TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FRUIT-GROWERS. 527 
benefit.* From the way these trees acted as they came into 
leaf in the spring of 1857, I am led to conclude that the May 
Duke would succeed still better than it now does, if it could be 
grown upon its own roots; it is certainly hardier than the Maz- 
zard, the stock, I believe, cherries are commonly worked upon. 
Is it not possible to raise young plants cheaply and quickly by 
Knight’s method, viz: a midsummer cutting, consisting of a 
single well-developed bud, with a mature leaf attached. 
I believe it is generally conceded that the Morello Cherry is 
much hardier than the May Duke, and having faith in the opin¬ 
ion of Andrew Knight, that by improved culture, and succes¬ 
sive generations of seedlings, a race of sweet cherries of large 
size will probably be obtained, I shall be glad to contribute 
my mite towards a liberal premium to be offered for a seedling 
from the Morrello raised in Wisconsin, which shall be consi¬ 
dered by competent judges, an improvement upon the original. 
After what has been said about pears and cherries, I need 
hardly mention peaches. Besides some budded plants which it 
is needless to particularize, I afterwards purchased a dozen 
seedlings, said to be raised from an extra hardy variety; and 
they certainly grew well enough for two or three years. A 
neighbor has, still, two of them growing on a slope facing the 
south, and well sheltered from the west and north; both trees 
blossomed last spring, and one ripened a single fruit. 
If peaches cannot be grown in the open air as standard^, can 
no other means be devised by which we may grow them cheaply 
and with certainty ? Flued brick walls with glass cases, I sup¬ 
pose, are out of the question. Cheap orchard houses, which 
you are probably aware, are so much the fashion in England 
just now, would be within the means of many. In these houses 
the trees are grown in tubs. Peaches, nectarines, apricots, 
plums, cherries, figs, and even pears, in skillful hands, yield good 
crops of superior fruit; but in this country some heating ap- 
*Netting for the protection of Fruit from birds, is advertised in Lindley’s 
paper, at 2 cents per square yard. Do you know if netting for this purpose 
can be had here equally cheap ? 
