
Lilies in ground that is thoroughly drained, in a deep, friable compost, and finish 
the planting of Bulbs of every description. 
Ranunculuses , in well-drained soils, are best planted at once, whilst upon cold 
wet soils they are better deferred until February. A deep open soil suits them 
best; let the beds be well stirred up at least 2 ft. deep, working into the bottom 
a good proportion of fresh loam, with well-rotted cow-dung, which should be 
thoroughly incorporated. The surface 6 in. of soil should be free from manure, 
and should be rendered open by the addition of a little leaf-soil and sand. The 
roots are apt to perish when placed in actual contact with manure when in a 
dormant state. Plant in rows 5 in. apart, and cover the roots about 2 in. 
in depth, strewing a little sand over the crowns when planted. When 
swelling, the roots are more particularly susceptible of injury from frost, and 
