MONTHLY CALENDAR. 



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others do better in sandy loam, and even in well-drained peat soils. The 

 sorts planted, therefore, still require some discrimination as well as observa- 

 tion as to the sorts most successfully grown in the locality : — 



Dessert Apjp^es. 



Early Harvest, — ripens end of July. 



Marfjaret, — early in Angust. 



CalviUe rouge d'Ete, — middle of August. 



Devonshire Quarrenden, — • middle of 

 August, 



Barowski, — end of August. 



Early Julian, — in August and September. 



Summer Pippin, — beginning of September, 

 but of short duration. 



Monstrous Pippin, — September and Oc- 

 tober. 



Oelin, a high-flavoured apple, — ripens in 

 September. 



King Pippin, — end of September. 



Eeinette blanche, — in October and No- 

 vember, in France. 



Quatre Gouttes cotelees, — in October and 

 November, in France. 



Scarlet Crofton , — ripens with us inOctober. 



Early Nonpareil, — in October, and keeps 

 till March. 



Potmaston Nonpareil, — in October, and 

 beeps till March. 



Court of Wick, — in use from October, and 

 keeps till March. 



Calvilie de St. Saveur, — ripens in Novem- 

 ber, in France. 



Belle Fleur de Brabant,— in November in 

 France. 



Eeinette d'Angleterre, — in November in 

 France, and keeps till March. 



Downton Pippin,— ripens in November, 



and keeps till January. 

 Golden Pippin,— popularly supposed to be 



extinct, grows vigorously on a warm 



soil and in sheltered situations, ripening 



in November, and keeping till March. 

 Eeinette doree (Golden Eeinette),— ripens 



in November, and keeps till April. 

 Eibston Pippin, — in November: keeps 



till May. 

 Boss Nonpareil,- in December; keeps 



till February. 

 Cornish Gillyflower, — in December beeps 



till February. 

 Queen of the Eeinettes, — in December; 



keeps till February. 

 Eeinette du Canada, — in January and 



February. 

 Eoyale d'Angleterre, —in January, and 



keeps till March. 

 Wyken Pippin,— in January; beeps till 



March. 

 Old Nonpareil,— in November ; beeps till 



May ; a fine high-flavoured dessert 



apple. 

 Lamb's Pearmain,— in December; beeps 



till June. 

 Eeinette Franche, — in use from February 



to July and August. 



CooHng A2^'>les. 



Keswick Codling, — fit for use in July and 



August. 

 Monk's Codling, — fit for use from July till 



February. 

 Golden Winter Pearmain, — in use from 



October till January, as a kitchen as 



well as dessert apple. 

 Beauty of Kent, — in use from October 



till February. 



Bedfordshire Foundling,— fn use from 



January till March. 

 Winter Pearmain,— in use from Novem- 



Der till April. 

 Winter Majetin, — in use from January to 



June. 

 Norfolk Beefing, — keeps till June. 

 Gooseberry Apple, — ripe in January, and 



keeps till June or July. 



2226. Pears endure exposure to extreme heat better than the apple, 

 the latter requiring a fresh and somewhat humid atmosphere ; the pear, on the 

 contrarj', loves a deep silicious soil, fresh, but dry. This last quality must be 

 secured by drainage, if the soil is not naturally dry. The vai'ieties of the 

 pear are very numerous, there being upwards of 500 vai-ieties known. Of these 

 500 the lollowing is a 



Selected list of Table Pears: — 



Beurre Gifi'art,— ripe in July ; suitable for 



a standard. 

 Citron des Carmes, — ripe in July. 

 Epargne,— in July and August, suited 



for espalier on an east or west aspect. 



Doea not make a good pyramid. 



Beurre Beaumont, — as a standard; ripe 



in August. 

 Jargonelle, — ripe in August. 

 Bon Chretien William, — a standard, 



grafted on a free stock ; ripe ki August 



and September. 



