THE BOOK OF THE APPLE 



Variety. 



Mere de Menage. 



Royal Late 

 Cooking. 



Remarks. 



well either as an orchard standard 

 on the crab, or as a bush or 

 pyramid on the Paradise. It may 

 be had from December to March. 



A favourite exhibition variety, by 

 reason of its size and remarkably 

 fine colour. The fruit is some- 

 what fiat in shape, and a dark, 

 reddish crimson in colour. It is 

 best grown as a bush on the 

 Paradise, and then is satisfactory. 



Thus described by Messrs James 

 Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, who 

 offered this apple a few years ago 

 for the first time : A most valuable 

 culinary apple, raised many years 

 ago in the Royal Gardens at Frog- 

 more, where it is highly appreciated 

 for its excellent cooking qualities, 

 and considered to be the best late 

 apple in cultivation. It keeps in 

 perfect condition for from nine to 

 twelve months after being gathered. 

 When better known, this valuable 

 apple will be largely planted. The 

 tree is robust, healthy, and free 

 from canker ; it forms a good 

 standard ; its stout branches are 

 covered with fruit spurs that are 

 followed by a heavy crop. It 

 may also be grown as a spreading 

 pyramid or bush ; as a cordon it 

 bears well when only two or three 

 years old. Award of Merit, Royal 

 Horticultural Society, January 1 896. 



