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stock on which they grow ; these are points which should be considered 
in giving advice, but which can only be generalised by the writer. 
There can be but one opinion as to t good root management being 
the keystone of success in fruit growing, whether it be done by 
means of root pruning, transplanting, or the kind of stock used. In 
reference to this latter means, we are averse to the employment of 
any stock which will much dwarfen or weaken the vitality of the plant 
worked on it; take for instance the Pear on the Quince, and the 
Apple on the Doucin. We prefer keeping up the vital energy of each 
kind of plant or tree by the employment of a stock not less vigorous, 
but, as the case may be, more hardy than the scion, leaving the result 
of fruitfulness to the care of the grower. 
(To be continued.) 
CRYSTAL PALACE EXHIBITION. 
This took place on the 8th and 9th ult., and, although late in the 
season, was all that could be desired. The display of flowers, fruits, 
and vegetables was excellent; more especially the fruits, of which 
there was an enormous quantity. Among collections, decidedly the best 
came from Mr. Bailey, gardener to T. Drake, Esq., of Shardiloes. This 
contained a large and finely-formed Providence Pine Apple; a good 
Prickly Cayenne, weighing 4|- lbs.; Black Hamburgh Grapes, fine 
both in bunch and berry, and beautifully coloured ; White Muscadine ; 
very good Washington Plums, Noblesse Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, 
Moor Park Apricots, fine specimens for this time of year; Lee’s Per¬ 
petual Fig, a Melon, and Williams’s Bon Chretien Pear. Mr. Fleming, 
gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, at Trentham, sent the next 
best collection. The best eight dishes were contributed by Mr. Dawson, 
gardener to the Right Hon. Earl Cowper. Among Pine Apples none 
were remarkable for great weight. The best Queens came from Messrs. 
Page, Fleming, Bray, and Solomon. Grapes were very plentiful, but 
some of the exhibitions inferior in quality. Of two dishes, the best 
came from Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq., who showed beautiful 
examples of Black Hamburgh and Black Prince. For White Grapes 
a first prize was awarded to Mr. Powell, gardener to Dr. Newington, 
Ticehurst, who showed well-ripened Muscats. The largest bunch of 
Grapes came from Mr. Powell, gardener to Dr. Newington, the kind 
White Tokay. The next largest was Mitchell’s Seedling, alias 
Marchioness of Hastings, from Mr. Tillyard; and a third was a bunch 
of Black Hamburgh from Mr. Ware, of Brentwood. Messrs. Ivery, 
of Dorking, showed a new white Grape called Buckland Sweetwater, 
which good judges consider likely to supersede the White Muscadine, 
In shape the bunches resemble those of a Hamburgh. Peaches and 
Nectarines were unusually plentiful. In the class of four dishes, Mr. 
Kaile, gardener to the Earl of Lovelace, showed Barrington and Royal 
George Peaches, and Elruge and Violet Hative Nectarines. Mr. 
Fleming and Mr. Whiting also exhibited good fruit of Noblesse, 
Barrington, and Teton de Venus Peaches, and of Elruge and Violet 
