Peach On Plum

Wherever the peach does not succeed well, planted upon its roots, because of the soil being too stiff, clayey, or wet, it will be found that if the peach he budded on the plum it will thrive well, and give good crops of fruit, and, at the same time, give to the tree more hardihood to endure extreme changes of temperature.

The Peach Plum

We hare a large tree loaded with this magnificent Plum. It ripens close upon the Jaune Hative, early in August here, and although not of the finest quality, is so large and so handsome, and so early, that it should be much more extensively grown. We must give it a place among our colored drawings.

Peach Worm

A Constant Reader, (Pittsburgh.) Take away the ground three inches deep at the base of the trunk, around all your peach trees; if you see gum, the grub is then at work - follow and take it out with the knife. Pouring a pail of boiling water at the base answers the same purpose. It is a good plan to heap a small hill of leached ashes around the trunk, to keep the insects away.

Peach, Or Peche Of The French, Or Gros Peche

Although the Moor Park has for many years been reckoned the standard of excellence in England, this is a larger and better fruit; in fact, it is the best of all Apricots, and is often confounded with the Moor Park. Its leaves are larger and more round; its buds are more prominent than those of that variety; and one great difference exists - it will not grow when budded on the same Plum stock as that used for the Moor Park. Its habit is most robust, and it bears profusely either as a wall-tree, or in pots in the orchard-house.

Alberge de Montgamet is a small but useful and agreeable early Apricot either for the wall or orchard-house.

The Peach-Tree Borer

P. R. Freeoff, Esq., of Auburn, has handed us a branch of the Peach tree, containing the grub of the Borer. It is seldom this insect is found in the branches, the principal point of its attack being just at the surface of the ground.

Peaches In The South

The convention of fruit growers at Atlanta this fall gave pretty direct decisions respecting the quality of Smock, Sal way and Picquet's late peaches. The standing fruit committee, composed of seven members, decided that the quality of the Smock is much below the lowest standard of admission, and rejected it as too acid and too dry in texture. Salway was classed as good, but rather small, flesh sweet and fair flavor. Picquet's was classed as best, flesh vinous, highly flavored, melting, stone small, and fruit of regular and very large size, and of superior quality. Commenting on the verdict, Mr. Berckmans, the accomplished Southern horticulturist, says: "As the Picquet has become very popular wherever cultivated, we are gratified in having an opportunity to add this official report of its transcendent merits."

Peak's Emperor

Mr. Fuller says of this; "There is a possibility of this proving to be the Agriculturist, or a seedling therefrom, so closely resembling its parent that good critical judges cannot tell the difference. It is claimed, however, that it was raised prior to the introduction of the Agriculturist; but this has not been proved to the satisfac-tion of all parties, and until it is, I shall consider them one and the same variety".