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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN G[JIDE. 



grown as a close pyramid or busk 

 and kept covered with, spurs from 

 head to foot. October to December. 



Franklin's Golden Pippin, D. — 

 Small, bright yellow ; flesh pale 

 yellow, tender and agreeable, but 

 neither rich nor aromatic. Forms a 

 handsome half standard for a lawn, 

 as when it becomes fruitful the 

 weight of the fruit causes it to as- 

 sume a weeping character, and it 

 bears more abundantly than any 

 apple known. It will also form a 

 dense, spreading bush. Though a 

 second-rate apple it is so distinct and 

 pretty that it should have a place in 

 every collection in a private garden. 



G-olden Harvey, D. — Small, round, 

 yellow with russet, red next the sun ; 

 flesh yellow, rich, aromatic, first- 

 rate. Forms a pretty pyramid or 

 bush. We have bushes of it three 

 feet high and of the same outline as 

 an old gooseberry bush, which are 

 covered with spurs on short, twiggy 

 branches. February to May, 



Golden Pippin, D. — Small round- 

 ish, deep golden yellow dotted with 

 russet ; flesh yellowish, brisk and 

 rich. The very best of dessert 

 apples. Forms a fine pyramid and 

 is very prolific. November to March. 



Juneating, D. — There are two 

 varieties, the White and the Hed ; 

 both are good, but the Red is the 

 most robust grower and is suitable to 

 grow in the orchard. The White 

 forms a neat bush and produces a 

 smaller fruit. Good bearers and ex- 

 cellent dessert fruit. July. 



Hubbard's Pearmain, D. — Small, 

 yellowish green and faint russet ; flesh 

 rich, sugary, and aromatic. Will 

 never disappoint. Forms a fine bush 

 or half standard, and is a favourite 

 Sufiblk apple. November to May. 



Irish Peach, T). — Medium, round- 

 ish ; yellowish green dotted with 

 brown, dull red next the sun ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy, and rich. A 

 first-rate summer dessert apple, ripe 

 in August. 



Mother, D. — Large, deep yellow, 

 highly coloured, veined and mottled 

 with crimson ; juicy, melting, and 

 excellent. One of the best American 

 apples, which are generally more 

 tender and easily digestible than our 



favourite English varieties. This 

 requires a warm situation and may 

 be grown as an espalier, pyramid, or 

 bush. October to December. 



Newtown Pippin, D., K. — Medium 

 sized," yellowish, with crimson or red 

 blush ; flesh juicy, tender, aromatic, 

 delicious. This also requires a warm, 

 high position to have its proper fla- 

 vour, and is then one of the finest 

 apples grown. It forms a handsome 

 large bush, and it is worth a wall in 

 exposed districts. As an example of 

 the influence of locality, on our cold 

 clayey soil it rarely attains its proper 

 flavour ; but a mile away, on the high 

 ground of Stamford Hill, the New- 

 town Pippins are the finest we ever 

 tasted. 



Manx's Codlin, K. — Medium, pale 

 yellow flushed with red ; flesh yellow- 

 ish white, perfumed. Unequalled for 

 kitchen use. Forms a compact and 

 most prolific pyramid. September to 

 December. 



Lord Sufiield, K., D. — Very large, 

 nearly white, with slight tinge of red 

 next the sun ; flesh tender, juicy, 

 briskly flavoured. Forms a spreading 

 bush, and excellent to train on espa- 

 lier wires. August to November. 



Nonesuch, K., D. — Large, green- 

 ish-yellow, striped with dull red ; 

 flesh pleasantly subacid, not a first- 

 rate dessert fruit, but, like Lord Suf- 

 field, may be used on an emergency. 

 Is much esteemed for apple jelly. 

 Forms a fruitful spreading bush. 



Northern Spy, D. — Large, conical, 

 angular, yellowish streaked with 

 crimson on the side next the sun, long 

 stalk ; flesh white, juicy, and delicious. 

 A fine American apple, very fruitful, 

 and suitable for a large pyramid, or 

 orchard tree, but will not form a close 

 bush. 



Seine tte du Canada, D., K. — Very 

 large, conical, flattened ; gi'eenish- 

 yellow, brown next the sun ; flesh 

 firm, juicj'^. A noble dessert fruit. 

 Forms a spreading bush. In good 

 condition from April to end of June. 



Eibston Pippin, D. — Well known 

 as the king of English dessert apples. 

 Usually grown as a standard tree, 

 and on warm, dry soils, thrives in 

 the oi'chard ; but the frequent com- 

 plaints of its tendency to canker, has 



