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good size, sweet, and striped with red. Beauty of Bath is an 

 even, round fruit, ripe about the same time ; the quality is good, 

 and the trees crop well. 



Worcester Fearmain never fails to please ; its free cropping 

 qualities and fine appearance make it popular, though the flavour 

 is not first rate. James Grieve is ripe in September and October ; 

 it is an Apple all should grow. It crops freely, is a vigorous 

 grower, and the rich yellow fruits are crisp and juicy. King of 

 the Pippins ripens in October, and remains fit for use for many 

 weeks. This variety crops well, and the somewhat conical 

 fruits are dull yellow flushed with red ; the flavour is good. 



Cox's Orange Pippin is perhaps the most richly flavoured of 

 all dessert Apples ; it is at its best in November and December, 

 although it often keeps in good condition until March. It is a 

 fair cropper, of medium size, and well grown fruits are very 

 handsome. It deserves a south wall, where it should be grown 

 as a cordon. 



Allington Pippin is a useful variety and a good bearer. The 

 fruits are of medium size, pleasantly streaked with red, and are 

 inclined to be " sharp " in flavour. In Adam's Pearmain we 

 have a very valuable late Apple, fit for use at Christmas and 

 onwards. It is conical in shape, marked with red on the side 

 next the sun, and is particularly sweet and crisp. Claygate 

 Pearmain is a fine Apple of handsome appearance, and the 

 flavour is first rate. Court Pendu Plat is a useful late variety, 

 with round, slightly flat fruit. It blossoms quite ten days later 

 than most other Apples, and usually escapes the spring frosts. 

 Stunner Pippin is ready for use in February, and wHl keep until 

 May. The fruits are of medium size, marked with crimson, and 

 are brisk and sweet in flavour. 



Among cooking Apples Lord Suffield is particularly good 

 for early use. It is a very regular cropper, and the fruits can be 

 gathered at the end of July. In some soils it is rather liable to 

 canker. Lord Grosvenor is a free bearer, and should be grown 

 where Lord Suffield fails. The fruits are large and pale yellowj 

 Grenadier should be included in every collection ; it is large, 

 cooks well, and crops very regularly. It is in season during 

 August and September. Stirling Castle is a full bearer, and 

 usually requires much thinning. The fruits are round, greenish 

 yellow, and are ready early in October. Warner's King is still 

 a necessary Apple in its season, October and November. The 



