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growing a Lettuce styled the Hardy Dutch, which I consider to be a first-class 
hardy Cabbage Lettuce, with large close heads, all heart; it is, indeed, very 
hardy, and 1 think if the stock can be preserved it will be found to be the 
best of all the hardy Cabbage Lettuces. It is in the hands of Messrs. 
Beck, Henderson, & Child, of London, and is not yet sent out. 
There is a variety which finds its way into Covent Garden Market during 
the early spring months, known as the Hardy White Cos. It has all the 
characters of the Paris White Cos, but is much larger and hardier. It is much 
liked by the Covent Garden growers. As I have referred to a variety known 
as the Hampton Court, I may say that as a hardy winter Cabbage variety it 
ranks next to the Hardy Hammersmith. It grows to a great size, and forms a 
close heart of a light green colour. 
I can confirm Mr. Tillery’s statement in regard to Osborn’s Winter White 
Broccoli, that it lacks hardiness—an indispensable quality in a winter Broccoli. 
I have not seen it growing in the south of England, but in the midland 
counties it was sadly cut up in the winter of 1864-65. Excessive wet, too, 
appears to be injurious to it. I am glad to find that Mr. Tillery has a word of 
praise for Dilcock’s Bride. It is an excellent sort when it can be obtained 
true— i.e., of the stock in the hands of the raiser, Mr. Dilcock, of York. 
There is. unfortunately, a spurious stock in the market, and the difficulty with 
growers of this variety is to know where it can be obtained true. 
To Mr. Tillery’s list of Peas let me add The Prince, a variety sent out by 
Messrs. Stuart & Mein, of Kelso. It is a very robust-growing variety, with 
a good branching habit, grows about feet high, is a prolific bearer, and has 
very fine pods well filled with peas of a rich flavour. It can well be termed a 
“ Marrow Pea for the main crop,” as the pods hang well, and do not age so 
quickly as in the case of some sorts. It is a more prolific bearer than Veitch’s 
Perfection. Maclean’s Wonderful is another variety that can be highly re¬ 
commended. 
In all probability the early Pea controversy will be continued next season. 
An early Pea combining, it is said, all the qualities, is in the hands of a seed- 
grower in the neighbourhood of London, and will be sent out during the 
winter. I have seen a letter from a gentleman of standing in the horticultural 
body, residing in the north-west of England, stating that this new Pea was last 
season ten days earlier than First and Best, Ringleader, First Crop, Dillistone’s, 
and the many others so zealously recommended in glowing testimonials. 
OUR PEAR CROPS. 
I was rather surprised to learn from Mr. Edlington’s account in last month’s 
Florist and Pomologist that the Pear crop has been this year in Middlesex 
so complete a failure as stated ; in this part of Yorkshire it is a very fair one, 
being nearly up to the average. Considering the very heavy crops of Pears 
last year, I think the yield this season very satisfactory. Jargonelles, of which 
great quantities are grown in this neighbourhood, have been selling as low as 
2s. 6 d. per stone of 16 lbs. There is a ready demand for them, so that nothing 
but the abundance of the crop has brought them so low in price. In seasons 
when the crop has been light, I have known them sell for 11s. and 12s. per 
stone. All other kinds of Pears are a fair crop. Some are fully equal to the 
average, and others rather below. Here we have full crops of the following 
on standard trees :—White Doyenne, Aston Town, Dumnore, Williams’s Bon 
Chretien, Beurre Diel, Beurre Bose, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and Duchesse 
d’Angoulemc. On the walls the following are fair crops :—Jargonelle, Brown 
