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TEE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, April 17, 1860. 
man shall walk in the centres of garden-walks. The difference is 
obvious, as, instead of seeing “ hare’s-runs ” or “ sheep-walks ” 
(if I may use the expressions), we see well-trodden, and, conse¬ 
quently, well-kept walks. Now, I have no wish to make a roller 
of every man’s feet; but I think that if a little more care were 
exercised in this matter by men connected with the garden, it 
would add more to the comfort of the men, and also add to the 
general appearance of the grounds in the way of good keeping. 
I must admit that it is not without some little troublo to 
induce them to conform to the rule, but with a little coaxing they 
will soon fall in with our views, and the best workmen, it will be 
found, will be the most particular in keeping to the plan.—J ohn 
Perkins, Thornharn Hall, Suffolk. 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 27.) 
PLUMS. 
St. Maurin. See d’Agen. 
Sans Noyau. See Stoneless. 
Schuyler Gage. See Green Gage. 
Semiana. See Italian Quetsche. 
Shailer’s White Damson. See While Damson. 
Sharp’s Emperor. See Victoria. 
Sheen. See Fotheringham. 
Shropshire Damson. See Prune Damson. 
Sir Charles Worsley’s. See Poyale. 
Smith’s Orleans. —Fruit large, oval, or roundish-oval, 
widest towards the stalk, and marked with a deep suture. 
Skin reddish-purple, strewed with yellow dots, and covered 
with thick blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long, slender, 
inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh deep yellow, firm, 
juicy, richly briskly flavoured, and perfumed, adhering 
to the stone. Shoots smooth. 
An excellent plum. Ripe in the end of August. 
Standard of England. —Fruit above medium size, 
obovate, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin pale 
red, strewed with yellow dots, and covered with thin 
bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in 
a small cavity. Skin rather firm, juicy, and briskly 
flavoured, separating from the stone. Shoots smooth. 
A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning of September. 
Steer’s Emperor. See Goliath. 
Stoneless (Kirhe’s Stoneless; Sans Noyau). —Fruit 
small, oval. Skin dark purple, or rather black, covered 
with blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh greenish- 
yellow, at first harsh and acid, but when highly ripened 
and when it begins to shrivel it is mellow and agreeable. 
The kernel is not surrounded by any bony deposit. 
Shoots downy. Ripe in the beginning of September. 
Sucrin Vert. See Green Gage. 
Suisse (Monsieur Tardive; Sioitzer’s Plum). —Fruit 
medium sized, round, slightly depressed at the apex, and 
marked with a very shallow suture. Skin of a fine dark 
purple next the sun, but paler on the shaded side, strewed 
with yellow dots, and covered with blue bloom. Stalk 
three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a rather wide 
cavity. Flesh greenish-yellow, juicy and melting, with 
a rich, brisk flavour, and adhering to the stone. Shoots 
smooth. 
A preserving plum. Ripe in the beginning of October. 
Sweet Prune. See Quetsche. 
Switzer’s Plum. See Suisse. 
Tardive de Chalons. —Fruit rather small, round, 
inclining to oval, and marked with a well-defined suture. 
Skin brownish-red, thinly strewed with minute dots. 
Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Flesh, firm, tender, 
sweet, and well flavoured, separating with difficulty from 
the stone. Shoots downy. 
A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in October. 
Topaz (Guthrie s Topaz). —Fruit medium sized, oval, 
narrowing at the stalk, and marked with a distinct 
suture. Skin fine clear yellow, covered with thin bloom. 
Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh 
yellow, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, adhering to 
the stone. Shoots smooth. 
A dessert plum, ripening in the middle and end of 
September, and hanging till it shrivels. 
Transparent Gage (Prune Transparente; Peine 
Claude Diaphane). —Fruit rather larger than the Green 
Gage, roundish-oval, marked with a shallow suture. 
Skin thin and so transparent as to show the texture of 
the flesh, and also the stone when the fruit is held up 
between the eye and the light; pale yellow, dotted and 
marbled with red. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, 
thin, and inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, 
rather firm and transparent, very juicy, and with a rich 
honied sweetness, separating with difficulty from the 
stone. Shoots smooth. 
A most delicious dessert plum. Ripe in the beginning 
of September. 
Trompe Garcon. See Green Gage. 
Trompe Valet. See Green Gage. 
Turkish Quetsche. See Quetsche. 
Verdacia. See Green Gage. 
Verdochio. See Green Gage. 
Verte Bonne. See Green Gage. 
Vcrte Tiquetee. See Green Gage. 
Victoria (Alderton; Denyer’s Victoria; Sharp’s 
Emperor). —Fruit large, roundish-oval, marked with a 
shallow suture. Skin bright red on the side next the 
sun, but pale red on the shaded side, and covered with 
thin bloom. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, stout. 
Flesh yellow, very juicy, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured, 
separating from the stone. Shoots downy. 
A culinary plum. Ripe in the beginning and middle 
of September. 
Violet Damask (Damas Violet). — Fruit medium 
sized, oval, narrowing towards the stalk, and slightly 
flattened on one side. Skin reddish-purple, covered with 
delicate blue bloom. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh 
yellow, firm, sweet, and briskly flavoured, separating from 
the stone. Shoots downy. 
A dessert or preserving plum. Ripe in the end of 
August. 
Violet Gage. See Purple Gage. 
Violet Perdrigon. See Blue Perdrigon. 
Violette de Tours. See Precoce do Tours. 
Virginian Cherry. See Cherry. 
(To be continued.) 
NOTES MADE IN HUNGARY. 
Godolo.— At present, the taste for the picturesque is, perhaps, 
as • little felt in Hungary as in almost any country in Europe. 
The negligence with which the position of a house is commonly 
chosen, the absence of gardens and parks, or, if present, the bad 
taste with which they are laid out, and the carelessness with 
which they are kept, are strong evidences of this deficiency. 
There are, however, some very striking exceptions; among 
which, G odolo, in the neighbourhood of Pest, stands pre-eminent. 
In spite of the disadvantages of a sandy soil, and rather a flat 
situation, it would be difficult in any part of England to find a 
flower-garden either more tastefully disposed, or more perfectly 
kept, than that of the Princess Grassalkovich. All the varieties 
of lawn, boscage, or bower - —all the lesser elegancies of trellis, 
basket, and bouquet, have been taken advantage of in the best 
manner. Another beauty of Godolo is the Dairy. It is situated 
in what was formerly a forest; and which, by judicious cutting 
out, now forms a very beautiful natural park. In appearance it 
is a pretty little villa, and we entered by an elegantly furnished 
parlour which leads into a circular saloon. On each side of this 
saloon open two folding-doors, which disclosed—what shall I 
say ?—two vaccine drawing-rooms! for cow-houses I cannot call 
them. A wide walk runs through the centre of the rooms in the 
form of a cross, towards whiih looked about one hundred cows; 
and, at the angles of the cross, four magnificent bulls. Nothing 
