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commended by the R.H.S. in 1892, and is a very 

 richly-flavoured dessert variety, but is not a good 

 cropper in the open, and needs a wall or house. 



DAMSONS 



are often very valuable, and also make good outside 

 hedges. Bradley's "King of the Damsons" is the best. 

 The fruit is large, the tree " free-cropping, bushy, 

 vigorous, erect." R. September 20. Frogmore Prolific 

 (earlier) is also large and free-bearing. R. September o. 

 Both these are late. Mirabelle and Rivers' Early Damson 

 are August damsons, small, the former vigorous. 



BULLACES 



Shepherd's is the best, and hangs late on the tree. 

 A few trees in a large garden are useful. R. September 



20. 



IMPORTANT POINTS 



Good sorts on suitable stocks in good soil and 

 proper aspect ; lime in the soil, added or otherwise , 

 winter washing or spraying ; thinning fruit ; early 

 training ; moderate pruning ; root-pruning in very 

 strong soils ; lifting in shallow soils ; liquid and other 

 manures ; immediate action if aphides or red spider 

 appear. 



DRYING BY EVAPORATION 



This important subject cannot be treated here at 

 length. In a hot season with abundant crops, good 

 results may be obtained with some prospect of profit. 

 But the apparatus has been expensive. Mr Udale's 



