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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ October, 
Partially-ripened slioots may be tongued, and laid in tlie earth or in pots, in 
sandy soil, about midsummer, and will become sufficiently rooted to be separated 
and planted out by the autumn or spring, according to the soil, situation, and 
season. 
The propagation of Roses by seed will be treated of in the next chapter.— 
William Paul, Paul's Nurseries , Waltham Cross , N. 
THE “ POMOLOGIST ” SELECTIONS OF FRUIT. 
[MONGrST the many comments I have heard in reference to the selections 
of Fruit-trees which have lately been given in the Florist and Pomologist, 
there is one which I am desirous of referring to here. One of our oldest 
and most esteemed gardeners, referring to the Chaumontel Pear, made the 
remark that u it could not from its inconstancy be accredited a prominent place 
in our collections.” Now what are the facts ? In this year of grace 1872, 
when such a dearth of Pears generally exists, the Chaumontel trees here bend be¬ 
neath their loads of fruit, and present a strong contrast with most other sorts. 
This is a merit which should place all secondary considerations on one side. I 
cannot, however, see any objection to a pear which ripens between November 
and March, and is “ buttery and melting, rich, sugary, and highly perfumed.” 
The fact of the matter is that no pear is more impatient of pruning than the 
Chaumontel. Let it have head-room, even if it be but as a standard orchard- 
tree, and crops are certain to follow. The same remarks apply equally to Beurre 
Bance , a Pear far inferior to the Chaumontel, yet like it, fruitful as an ordinary 
standard, in this most inclement of inclement springs. 
The New Hawthornden Apple , an advance on the older sort, being far 
finer, is much given to spot hereabout, which will always tell against it. I perceive 
that Lord Suffield Apple is extensively recommended. The variety I received 
under that name, and fruited on three or four occasions, proved an instant ripener, 
not capable of keeping a fortnight, soft to the touch, and rattle-pip’d—such, in 
fact, as I rejected lately, in making a selection of a couple of score of trees. 
Could I have possessed the true variety ? 
As against Uvedale’s St. Germain (which is fruitful here this season as an 
orchard standard), Catillac bears cent, per cent, more, the fruit literally hanging 
in ropes like onions!— Wiilliam Earley, Valentines. 
THALIA DEALBATA. 
'HE subject of our present illustration, Thalia dealhata , a native of South 
Carolina, is an elegant aquatic plant, of a half-hardy character, remarkable 
for its tall stems, 6 to 8 ft. high, which spring from a tuberous rhizome, 
Tcf and bear fine broad ovate-lanceolate stalked leaves, which are covered 
with a powdery bloom like that on the surface of a plum. The flowers are blue 
and purple, disposed in graceful panicles at the end of the stems, and together 
with the glaucous leaves, render it a fine object for cultivation where tallish and 
