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loft to grow at will until that time, except in 
tlie case of leading slioots, which may be nailed- 
in to prevent them from being broken by the 
wind. 
In regard to the quantity of fruit a tree 
ought to carry, much will depend on its strength 
and condition. A tree in perfect health, 
covering a hundred superficial feet of wall, 
should bring to maturity eight or nine dozen 
of fruit of the finest quality, and so on, according 
to the space covered. 
The trees may be syringed occasionally in 
the early part of the season, to cleanse them 
after the fruit is set, but on no account let 
much water touch the roots till July. If the 
weather be dry after that time, the application 
of water and liquid manure and mulching the 
borders would be beneficial; and when the 
fruit begins the second swelling, the trees 
should be syringed every evening in dry 
weather, this syringing being continued up to 
the time the fruit approaches maturity. 
As soon as the crop of fruit is gathered, the 
trees should be gone over, and every useless 
shoot cut out, so as to expose the wood re¬ 
quired for the next year to air and light. On 
getting the wood ripe and well hardened de¬ 
pends in a great measure the success of the 
following season. 
I have thus far referred to the good and 
ill of Peach culture, and perhaps a word as 
to the best varieties for out-door culture would 
not be out of place. Many kinds are so subject 
to mildew and green-fly. that it is a great trouble 
to keep them in health, and for this reason 
they ought not to be planted ; all such are 
easily known by their serrated or deeply-cut 
leaf. The following are among the best for 
open walls, and have the leaves smooth, or but 
slightly serrated :—Early Victoria, Grosse Mig- 
nonne, Bellegarde, Premier, Stirling Castle, Vio- 
lette Ilfitive, Buckingham Mignonne, George the 
Fourth, Lord Palmerston, Walburton Admirable, 
and Late Admirable. The above-named varie¬ 
ties, together with the Salway Peach, would 
keep up a supply from the beginning of August 
till the end of October. Among Nectarines, 
Violette Hfitive, Oldenberg, Murrey, Elruge, 
Lord Napier, Pine-apple, and Prince of Wales 
are among the best for out-door culture. 
I am an advocate for protection in the 
spring, but this should be fitted up in such a 
way that it can be easily removed in the day¬ 
time. Nothing can be better than canvas on 
rollers. I prefer it to any other covering, and 
it is both cheap and durable.—J. Powell, 
Royal Gardens, Frogmore. 
TWO MONTHS OF CARNATIONS 
AND PICOTEES. 
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GwON Purple Flakes, James Douglas (Simon- 
f m ite), a large variety, combining the 
characteristics of Juno and Mayor of 
Nottingham , though with more substance 
of petal than the former, with an especially 
bright light purple, well maintained the 
high character with which it was intro¬ 
duced to the floral public ; and Dr. Foster , 
Earl of Wilton, Juno , Mayor of Notting¬ 
ham (albeit, the earlier blooms of this variety 
were somewhat overcharged with colour), 
Premier, Squire Meynell, Squire Trow, and True 
Blue, were good everywhere. A new variety, 
a sport from Sarah Payne, called Sporting 
Lass, was very chaste; but beyond all else, a 
variety, Florence Nightingale (Sealey) I had 
grown for the first time, though I believe not 
new, most pleased me. It was unique in its 
rich imperial purple, and lustrous white ground, 
and fine indeed both as a self and in its more 
elevated, variegated character. 
In Scarlet Flakes, everywhere I found fine 
examples of Annihilator, Clipper, James Cheet- 
ham, John Bayley, and Sportsman, the latter 
being especially fine. In this class I have 
notes of seedlings shown by Mr. Buttram, of 
Burgh Mills, Mr. JonathanBooth,of Failsworth, 
and Mr. Simonite, of Sheffield, but in each 
case I reserve an expression of opinion for 
further observation. 
Of the old, well-established Bose Flakes grand 
examples of James Merryweather, John Feet, 
Lovely Ann, Rose of Stapleford, and Sibyl 
abounded, the latter having been produced at 
the Aquarium Show in a state never possible 
to be surpassed; whilst of varieties not as yet 
generally grown I saw beautiful specimens of 
Cleopatra (Hartley), Cristagalli (Whittaker), 
James Carter (Adams), Mary Ann (Flet¬ 
cher), Mrs. Dodwell (Lord), Mrs. Hurst 
(Ingram), Mr. Findlay (Simonite), Queen Boa- 
dicea (Empsall), Samuel Newman (Hooper), and 
Uncle Tom (Bramma), the latter old indeed, 
but yet good. Samuel Newman, as shown by 
Mr. Douglas, was exquisitely beautiful, but I 
fear its colour is too pale ever to be good, save 
in exceptionally favourable situations, such as 
Slough and Loxford Hall. I have nothing to 
recall of anything I have written of the Car¬ 
nation and Picotee as suitable subjects for the 
