2 GARDENING 



or she will be able to manage it afterwards ; but 

 no explanation can be given so good as a demon- 

 strative lesson. When apple trees are old they 

 require manuring. 



Apple trees may be pinched back to three leaves 

 each, all except the leading shoots, throughout the 

 summer. In June the fruit should be thinned, and 

 if the trees are young, care must be taken not to 

 allow them to bear too heavy crops. 



Canker in Apple Trees. — We have to consider, 

 in the first instance, the cause of this disease, 

 which may either be from frost on ill-ripened wood, 

 injury to the roots through badly drained soil, or 

 injury to the stems. The Ribstone Pippin, Reinette 

 de Canada, and Bedfordshire Foundling are most 

 prone to it. The cure can often be effected by simply 

 paring the wounds down to perfectly healthy wood, 

 and dressing them with a mixture of loam and fresh 

 cow manure, worked into the consistency of paint. 

 Storage of Apples. — If the fruit be sound and 

 carefully gathered, they may be packed in barrels 

 or boxes. An apple room is a great desideratum, 

 but it is not always convenient to have one. Each 

 kind should be arranged each sort by itself, and 

 the earliest arranged so that they may be taken 

 first- 

 Varieties of Apples. — The varieties are endless, 

 and it would require several pages to enumerate all 

 the different sorts and their capabilities. Therefore 

 I will only name some of them : — Adam's Pear- 

 main ; Alfriston, a fine old variety, good keeper, 

 sweet and juicy, November and February ; Beauty 

 of Bath, vigorous and productive ; Beauty of Kent, 

 very juicy, crisp, tender and piquant, cooker ; Bed- 

 fordshire Foundling ; Bess Pool, good bearer ; 



