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Sylvester’s seedling, does not prove satisfactory. 
Conkling is a large, fine, yellow peach. Alexandra 
Noblesse, one of the newer sorts, is an excellent 
large peach, raised by Mr. Bivers from the old 
Noblesse. Early Silver, from which the Early Bivers 
was raised, is a splendid variety, and deserves ex¬ 
tensive trial. Magdala, Morning Glory, and Atlanta 
are medium-sized, white-fleshed peaches, but not 
large and attractive enough for market. Atlanta 
deserves attention from amateurs for its delicate 
flavour. The Wager peach, with yellow flesh part¬ 
ing freely from the stone, is said to be valuable for 
canning. 
September 5th. —Morris White is still a favourite 
with orchardists. 
September 10th. —Jacques’ Eareripe, resembling 
Crawford’s Early, may be esteemed in some sec¬ 
tions of the country, but it lacks flavour here. 
Monstrueuse de Doue (Beine des Vergers), 
Chevreuse HAtive, and Hicks’ Seedling do not 
possess sufficient merit to render their cultiva¬ 
tion advantageous. Goshawk, raised from Cool- 
edge’s Favorite, adds size to the many valuable 
qualities of its parent, and is certainly very pro¬ 
mising. 
September 12th. —Malta is a desirable peach for 
the amateur’s garden. The flesh is juicy and melt¬ 
ing, and the flavour all that one could desire, but 
the tree is not productive enough to justify us in 
commending it for market. 
September 15th. —Leopold I., a Belgian variety, 
and Prince of Wales, ono of Mrr Bivers’ seedlings, 
are deficient in flavour, and we intend to drop them 
from our lists. Cole’s Early Bed will be treated 
likewise. Just now Brevoort is the best peach we 
have. Its flavour is delicious, and on that account 
it is certainly entitled to a place in every garden. 
The tree is only a moderate bearer, which would 
prevent its culture for market. Oldmixou Freestone 
is in first-rate condition for eating, and deserves 
to be, as it is, classed among the most valuable of 
peaches for garden or orchard. In addition to its 
many other good qualities, it has a rich flavour, 
which will always make it desirable. Stump the 
World, although a popular market peach, has not 
flavour enough to commend it to the attention of 
amateurs. 
September 20th. —Susquehannah, a largo yellow 
peach, has a rich, vinous flavour. Hill’s Chili has 
been highly recommended, but the fruit is not large, 
and the flavour is indifferent. Late Morris White 
is a variety of Morris White, resembling it in every 
particular, but ripening ten days later. The 
Nectarine peach is, by all odds, the best of its 
season. It is said to have been raised from a stone 
of a Dutch nectarine called Grand Noir, and has a 
peculiarly delicious flavour. White Melocoton is a 
large, handsome peach, juicy, melting, and of good 
quality. Carmine has no flavour, and should be 
rejected. Bed Cheek Melocoton and Mammoth 
Melocoton are fine, yellow-fleshed peaches. Eay- 
macker’s resembles Crawford’s Late, and does not 
seem to be any improvement upon it. 
September 26th. —Yan Buren’s Golden Dwarf is a 
large, yellow, clingstone peach, resembling Craw¬ 
ford’s Late, of dwarf habit, and very prolific. 
Princess of Wales, raised by Mr. Bivers from seed 
of Pavie de Pompone, is a beautiful cream-coloured 
peach, melting, and of good flavour, valuable on 
account of its lateness. Crawford’s Late continues 
to be valued as a late peach. Pool’s Large Yellow, 
ripe at the same time, is a very large, yellow peach. 
The flesh is finer than that of Crawford’s Late, and 
from what I have seen of this variety I think it 
deserves a good deal of attention. It seems quite 
an improvement on Crawford’s Late. Of its bearing 
qualities I am not able to judge. 
September 27tli. —Lord Palmerston, another of Mr. 
Bivers’ fine seedlings raised from the Princess of 
Wales, is very large, skin creamy white, with a pink 
cheek; flesh fine, juicy and rich, stained with red 
at the stone. It deserves careful trial, as it promises 
to be of great value to succeed Crawford’s Late. 
Ward’s Late Free is a desirable white-fleshed 
variety. Its flavour is excellent. Druid Hill, raised 
in Baltimore, has an exceedingly pleasant flavour. I 
should not hesitate to rank it among the best of 
peaches. It has an additional value in ripening so 
late, and it surpasses Ward’s Late Free in flavour. 
Walburton Admirable is large, juicy, and delicious ; a 
first-class peach in every respect. Heath Free is a 
choice late peach. McClane’s White does not equal 
it in flavour. Carpenter’s White is very good, and 
merits attention. 
October 2nd. —Lady Palmerston will be valuable 
farther south, but is too late for this locality. This 
remark applies equally well to Smock Free, Salway 
Temple White, DeGrauw’s White, Delaney Heath 
Cling, Jersey, Comet, and Jones’ Seedling. Some 
of these in such exceptional seasons as that of 1880 
ripen hei’e pretty well. 
A few trees did not produce fruit, which will 
account for the absence of some kinds from the list. 
Several varieties of the very early peaches show a 
disposition to decay, and their value is greatly 
lessened by this defect. Another year’s trial will 
establish to a certainty the advantages which some 
sorts possess over others in this respect. As will 
be seen, several old peaches which have been 
neglected of late, have been found to possess qualities 
which will merit attention. This collection has 
been the most interesting that I have had the 
pleasure of examining. I hope that other fruit¬ 
growers will favour us with the results of their 
experiments, so that we may assist each other in 
determining which kinds to keep and which to 
reject.—W. C. Barry, Rochester, N.Y, 
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is one of tlie most troublesome pests 
cli tlie gardener has to deal with, 
sre are several species of Agriotes , or 
Click Beetle, whose larvae attack and destroy 
the roots of plants, and are confounded under 
the general name of wire-worm,—a name truly 
descriptive of its character, for it is clad in 
armour nearly as hard as iron, and over which 
the clod-crusher passes harmlessly. It is, 
indeed, very amusing to read that wire-worms 
embedded in soft earth will suffer anything 
from surface pressure. The clod-crusher does 
good service in its own sphere of action, but 
this is quite beyond its powers. 
Leaving the farm to fight its own enemies, let 
us see what can be done in the garden, where 
some fine old turf introduced from pasture fields 
is well stocked with wire-worm, which must be 
got rid of. Hand-picking is not to be thought of, 
for good reasons, such as the cost in time and 
labour of overhauling even a few tons of soil; 
and the chances that the keenest eyes would pass 
over enough to establish a new colony. Although 
