The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . sesuch excellent ones as Sea Eagle, Bellegarde, A7ioletteHative, Dymond, Goshawk, Condor, Wal burtonsAdmirable, and Princess of Wales ; and of Apricotsthere are the well-known Moor Park, Breda, Hems-kirk, Royal, St. Ambrose, Shipley-, and Kaisha. annual crop from six trees number 500 fruits, thevarieties being Stirling Castle, Sea Eagle, and Belle-garde Peaches ; Lord Napier, Pitmaston Orange, andHumboldt Nectarines. Brown Turkey Figs occupy aportiou of the back wall, and furnish some fine fruitduring
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . sesuch excellent ones as Sea Eagle, Bellegarde, A7ioletteHative, Dymond, Goshawk, Condor, Wal burtonsAdmirable, and Princess of Wales ; and of Apricotsthere are the well-known Moor Park, Breda, Hems-kirk, Royal, St. Ambrose, Shipley-, and Kaisha. annual crop from six trees number 500 fruits, thevarieties being Stirling Castle, Sea Eagle, and Belle-garde Peaches ; Lord Napier, Pitmaston Orange, andHumboldt Nectarines. Brown Turkey Figs occupy aportiou of the back wall, and furnish some fine fruitduring August and September. Melons, Cucumbers,and Tomatos are grown in other houses, and at thetime of my visit there was ripening a heavy crop ofsome fifty medium-sized Melons in one small 550 Strawberries in pots are grown iu aboutfour sorts, and it is doubtful if there are many bettersamples of Augusts Nicaisesent to London duringthe season than those from Heywood. Many of theberries weigh from 1! to 2£ oz. each, and there arepractically none le^s than an ounce of this FlO, 11. — CHRYSANTHEMUMS DURING THE SUMMER MONTH; AT HEYWOOD. (SEB P. 48.) age and size have a due appreciation from itspresent owner. It flowers profusely each year, andappears to be as healthy as it could have beenat any period of its life. It has been an objectof interest to the landscape photographer on morethan one occasion. The kitchen-garden, which comprises about 3 acres,closely adjoins the house and pleasure-grounds, iswell stocked with espalier, bush, and pyramidaltrees of Apple3 and Pears, while bush-fruits andStrawberries are grown in proportion to the , Cherries, and cordon Pears occupy wallspace on east, west, and north aspects, the south beingdevoted to the culture of Apiicots and Peaches,which are well grown at Heywood. For Peaches,there is a 50 yards run of wall, and the same amountof space is devoted to Apricots. Standard anddwarf-trained trees are i arranged
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