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J 7 Beauty or Kknt.— A late variety, suitable lor 

 both cooking and dessert; a good orchard 

 tree, but produces much finer fruit when 

 grown on Paradise stock. 



,s'e(/ son. —November to January. 



In. Bklle de Pontoise.— a vahiable late-keeping 

 variety; free l^earer and of good quality. 

 treason. — December to April. 



* v.). Bismarck.— An improved Cox's Pomona, an 



enormous cropper, and a good market var- 

 iety; slightly inclined to canker on cold, 

 damp soils. 



Season. — October and November. 



'*2". P>rami.ey'8 Seedling. — The most reliable of the 

 late varieties; a strong healthy tree; very 

 prolific, but not profitable until well estali- 

 lished; an excellent market variety. 

 Seiison. — December to April. 



lil. Domino.— A good early variety; a free bearer 

 and suitable for market purposes. 



Season. — August and September. 



* 22. Dt'CHEss of Oldenburgh. — One of the freest 



hearing early kitchen varieties; too soft in 

 tlie flesh for 'market purposes, but should bo 

 grown in all private gardens. 



Seit-Hon. — August and September. 



■^■2.>. Eaiii.v Victoria. — The best early market 

 variety; immense cropper; good on cither 

 Paradise or crab stock; strong and vigorous 

 and succeeds in most situations 



Seasoi}. — August and September. 



' .M. EcKLixvii.LE Seedling. — A splendid market 

 variety; the fruit is large but easily damaged. 

 and therefore requires careful packing; does 

 host on a fairly strong soil, and is liable to 

 canker if the soil is unsuitable. 



Season — September and October. 



•_>:'). E.uperor Alexander. — An exhi1)ition variety, 



unsiiital)le for market purposes; not a good 



hearer; is inclined to " spot "; does best on 



Paradise stock in a warm sheltered situation. 



Season. — October and November. 



•_''■). f;oLDEN Noble. — A variety well suited for all 

 purposes; good cropper and liardy. 



Season — November and December. 



27. (iOLDEN Spire. — A heavy cropper and a suitable 

 variety for home consumption; the fruit is 

 not large. 



^'ec/son.— October to December. 



* 28. Grenadier. — One of the most reliable early 



varieties for orchard purposes; of healthy 

 and vigorous growth; well suited for market 

 purposes. 



Season. — September and October. 

 29. Hambling's Seedling. — A very prolific late var- 

 iety; suitable for orchard purposes; the tree 

 is of vigorous, healthy ";rowth, but is not 

 profitable until well established. 



Season. — December to March. 

 •jU. Lady Heniker. — A good keeping variety; the 

 fruit is excellent for cooking, but owing to 

 its shape is inisuitable for market purposes. 



Season. — October to February. 



* .'SI. Lane's Prince Albert. — One of the best var- 



ieties for small gardens; an innnense croi)per, 

 good keeper, and very handsome; is inclint'<i 

 to canker on grass or cold soil ; does best as a 

 bush-shaped tree. 



Season. — December to April. 



* :,i2. Lord Derby. — A most reliable and popular 



mid-season variety; tree very vigorous and 

 healthy; does best on cultivated soil. 

 Season. — October to January. 



* ;;;;. Lord Grosvenor. — One of the best and most 



I)Opidar early cooking varieties; a heavy 

 cropper, so that thinhing is often ifecessary 

 to procure fruit of good size. 



Season. — August and September. 

 .".4. f.oDDiNGTON (Stone's).— A lieavy and regular 

 cropper. producin"j large even-sized fruit ; 

 well suited for market pui'poses. 



Season. — October and November. 

 .15. Martin's Seedling (No Surrender).-^A varietv 

 suitable for both cooking and dessert; a free, 

 healthy grower; suits well for grafting on old 

 trees. 



Season. — September and October. 



* .jfi. Newton Wonder. — An excellent late-keeping 



variety; grows well in the orchard, or makes 

 a nice pyramid for the garden; valuable for 

 marketing ])urposes late in the season. 

 Seas(jn. — December to May. 

 .■i7. Peasgood's Nonsuch. — A remarkably hand- 

 some variety, and indispensable for exhi- 

 bition purposes; in most districts it is an 

 luicertain cropper, and on some soils it is 

 very liable to canker; the tree is a vigorous 

 grower and needs careful pruniii";. 



Season. — Octo])er to December. 

 o8. Pott's Seedling. — An early variety; in some 

 districts very liable to canker. 



Season. — September and October. 

 hraflci A'o. 64, Department of AgricnJtnre arnl 

 Technical Instniciion, Ireland. 



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