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Red Joaneting. — One of our oldest 

 apples, mentioned by Rea, in 1665. Fruit, 

 dessert. Ripe by Aug. 29, John the 

 Baptist's Day. Self-sterile. 



American Mother. — Known in America 

 before 1848, introduced by Messrs. Rivers. 

 Fruit, dessert. Nov. Apparently self- 

 sterile. 



King Edward VII. — Raised by Messrs. 

 Rowe, of Worcester, and sent out about 

 1908. Fruit, cooking. Jan. to April. 

 Probably self-fertile, as it sets many fruits 

 with own pollen, but all fell before mature 

 in trials at Wye, in 1920. 



Royal Jubilee. — Raised by Mr. John 

 Graham, near Hounslow, introduced by 

 Messrs. Bunyard, in 1893. Fruit, cooking. 

 Oct. -Dec. Apparently self-sterile. 



Rome Beauty. — Originated by H. N. 

 Gillett, Lawrence County, Ohio, U.S.A., 

 previous to 1848. A great favourite in 

 Australia. Fruit, Nov. to May. Appar- 

 ently self-sterile. 



Crawley Beauty. — Raised in a cottage 

 garden, at Tilgate, near Crawley, Sussex, 

 introduced by Messrs. Cheal. Fruit, 

 March-April. Believed to be self-fertile. 

 Flowers very late. 



Court Pendu Plat. — Of great antiquity, 

 dating certainly from 16th centviry, pos- 

 sibly from Roman days. Named from its 

 short fruit stems. The latest to flower. 

 Fruit, dessert. Dec. to March. Self- 

 sterile. 



Order of Flowering not Recorded. 



Benoni. — Originated at Dedham, in 

 Massachusetts, U.S.A., introduced by Mr. 

 Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. Fruit, des- 

 sert. September. Apparently self-fertile. 



Coronation. — Self-fruitful. 



Duke of York.— Apparently self-sterile. 



Encore. — Raised by Mr. Charles Ross. 

 (Warner's King x Northern Greening), 

 introduced 1908. Fruit, cooking, till 

 March. Possibly self fertile. 



Ellison's Orange.— Raised by the Rev. 

 C. Ellison, introduced by Messrs. Pennell, 

 of Lincoln. Possibly self-fertile. 



Feltham Beauty.— Raised by Messrs. 

 Voitch, in 1908 (Cox's Orange x Glad- 



stone). Fruit, dessert. Aug. Apparently 

 self-sterile. 



Hunt's Early. — Dessert. First week 

 August. Possibly self-fertile. 



John Downie Crab. — Raised and sent 

 out by Mr. Holmes, of Lichfield. Strongly 

 self fertile, a good polleniser for other 

 varieties of apple, including Cox's Orange. 



King's Acre Pippin. — A cross between 

 Ribston and Sturmer Pippin, introduced 

 from Hereford in 1899. Fruit, dessert, 

 Jan. to March. Possibly self-fertile. 



Red Victoria. — Seedling recently found 

 at Wisbech, introduced by Mr. Miller, of 

 Wisbech. Fruit, cooking. Aug. and Sept. 

 Somewhat self-fertile. 



Sir John Thornycroft. — Raised by 

 Mr. Callister, gardener to Sir John 

 Thornycroft, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, 

 introduced by Messrs. Bunyard, about 

 1911. Apparently self-sterile. 



From the point of view of best cross- 

 pollination, avoid planting very early 

 flowering varieties with very late flower- 

 ing sorts, plant an early flowering sort 

 with another early flowering, or mid- 

 season flowering sort, and late flowering 

 with a late flowering, or mid-season 

 flowering sort. 



The " Journal of the Ministry of 

 Agriculture," June, 1920, pp. 290 to 

 295, " Profitable Apples for Market " and 

 Leaflet No. 134, give good descriptions of 

 the fruit, habit of tree, whether of upright 

 or spreading growth, quick or slow 

 growth, liability to insect pest or disease, 

 best soil and soils to avoid, whether the 

 variety succeeds best as a bush or stand- 

 ard tree, stock best suited, mentioning 

 ^'arieties that fruit at tips of boughs, with 

 oihp)- useful information 



Note. — Since writing the above, I have 

 seen an orchard of considerable size of 

 Bramley's Seedling in Kent, also of Lane's 

 Prince Albert at Ledbury, Herefordshire, 

 each planted with practically no other 

 variety, yet each carrying a good crop. 

 It seems possible that if a variety is in 

 ideal surroundings and well cared for. it 

 is more likely to be self-fruitful than where 

 things are adverse. 



