CHAPTER XIII. 



THE APPLE. 



The Choice of Varieties. 

 The apple was a favourite frviit of the 

 Eomans, and is the most useful of British 

 fruits. It thrives in most parts of the king- 

 dom, though Kent, Worcestershire, Here- 

 fordshire and the Wisbech district are the 

 chief locations in which it is extensively 

 planted for market. Each part of the 

 country has its special varieties, though 



James Grieve, and Mr. Gladstone ; and for 

 cooking, Bramley's Seedling, Newton 

 Wonder, Lord Derby, Grenadier, Lane's 

 Prince Albert, Bismarck (for which some 

 people suggest the name of Lord Kitch- 

 ener, it was raised in Australia), and Stir- 

 ling Castle. I think most Kentish growers 

 would agree that this is a very good selec- 

 tion. Although Miller's Seedling is not 



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some varieties appear to be well suited to 

 all districts ; the Royal Horticultural 

 Society has recorded much information on 

 this subject. Mr. George Mount, of Can- 

 terbury, gave as his experience of the best 

 apples for Kent the following : For des- 

 sert, Worcester Pearmain, Allington 

 Pippin, Beauty of Bath, Miller's Seedling, 



well known, it is a very nice eating apple 

 and crops heavily; it is of better quality 

 than Worcester Pearmain, though not so 

 showy, and ripens somewhat earlier. In 

 addition to these twelve market varieties 

 already mentioned, the following varieties 

 are found in the plantations of some of the 

 best apple growers round Maidstone and 



