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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ November, 
Pitclier-plants have followed in their wake, and Messrs. Veitch and Sons’ staff of 
assistants have obtained for them several forms of acknowledged distinctness and 
merit as ornamental plants. Their account of Nepenthes intermedia is as follows : 
—“ A very distinct hybrid, raised at this nursery, and obtained by our foreman, 
Mr. Court, from N. Rafflesiana and an unnamed species with small spotted pitchers. 
The plant is of robust and free growth. The pitchers, which are produced very 
abundantly, are somewhat similar in shape to those of N. Rafflesiana , but longer, 
and are densely spotted and flaked with reddish-brown. This novelty will prove 
an excellent companion to the well-known N. Rafflesiana and N. Dominiana ,”— 
the latter also a hybrid. It has been awarded a First-class Certificate at South 
Kensington. We are indebted to the Messrs. Veitch for the use of the figure.'—T. 
Moore. 
THE GOLDEN RETINOSPORAS. 
jT is somewhat singular that we so seldom meet with this class of plants in our 
$3 pleasure-grounds. This omission certainly cannot arise from their extravagant 
price, but rather, I should imagine, from an imperfect knowledge of their 
intrinsic merit. I would offer this caution, that in no case should they be 
planted in close shrubberries, for obvious reasons. They are impatient of con¬ 
finement, their colour suffers, and they lose their bottom branches by the rapid 
advance of their more vigorous neighbours, unless constantly kept in check by a 
watchful eye. It cannot be said that they are particular as to soil, only they 
dislike the limestone, and the chalk still worse. In either, the habit is stunted, 
and the foliage assumes a singed appearance, which has anything but a pleasing 
appearance. Even when growing freely, the pretty Golden Retinosporas are apt 
to produce strong side-shoots, which, if allowed to go unchecked, rob the terminal 
leader of its power, and thus give the plant a squat or spreading habit. 
There are several golden kinds of Retinospora , but among them the best and 
those of the most decided colour will be found in R. obtusa aurea, R. pisifera 
aureci , and R. pisifera nana aurea. — Alexander Cramb, Tortworth. 
STANDARD PEACH-TREES IN THE OPEN GROUND. 
;BOUT the middle of September last, Mr. Small, of the Old Nursery, 
Colnbrook, drew my attention to three small standard Peach-trees which 
were growing in the open ground, and were laden with fruit, fast ap¬ 
proaching to maturity, and this without protection in the springs or any 
attention whatever through the summer. The varieties were the Roped George 
and Galande. I have since had a communication from Mr. Small, dated September 
30, in which he says :—“ I have this day gathered the last of the standard 
Peaches you saw here, in all 240 fruit, which ripened between the 18th and the 
end of the month. I may add that this is not the first time by many that I have 
gathered Peaches from standard trees. The fruit realised a good price in the market.” 
The fact of Peaches ripening in the open ground in an ordinary season like 
