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apples that are ready for use, notably Ecklinville, 

 Frogmore Prolific, Lord Grosvenor, and Stirling Castle. 

 Ecklinville Seedling, to give this variety its full name, is 

 one of the very best culinary apples we have. It grows 

 well either as a standard or as a pyramid, is large, and 

 bears abundantly. It is a variety that should be planted 

 largely. Frogmore Prolific is one that was raised in 

 the Royal Gardens, Windsor, some years ago, and still 

 continues to rank high in the list of culinary apples. It 

 makes a splendid pyramid, the fruit attains a good size, 

 has a bright, clear skin, and is produced abundantly. 

 Lord Grosvenor also is an apple that cannot be well 

 dispensed with. Very large, a vigorous grower and 

 free bearing, often recommended in preference to Lord 

 Suffield, a variety that is somewhat fastidious as to soil 

 and situation, it is worthy of being widely grown. 

 Stirling Castle also is strongly to be recommended, 

 particularly as a dwarf upon the Paradise Stock, in which 

 manner it fruits remarkably freely. 



As Christmas approaches, we look forward for our 

 supply of kitchen apples to such kinds as Newton Wonder, 

 Mere de Menage, Warner's King, Lane's Prince Albert, 

 Golden Noble, Stone's Apple and Bramley's Seedling. 

 Of these varieties Lane's Prince Albert is hard to beat. 

 We have bush trees of it, on the Paradise Stock, that 

 bear remarkably good crops of fruit, and the individual 

 fruit is fairly large and handsome. For planting in the 

 garden proper, bushes or pyramids of this variety are of 

 great value, and it should on no account be omitted 

 from any collection of kitchen apples. Newton Wonder 

 and Bramley's Seedling, the former of recent intro- 

 duction, are large and handsome fruits. 



The first named is a cross between Wellington 

 (a valuable culinary apple) and Blenheim Orange (a 

 good sort that is used both for dessert and kitchen), 

 and is certainly one of the best additions to our list of 



