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Buying Right 6c PJaiUing Riglu. Irish 'M^itchci Apple. 



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Tl I l£Sl-2 an- impori 

 iiit; lime, tor 

 boslowoil will i« 

 iiij-: or planlini;. 



\Ve arc in llie niicKt ottlio plantini,'^ 

 proourinsj' iroos il is wisi' lo soloi't a 

 persoiialeliMnenl is slion^- aiul llie propiii-tois in ilosc 

 personal U-iiioli willi tlu' cultivation and despalfh oi' 

 their goods a lirni which lakes a pride in doin.< thinj;s 

 well and siipplyinyf sound irees. true to name, and 

 healthy and deanf It is mulouhtedly an advantage to 

 buy in Ireland as far as possible ; Irees arrive in better 

 condition if only a short time out of the grround, and 

 tliere is nothin.if more detrimental than the dryiiii; of 

 lOOt fibres fVom delay or exposuie. 



One can buy rivfhl, and select from the lar>>est and 

 best errown nmsery stock in Dublin, at Messrs. Watson's 

 Nurseries, Clontarf. which are rapidly reached by Irani 

 from Nelsons Pillar. When possible, it is desirable lo 

 see before buying-, and there are few who visit the Clon- 

 tarf firm's g-ronnds who do not become customers. Hut 

 if one is too distant, or cannot find lime to go to 

 Clontarf, .Messrs. Watson will attend fully lo postal 

 inquiries and send (without charge) their new informa- 

 tive book of Fruit Trees. Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, 

 Climbing F'lants, with considerably more descriptive 

 information than is usually found in a catalogue. 

 Information may also be obtained at their city branch. 

 i8 Nassau Street, but in any case il is worth sending a 

 card to Clontarf for the new catalog-ue. It has the 

 stamp of individuality, and the firm's advantageous 

 prices for roses are worth stud\ing before buying. The 

 notes on planting fruit trees contain sound advice, 

 and are reproduced, by permission, from the pub- 

 lications of the Royal Horticultural Society of Great 

 Britain. 



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THIS nnuiue .ipple liei' is lv>untl giowuig 

 and is locally known as ihe ' • I'itcher • appl.-. 

 Il w;is iliscoverei.1 by a distinguislu-il luiiliiiil 

 lurisl in .m oicliard in the north of .Mayo, and has since 

 been propagated in \aiious p.trls of the county. It is a 

 dessert appU-, ami lesembles ihe "Irish Peach" in 

 .ipjieara nee, the colouring being more vi\iil. llu- fruit 

 is excellent in qu.ility. 



Tin- peculiarity oi' this tree is that il is easily pro- 

 jiagateil I'rom cuttings. A warty growth was found to 

 arise in a ciicle on the branches, the warts giowing lo 

 a consiilerable size, and then giving oll'aeri.il roots. 



P'or piopag^alion the branch, when oni' imh i>r one 

 inch and a half in circumference, sliouki bo severi-il 

 below these roots with a sharp knife :tni\ planleil. Tlu' 

 growth of the roots is slow, and two years will elapsi- 

 bi-fore a tree is firmly established, but if th«> conilitioiis 

 ail? favourable it will bear fruit eventuall}', anil is most 

 prolific. Theg-rowth can be accelerated by planting in 

 a pot with sandy loam. Water plentifully when planteil 

 ami afterwards keep moderately moist, thus giving Ihe 

 roots ever\- eitcouragement to grow. Hefore the liee 

 becomes root-bound plant in the open ground. Tin- 

 advantagfes of this means of propagation are obvious. 



Tsvo other varieties of apples propagated in the same 

 way are found in .Mayo One is a dessert apple, noi 

 equal to the " Pitcher" in quality. The third is a useful 

 cooking apple <^f a clear, green colour. It is worth 

 cultivc-iting i'ov its fruit alone. The peculiar growth on 

 the branches makes it interesting to a bol.-inisi. Are 

 we indebted lo our humid climate for this freak? Ii 

 would be an interestiiijj evperiment to transjilant one 

 of these trees to a dryer climate, where most likely the 

 aerial roots would remain dormant, an atmosphere 

 saturated with moisture being necessarj- for theii- 

 proclui-lion. A. R. D.\\. 



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