34 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



September. A good bearer, and a first-rate sort for small 

 gardens. Partly self-fertile. 



New Dessert Varieties. Two new varieties recerntly 

 placed in commerce and full of promise as a distinct ad- 

 vance on older kinds are : Bedford Pippin, a variety of the 

 Ribston type with yellow, red-streaked fruit and yellowish, 

 firm, sweet, juicy flesh (September to October) ; and Beauty 

 of Bedford, a cross between Lady Sudeley and Beauty of 

 Bath, bright red, streaked with yellow, fleslh yellowish, 

 firm, juicy and sweet (September). 



Culinary Apples. 



Alfriston. One of the best culinary apples. Size, large. 

 Shape, roundish and angular. Colour, greenish-yellow, 

 netted with russet. Flavour, sweet and juicy. Season, 

 November to March. A free bearer, and good for light 

 soils. Fruit must not be gathered until early in Novem- 

 ber. Self-sterile. 



Annie Elizabeth. Another good culinary apple which 

 also possesses some merit as a dessert fruit. Size, large. 

 Shape, round and ribbed. Colour, bright yellow, streaked 

 with deep red. Flavour, crisp and juicy. Season, 

 December to April. Bears freely when established. Self- 

 fertile. 



Bismarck. A really good late cooking apple for all 

 forms of culture. Size, large. Shape, round. Colour, a 

 rich crimson. Flavour, a trifle acid. Free bearer, and 

 splendid cooker. Season, October to February. Self- 

 sterile. 



Bramley's Seedling. A good apple for small gardens 

 or for growing in heavy soils. Size, large. Shape, 

 round and flattish. Colour, green. Flavour, sub-acid. 

 Season, December to May. Prolific cropper. Self-fertile. 



Cox's Pomona. A handsome apple. Size, medium. 

 Shape, round to flat. Colour, yellow, striped crimson. 

 Flavour, juicy and acid. Season, October. Self-fertile. 



Duchess of Oldenburgh. A handsome early apple. 

 Size, medium. Shape, round ; ribbed. Colour, yellow, 



