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led to its more general cultivation in 

 the form of pyramids and bushes, as 

 these can be annually or biennially 

 lifted, which keeps the trees healthy 

 and fruitful. Having grown it in the 

 form of a bush, for several years past, 

 we can recommend it as readily form- 

 ing a bush en quenouille, clothed with 

 spurs to the ground, and producing 

 fruit larger and as well flavoured as 

 standard trees. In cold climates this 

 fine old apple is worth a wall. De- 

 cember. 



Waltham Abbey (Golden Noble), 

 K. — Very large, globular and hand- 

 some ; clear bright yellow ; flesh ten- 

 der ; agreeably acid ; when cooked 

 melts into a rich amber pulp, and re- 

 quires little or no sugar. Too robust 

 for a bush, but fine pyramid or half 

 standard. 



*** As dessert apples predominate 

 in the above list of dwarfs, the fol- 

 lowing Kitchen varieties may be 

 added : — Bedfordshire Foundling, 

 excellent for espaliers ; Blenheim 

 Orange, espalier or large bush ; Cox's 

 Pomona, espalier or neat bush ; 

 Dumelovv's Seedling, pyramid ; Kes- 

 wick Codlin, robust pyramid ; Forge, 

 pyramid ; Fearn's Pippin, pyramid or 

 espalier; Gooseberry, pyramid ; Haw- 

 thornden, bush or espalier ; the most 

 beautiful of all apples when in bloom, 

 and, therefore, a suitable plant on a 

 lawn. London Pippin, bush; Norfolk 

 Beefing, strong bush or diffuse pyra- 

 mid J Winter Pearmain, pyramid. 



HAEDY APPLES FOE EXPOSED SITTJA- 

 TIOKS ON THE EAST COAST AND 

 NOETH BEITAIN. 



Dessert. — Devonshire Quarreu- 

 den, Early Julien, Kerry Pippin, 

 Nonesuch, Summer Strawberry, Win- 

 ter Strawberry, Franklin's Golden 

 Pippin^ 



Kitchen. — Carlisle Codlin, Haw- 

 thornden, Keswick Codlin, London 

 Pippin, Manx Codlin, French Crab, 

 Tower of Glammis, Yorkshire Green- 

 ing, Winter Colman. 



*^* In exposed places, many of 

 the choicer kinds may be had with 

 the assistance of a wall, and a few 

 are worthy of culture in the orchard- 

 house. 



SEIiECT LIST OF PEAES. 



JB., lush ; O., orchard-house ; P.,jpyramicl; 

 W., tvall ; E., harch/. 



Those marked H. are excellent for 

 a small collection, requiring no pro- 

 tection, and forming fine pyramids or 

 bushes on the quince, except where 

 otherwise stated. Most of the others 

 require protection, while in bloom, 

 either by screens of hexagon net or 

 tiflfany, or in the orchard-house. 



Alexandre Bivort(Eapereu),P.,B., 

 H. — Medium size, melting, rich, and 

 exquisite ; prolific bush. December 

 and January. 



Alexandre Lambre, P., H. — Me- 

 dium size, melting, excellent. Forms 

 a handsome and vigorous pyramid on 

 the quince. December, often till 

 February. 



Alexandrina, P., H. — Medium size, 

 handsome, melting, early ; is perfectly 

 hardy ; forms a handsome pyramid. 

 September. 



Baronne de Mello, P. H.— Me- 

 dium size, hardy, melting. Forms a 

 compact ornamental pyramid. No- 

 vember. This pear is identical with 

 Beurre Van Mons. 



Bergamot, Gansers,W.,0. — Large 

 and handsome, very slow in coming 

 into bearing, unless double worked 

 on the quince. Perfumed, melting. 

 October. 



Bergamotte d'Esperen, P.,B.,II. — 

 Medium, late, melting. Forms a 

 handsome prolific pyramid or bush ; 

 requires a wall in wet or cold climates. 

 March to May. 



Beurre Berckmans, P.,H. — Large, 

 vinous, sugary, perfumed, exquisite 

 flavour. Best on pear. December. 



Beurre Bose, O., W. — Large, de- 

 licious, half melting, lleqixires a warm 

 soil and situation. Best on the pear; 

 if on the quince must be double 

 worked. 



Beurre, Brown, 0.,W.,B. — Large, 

 excellent. End of October. 



Beurre, Clairgeau, H., B. — Large, 

 handsome, melting, juicy, not always 

 rich. Best on the peai-, and forms a 

 fine pyramid ; preferable as a bush on 

 account of its large fruit. November. 

 Beurre, D'Aboise, H., B., P-— A 

 hardy variety of Brown Beurre. 

 Beurre d'Aremberg, P., H. — Me- 



