November Autumn Work for Summer 



standards firm in the ground. This end ought not to 

 be attained by planting deeply. There is no necessity to 

 describe in detail the actual process of planting ; it is 

 obvious that the roots must be spread out properly, 

 bruised and broken ones being cut back, and the soil 

 made firm about them. As to the correct time for plant- 

 ing fruit trees, there is none better than early November ; 

 they may be planted until late in March with decreasing 

 prospects of success, at any rate for the first season. It 

 is possible to plant them throughout winter, when the 

 weather is mild, and even as late as the end of March, but 

 the later in the season the work is carried out, the less 

 likely are they to make satisfactory growth the first 

 season. There is no need to protect the roots, except 

 perhaps in cold districts, where a covering of littery 

 manure may be advantageous. 



Varieties of Apples. Many of us if asked for the 

 name of the best flavoured Apple would have no 

 hesitation in choosing Cox's Orange Pippin, though there 

 are some who prefer Ribston Pippin. But individual 

 tastes are strange, and judgment would not be unanimous 

 in favour of these old varieties. There are only two Apples 

 that I personally enjoy Ribston and Cox's Orange 

 but as I would rather have a juicy Josephine de Malines 

 or Doyenne du Cornice Pear, I am probably not a good 

 judge of Apples. However, I can give a list of those 

 that are considered tp be the best available and are most 

 likely to succeed in amateurs' gardens. 



The following are twelve dessert varieties, the name 

 of the month in which they are ready for use being also 

 given : Mr. Gladstone (August), Lady Sudeley (September), 

 Margil (October), King of the Pippins (October), James 

 Grieve (October), St. Edmund's Pippin (October, Novem- 

 ber), Egremont Russet (October, November), Adam's 

 Pearmain (November, December), Allington Pippin 

 (November to January), Cox's Orange Pippin (November, 

 December), Ribston Pippin (November), and Sturmer 



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