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of standards. The following are also good dessert sorts 

 of first-class reputation : Bed and White Juneatings, 

 Eed Astrakan, Quarrenden, Calville Eouge, Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Yellow Ingestrie, Eibston Pippin, 

 Duke of Devonshire, Beauty of Hants, Baddow Pippin 

 (or D'Arcy Spice), Baumann's Eeinette, Duchess of 

 Oldenburgh, Eeinette du Canada, Mannington, and 

 Old Nonpareil, also Eoss and Scarlet Nonpareils, 

 Claygate Pearmain, Yellow Winter Peach, Margil and 

 Cockle and Sturmer Pippins. 



Of culinary apples, the best are Keswick Codlin, 

 Grolden Noble, Lord Suffield, Wellington, Dutch Mig- 

 nonne, Beauty of Kent, Ecklinville Seedling, Frogmore 

 Prolific, Cellini, Stirling Castle, Lord Grrosvenor, 

 Peasgood Nonsuch, Prince Albert, Worcester Pearmain, 

 Domino, Bramley Seedling, Hanwell Souring, Deux 

 Ans, Cobham, Grooseberry Apple, and Blenheim Orange ; 

 the last two are equally good in their seasons as dessert 

 fruit. 



As the foreign supplies of fresh and dried apples 

 increase, it is probable that the best of the early and 

 very late dessert kinds will only pay to cultivate. There 

 are some good local sorts that are so hardy and prolific, 

 that for country markets they should be always included 

 in every cultivation. 



Cox's Orange Pippin, sometimes a "say" bearer, 

 must be planted, being the "prince of dessert fruit," 

 where it does well. The newer sorts, like Lord Suffield, 

 Ecklinville Seedling, and Lane's Prince Albert, will be 

 found much more prolific than the old "Blenheim," 

 which, as a standard, often takes over twenty years 

 before it bears a fair crop. 



Unless ample room can be found for storing, it will 



