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FRUIT-TREES FOR NORTH WALLS. 
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many flowers destined to occupy tlie thoughts and delight the eyes of florists for 
some time to come. Subsequent to the show, I visited the garden of Mr. Lord, 
at Todmorden, and that of Mr. Bower, of Great Horton, Bradford. Mr. Lord has 
seedlings, several yet to offer to the floral public, which, unless I misjudge them, 
cannot be surpassed, and it may serve to illustrate the sportiveness of this tribe 
of flowers, and therefore of their great interest to the seedling raiser, if I tell, as 
Mr. Lord told me, that Mrs. Lord, rose Picotee, heavy edge, and Cynthia, of the 
same class, light edge, are seedlings from Mrs. Bayley, purple, heavy-edged, whilst 
the Rev. F. D. Horner, red, light edge, is from another variety of mine, Mrs. 
Turner, rose, light edge. 
Other varieties of Mr. Lord’s, Ann Lord; No. 3, light purple Picotee ; Nos. 
23 and 28 in the same class ; and Nos. 24, 27, and 100, heavy-edged purple, are 
from Mrs. Hanaford, set with pollen from Mrs. Bayley, and being a strong 
believer in hereditary quality, I was not surprised to find in these seedlings the 
highest excellence. Mr. Bower’s Lord Raglan, C.B.; John Smith, red Picotee 
Mrs. Bower and Clara, in the same class ; a light-edged purple Picotee as yet un¬ 
named ; and a rose-flake, much in the way of a good Lovely Ann, which he 
honoured me by naming E. S. Dodwell, will cause his name long to live amongst 
florists, and hoping that when the Society next meets I may be there to see, I 
subscribe myself, Mr. Editor, your most obedient servant—E. S. Dodwell. 
FRUIT-TREES FOR NORTH WALLS. 
HAVE often been asked what kind of fruit-trees I would recommend for 
north walls. Many persons have an idea that few kinds will succeed on 
f ^ such an aspect, owing to the want of sunshine, and the exposure to the cold. 
^ This is, however, a mistaken impression, as many of the best kinds of 
Plums, Pears, and Cherries succeed well, and bear abundant crops on north walls. 
Unfortunately gentlemen’s gardens do not always furnish the best example of 
what can be grown on north walls, from the fact that against one of such walls 
are generally built the fruit-room, mushroom-house, bothy, potting-sheds, &c. 
Morello Cherries, a few Currants, and a Plum-tree or two are generally what are 
grown on north walls. It is an advantage to have a north wall for Plums and 
Cherries, as they ripen later than on other aspects, and hang a considerable time, 
thus continuing the season for a much longer period. 
We have the following Plums on the north walls here— Orleans , Green Gage , 
linpe'ratrice , Jefferson , Kirk's , Victoria, Magnum Bonum , Washington, and Heine 
Claude de Bavay (the two last late Plums), all of which bear well, generally 
better than those on other aspects, as, coming later into flower, they often escape 
the spring frost, while the others are cut off. Our finest Green Gages are from 
trees on north walls, and we have them a considerable time after those on south 
and other aspects are past. On a north wall here, there is a Jefferson Plum-tree, 
and on a south wall, two fine healthy trees of the same variety; the former 
generally bears as many fruit as both the other trees. There are also several kinds 
