The following selection has been made with the approbation of Mr. Thompson, of the Horticultural Society's Garden, as ornamental in the shape of the tree, and of vigorous growth as standards:

Apples and Crabs,

The Red Astrachan. The tree is middle-sized, with a branchy head; the fruit is of a bright red, with a fine bloom, like that of a plum.

The White Astrachan, or Transparent Crab of Moscow. The tree resembles the preceding sort, but has the branches tending upwards when young, and afterwards becoming pendulous. The fruit is of a wax colour, with a fine bloom an it, and is almost transparent. It is known in English nurseries under the name of transparent crab.

The Lincolumshire Holland Pippin is remarkable for the large size and high colour of its blossoms. Its fruit keeps till February.

The Tulip Apple is a great bearer of very bright red fruit.

The Violet Apple has fruit of a violet colour, covered with a bloom, like that of the plum.

The Cherry Crab is a subvariety of the Siberian crab. The tree is spreading, with drooping branches; and the fruit is numerous, and about the size and colour of a cherry.

The Supreme Crab has larger fruit than the cherry crab. The tree is of robust growth, and the branches are somewhat erect.

Biggs's Everlasting Crab is a vigorous-growing tree, with pendulous branches, and abundance of fruit, which, in form and character, are intermediate between the plum-leaved Siberian crab, and the common Siberian crab, and which remain on the trees long after Christmas. In sheltered situations, and mild winters, this tree appears almost a subevergreen.

Pears

Beurre Diel. Leaves large and flowers very large. A hardy tree, somewhat fasti-giate in its shape; a great bearer, and de-serringof extensive cultivation on account of its fruit, independently altogether of its handsome shape and large flowers.

Beurre de Ranz (not Beurre rance, as commonly written, which means rank or rancid). Branches spreading or pendulous.

The best very late pear yet known. It bears very well as a standard.

Nelis d'Hiver, Branches slender and somewhat wavy. Flowers very abundant. Leaves narrow-elliptic, more so perhaps than in any other cultivated variety of the pear; and they make so little appearance when unfolding, that the whiteness of the blossom is almost untinged by them.

Glout Morceau

Branches spreading. Head pyramidal. A hardy tree, and a great bearer; the fruit of most excellent flavour, and hanging late on the tree. A tree in our garden at Bayswater, the trunk of which is covered with ivy, is loaded with fruit almost every year, without any care or attention whatever being bestowed upon it

Napoleon, Leaves broad and shining Blossoms large The tree vigorous, and a good bearer The fruit excellent.

Swan's Egg

A handsome pyramidal tree, and an excellent bearer; the fruit roundish or obovate. This is one of the commonest pear-trees in the market-gardens about London; and we have introduced the name here from having ourselves observed the handsome shapes taken by the trees. The fruit, however, as compared with that of the sorts above recommended by Mr. Thompson, is not worth cultivating; though in the months of November and December, it is more abundant in the London markets than thai of any other variety.

The following Scotch Pears are recommended by Mr. Gorrie, as forms adapted for landscape scenery; but little can be said in favour of their fruit, as compared with that of the new Flemish varieties: The Bowie, the Golden Knap.andthe Eicho take fastigiate forms; the latter, more especially, Mr. Gorrle says, may be called the Lombardy poplar of the pear tribe. These trees generally attain the height of from 45 ft. to 50 ft. in as many years, in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perthshire.

The Busked Lady and Pom Meg take spreading orbiculate forms, such as will assort with the Acer Pseudo-Plitanus, and may be called the oaks and elms of the pear madly.

Cherries

Those recommended by Mr. Thompson are:

The Bigareau, a tree of vigorous growth, with large pale green leaves, and stout divergent branches.

Buttner's Yellow, a vigorous-growing tree, like the preceding, but with golden-coloured fruit.

The Kentish Cherry is a round-headed tree, with slender shoots, somewhat pendulous.

The May Duke is a middle-sized tree, with an erect fastigiate head.

The Morello is a low tree, with a spreading head, somewhat pendulous; most pro-lino in flowers and fruit, the latter ripens very late; and, from not being so readily eaten by birds as most other sorts, hangs on the trees a long time. In this last respect, however, it is now exceeded by Buttner's October Morello.

Plums

The handsomest-growing trees, Mr. Thompson considers to be:

The Red Magnum Bonum, which has a fastigiate habit of growth, and a trunk sufficiently vigorous to bear the rubbing of cattle without injury.

The Washington, a vigorous growing tree, with a pyramidal head; and a great bearer of fruit of excellent quality.

The Green Gage, in the climate of London, forma a handsome tree; and, at a certain age, becomes a great bearer.

The Orleans is a vigorous-growing, handsome, spreading tree, producing very excellent fruit.

The Wheat Plum is a very ornamental tree when in fruit, that being of a bright flery red colour.

The Damson, and the Wine Sour Plum are vigorous-growing trees, quite hardy, very prolific both of flowers and fruit, which fruit is particularly well adapted for all culinary purposes.

Walnuts And Sweet Chestnuts

The paddock would seem a very appropriate place for walnut-trees; and every residence ought to contain one or two of these trees, for the sake of their green fruit for pickling, and their ripe fruit for the dessert; but more than two or three should not be planted in a paddock, unless it be very large; because their leaves, when eaten by cows, give a bad taste to the milk, and, when they drop into the pond, make the water bitter. The same objection does not apply to chestnut-trees, one or two of which may be introduced for their fruit. The Downton and the Madeira chestnuts are recommended by Mr. Thompson; the latter has a large oblong nut.