36 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Loddington. A popular market variety. Size, very 

 large. Shape, round. Colour, greenish-yellow. Flavour, 

 acid. Season, August to December. Self-fertile. 



Lord Derby. A fine variety for heavy soils, and a free 

 bearer. Size, very large. Shape, round ; ribbed. Colour, 

 greenish to golden. Flavour, sweet and pleasing. Sea- 

 son, November and December. Self-fertile. 



Lord Grosvenor. One of the Codlin type. Good for 

 small gardens. Size, very large. Shape, conical. Colour, 

 yellow. Flavour, juicy, .moderately acid. Season, 

 August and September. Self-fertile. 



Newton Wonder. A Derbyshire apple, which originated 

 as a seedling in the Hardinge Arms garden, at King's 

 Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire. One of the best late 

 apples in cultivation. Size, medium. Shape, round. 

 Colour, brownish-yellow, marked with russet and crimson, 

 with black dots. Flavour, sub-acid and pleasing. Sea- 

 son, November to April. A free cropper. Self-fertile. 



Pott's Seedling. An excellent second early cooking 

 apple, good for small gardens. Shape, round to conical. 

 Colour, yellow. Flavour, slightly acid. Season, August 

 to October. Liable to canker on heavy soils. Self-fertile. 



Red Victoria. A showy early apple. Abundant bearer. 

 Size, large. Shape, conical. Colour, brilliant crimson. 

 Flavour, excellent. Good for small gardens. Self-fertile. 



Rev. W. Wilks. A new apple of promising merit. 

 Size, very large. Slhape, round. Colour, greenish-yellow. 

 Flavour, good. Season, October. Self-fertile. 



Royal Jubilee. Good late-flowering and free-bearing 

 apple. Size, large. Shape, conical. Colour, yellow. 

 Flavour, briskly acid. Season, October to February. 

 Good sort for Northern gardens. Self-fertile. 



Sanspareil. One of the most prolific apples in cultiva- 

 tion, and handsome withal. Size, large. Shape, conical. 

 Colour, lemon-yellow, striped with carmine. Flavour, 

 sweet and spicy. Season, February to April. Self-fertile. 



