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to bo planted in a sheltered place open 
to tile sun, in the best soil the garden 
affords : their after-management is 
merely the removal of superfluous shoots, 
and an annual mulching at the roots, 
which should be done early in spring. 
Breda. A rich fruit, generally round, 
sometimes having a tendency to be¬ 
come angular, bright orange colour, 
blooms later than some other varie¬ 
ties, and therefore adapted for ex¬ 
posed situations or for standards. 
Synonymes , Amande Aveline, Ananas, 
l)e Hollande, De Nancy, Hasselnuss- 
mandel Persique. 
Hemskirke. A first-rate fruit, some¬ 
what flattened in shape, reddish- 
orange ; ripens well on a south-east 
wall. 
Masculine, Bed. The earliest of all 
Apricots, of fair quality, round, yel¬ 
low and red; requires a south wall. 
Synonymes, Abrieotin, Brown Mascu¬ 
line, Early Bed Masculine, Early 
Muscadine, Eriihe Muscateller, Mus- 
que Ilatif, Precoce. 
Masculine, White. Inferior in flavour 
to the above, from which it also dif¬ 
fers in being paler, nor is it quite so 
early. Synonymes , Blanc, Early White 
Masculine, White Algiers. 
Moorpark. This is, perhaps, the finest- 
flavoured variety we possess; it is 
more generally grown than any other. 
The fruit is round, bright orange 
and red; being an early flower, it re¬ 
quires to be well protected: when 
planted against a west wall the blos¬ 
soms are not developed so soon, and 
consequently set more certainly. 
Synonyme , Ansons, De Nancy, Dun- 
mores, Dunmore’s Breda, Hunt’s 
Moorpark,Oldaker’s Moorpark, Peclie, 
Sudlow’s Moorpark, Walton’s Moor¬ 
park, Wurtemberg, Du Luxembourg. 
Orange. Bather inferior, round in 
form, and a pale orange colour. It 
is not worth growing on a Avail, but 
being a very free bearer may be treated 
as a standard, and will do for culinary 
purposes. Synonymes , Early Orange, 
Boyal George, Boyal Orange, Boyal 
Persian, Persian. 
Royal. A first-rate variety, oval, 
orange-coloured, and earlier than the 
Moorpark. 
Turkey. Yery desirable as a late sort; 
the fruit is round, deep yellow, rich 
and juicy. The trees may be planted 
against a west wall, where they seldom 
require protection at all. Synonymes, 
Large Turkey, De Nancy of some. 
ARTICHOKE. Cynara Seely mus 
(Linn.), Nat. Order Composite?. These 
esculents require to be grown in rich 
loamy soil; they are readily increased 
by means of offsets from the parent 
stool: which may be taken in the spring, 
and should be planted in rows three feet 
from each other, and about two feet 
between the plants ; the ground should 
previously have been well manured and 
trenched; the plants will then grow 
vigorously, and produce heads in the 
following summer. It is essential to 
give them good ground and plenty of 
manure, that they may be strong and 
healthy, or the buds will, as a matter of 
course, be small, dry, and insipid; and, 
as a means of keeping them in good 
condition, it is advisable to split up the 
old stools every three or four years, and 
transplant them to fresh soil. Being 
natives of the south of Europe, it is ne¬ 
cessary to protect them from severe 
frosts by drawing the earth high up 
about their stems, and tying the leaves 
round with hay bands, or some such 
contrivance, on the approach of hard 
weather; in some favoured positions 
they will stand without this care, but 
where the soil is wet, or otherwise likely 
to feel the attacks of the ice king, pro¬ 
tection must not be neglected. 
A SPABAGU S. Asparagus officinalis 
(Linn.) Nat. Ord. Liliaceee. Erom an 
indigenous weed of our sea-shores, this 
by cultivation has become one of the 
most delicate and most esteemed vege¬ 
tables we possess. 
Notwithstanding the list of names 
some growers would alarm us with, 
there is but one kind, and the only va¬ 
riations in it arc merely those arising 
from situation. The plants are obtained 
from seed, which should be gathered 
when the haulm is cut down in autumn, 
and preserved till the following March, 
