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MY GARDEN. 



The Keswick Codlin (fig. 256) gives, when boiled or baked, a delicious 

 pulp, which has a flavour peculiar to itself and most agreeable. It is 

 one of our early cooking apples, and is immediately succeeded by 

 Lord Suffield (fig. 257), which attains a large size and is valuable 



FIG. 256. Keswick Codlin. 



FIG. 257. Lord Suffield. 



FIG. 258. Emperor Alexander. 



for baking ; it is also an abundant bearer, and no garden can 

 possibly dispense with it ; it lasts till the end of November. Follow- 

 ing this, the Alexander or Emperor Alexander (fig. 258) is a hand- 

 some apple, which does not, however, bear well in my garden. 



Fi<;. 259. Cellini Pippin. 



FIG. 260. 

 Hawthornden, No. i. 



FIG. 261. New Hawthornden, No. 2. 



The Cellini Pippin (fig. 259) is acid, and makes excellent apple sauce. 

 A peculiarity of this valuable fruit is that, in addition to the 

 fruitfulness of the trees, the apples are really good when cooked, 

 although only three-parts grown, and thus an overladen tree may be 

 thinned without any loss of fruit. When the 

 tree is laden with its brightly streaked fruit, it 

 is perfectly beautiful. The Hawthornden (fig. 

 260) is also a great bearer and a good cook- 

 ing apple,- but the fruit does not keep long. 

 This is followed by the New Hawthornden 

 FIG. 262.-Lord Derby. (fig. 261), also a. good apple. Lord Derby (fig. 

 262) is an apple which attains great perfection in my garden. I pro- 



