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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ November, 
more frequently and copiously among the Raspberry stools, should dry seasons 
again come round. Few fruits are so wholesome, scarcely any more popular than 
the Raspberry. In dry summers the fruiting season is far too short, but by the 
use of more water it may be much prolonged; and, thanks to Mr. Rivers, the 
autumnal-bearing Raspberries now almost equal in size and flavour the best 
summer varieties. The October Red, October Yellow , and Large Orange , are 
fine and free-bearing varieties ; the Black is said to be almost equally good, but 
I confess to a prejudice against a black Raspberry. 
It is a pity we do not get varieties similar to these late-bearing ones to come 
in earlier, since by their fruiting along the whole cane, they keep on bearing until 
cut down by the frost. Something may be done by cutting the canes down in 
the autumn, close to the ground, instead of in the spring as generally recom¬ 
mended. As to allowing these autumnal fruiters to bear with the others, it is 
a sheer waste and partial ruin to the crops. Out away the old canes to the 
ground in autumn or the spring ; thin the young shoots to from three to sis 
to a stool, in May or June, and see that they are well supplied with manure- 
water, if the early autumn or late summer months prove dry; and then ropes of 
rich luscious fruit may be gathered from the beginning of October to the end of 
December, weather permitting. If Mr. Rivers, to whom we are indebted for so 
many fruits, would add to their number yet one more, and that a double-bearing 
Raspberry, equal to the October Red and Yellow, but beginning to fruit in August, 
that would indeed prove a rich boon to all growers and eaters of Raspberries.— 
D. T. Fish, Hardwicke. 
NEW PICOTEES. 
@ HERE are, I think, but few persons who are not lovers of these most charming 
flowers. In fact, I may say they are everybody’s favourities. Such a vast 
f stride has recently been made in improving them, that I think I may 
venture to assert, that if a greater advance has been made in any one 
particular florist’s flower more than in another, it is in the Picotee. During the 
last season some really superb varieties have been exhibited. These have been 
selected from many thousands of seedlings, nearly all of them the produce of 
1868, when seed was saved in greater abundance than perhaps was ever known 
before. 
I have here made a selection of the finest novelties in the various classes, 
and given full descriptions of their properties. As a proof of their merits it will 
be seen that many of them have been awarded First-class Certificates. The 
varieties generally are of an excellent habit, and they form, without doubt, the 
finest lot of Picotees ever raised :— 
Princess op Wales* (Felloives ).—Very dark heavy rod edge, fine large smooth petals, 
very pure white, and the marking very solid; fine large full flower, and very distinct. The 
finest flower in its class. 
Mrs. Allcroft* (Turner ').—Light rose edge, fine large full flower, fine smooth petals, 
and perfectly free from spot or bar; extra fine. 
