76 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Varieties. 



There are a number of pretty kinds in cultivation, 

 among which we strongly recommend the following as 

 very good: 



Dartmouth. A fine fruiting variety, bearing large, deep 

 crimson-coloured, plum-like fruits, which, when ripe in 

 autumn, make a delicious preserve. 



John Downie. A handsome Crab bearing oval-shaped 

 fruits in clusters ; colour, scarlet and yellow. A free 

 bearer and a neat grower. 



Scarlet Siberian. This is commonly called the Cherry 

 Apple, its small, globular, highly-coloured fruits being 

 cherry-like in shape and size, and borne on long stalks. 



A very beautiful variety. 



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The Orange. A rather quaint-fruiting Crab. The fruit 

 is small, roundish in shape, and of a yellow colour, marked 

 with black dots. 



The Transparent A variety which bears large, rich 

 yellow fruits, flushed with red, on long stalks. May 

 be eaten raw for dessert. A decidedly ornamental kind 

 to grow as a standard. When ripe the flesh is more or 

 less transparent. 



Propagation. Same as advised for the Apple, which see. 



