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than  the  Peaches  and  the  Nectarines,  but  they  are  really  in  no  way 
superior,  as  everyone  expects  that  the  small  fruit  will  be  more  numerous 
than  the  large.  Some  trees  are  better  than  others,  and  probably  the 
Nectarines  are,  generally  speaking,  superior  to  the  Peaches,  but  this  is 
not  the  result  of  variations  in  culture,  but  of  inherent  adaptability  to  this 
form  of  training.  Regarding  the  trees  as  pictures  simply,  pride  of  place 
would  in  all  probability  be  given  by  the  majority  of  observers  to  the 
Cherries,  but  personally  1  must  confess  to  the  most  intense  admiration 
for  the  smooth,  highly  coloured  fruits  of  the  Nectarines  on  the  branches 
clothed  with  bright  green  leaves.  The  Plums  do  not  make  such  attractive 
trees — indeed  their  appearance  is  more  severely  utilitarian  than  either 
of  the  others,  but  from  this  point  they  possess  very  dicided  attributes. 
Some  day  Mr.  Hudson  must  be  induced  to  give  to  Journal  readers  the 
benefit  of  his  experience  in  growing  fruit  trees  in  pots,  both  as  regards 
large  number  of  visitors  for  a  ball  or  other  function  at  his  London 
residence,  some  of  these  trees  in  fruit  are  placed  in  suitable  positions, 
from  which  the  guests  may  gather  what  they  wish.  This  is  a  most 
attractive  idea,  and  one  can  imagine  the  pleasure  experienced  in  selecting 
a  few  Cherries  from  one  tree,  and  a  Peach  or  a  Nectarine  from  another, 
that  are  actually  growing  in  the  room.  Of  course  the  pots  themselves 
are  cunningly  obscured. 
But  there  are  other  kinds  of  fruit  and  different  forms  of  training 
that  demand  a  word  of  reference.  Figs  for  example  are  in  grea« 
numbers,  as  an  unlimited  supply  over  the  longest  possible  period  is  the 
desideratum.  The  efforts  made  must  be  acknowledged  as  most  sa*;s- 
factory  when  it  is  said  that  fruits  are  at  command  for  nine  months  out  of 
the  year.  Then  the  Vines  speak  eloquently  of  rude  health  in  the  stouti 
Photo  by  E.  C.  Porter, 
The  Mall,  Ealing. 
Fig.  10.— NECTARINE  LORD  NAPIER  AT  GUNNERSBURY  HOUSE. 
the  most  suitable  structures,  the  proper  methods  of  procedure,  and  the 
best  varieties  for  the  purpose  in  view. 
The  houses  at  Gunnersbury  have  grown  with  ihe  continued  success  of 
the  experiment.  By  this  is  meant,  that  from  small  beginnings  have 
sprung  great  results,  as  the  trees  at  the  outset  were  few  in  number  and 
the  accommodation  comparatively  limited.  The  results  attained  to  were, 
however,  so  encouraging,  that  with  the  trees  advancing  in  size  and 
numbers  the  area  of  glass  had  to  make  commensurate  progress,  until 
now  the  sight  is  such  as  is  not  often  seen,  and  will  certainly  never  bo 
forgotten  by  any  beholder.  As  an  example  of  what  has  been  done,  Mr. 
Hudson  produced  a  pin  tograph  of  a  group  of  six  trees  of  Early  Rivets 
Nectarine,  that  last  y*'ar  produced  seventy-four  fruits.  Unfortunately 
the  photograph  is  not  sharply  defined,  and  couid  not  be  successfully 
reproduced,  as  it  would  have  convened  an  excellent  idea  of  the  stature 
and  form  of  the  tries  ot  that  particular  variety.  In  closing  for  the 
present  this  reference  to  the  fruit  trees  in  pots  at  Gunnersbury  House,  it 
may  be  interesting  to  note  that  when  Mr.  Leopold  de  Rothschild  has  a 
cancs,  the  large  substantial  leaves,  and  the  compact  bunches  of  good- 
sized,  well  coloured  berries.  The  Peaches  and  Nectarines  as  cultivated 
in  pots  may  be  summed  up  as  magnificent,  and  those  grown  in  the  more 
orthodox  fan  form  on  trellises  under  the  roof-lights  must  be  accorded  the 
same  adjective.  Tnese  aie  no  juveniles,  but  grand  trees  that  bring  each 
year  with  the  regularity  of  the  seasons  immense  crups  of  medium-sized, 
perfectly  stoned,  ami  highly  coloured  fruits. 
Though  it  was  not  found  feasible  to  give  an  illustration  of  the  planta¬ 
in  pots,  the  fates  were  more  propitious  in  respect  of  the  planted-ous 
specimens.  Or  e  of  these  ts  represented  in  the  photographic  reproduction, 
("tig.  20),  and  no  iiuit  grower  need  wish  to  see  a  more  pleasing  spectacle. 
The  variety  is  Lord  Napier  Nectanne,  and  the  tree  measures  24  feet 
by  1H  feet.  In  1895  it  furnished  a  crop  ot  600  fruits,  which  is  conclusive- 
evidence  of  its  oxctllei  t  condition.  If  there  be  any  reader  who  has  a 
lingering  doubt  its  to  the  health  ot  the  tice,  he  will  be  convinied  with 
the  knowledge  that  the  average  annual  crop  ot  fruits  for  the  five  ^ears> 
1894-98  was  450,  and  this  year  there  would  cettainly'  be  more  than  the.- 
