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Wilmot is a fine pear for dessert, of medium size, the skin a bright yellow, 

 the quality good. It reminds us very much of the Ritson which was described 

 in Vol. 14, page 387. 



The apples are worthy of special notice being English varieties of high 

 standing. Cornish Gilliflower has an ugly appearance and poor color, a true 

 Gillifiower in shape ; strange to say, it is one of the most valued of dessert 

 apples in Great Britain. A writer in the English Garden speaks of the powerful 

 aroma of the fruit when cut in half as being one of the characteristics of the varietv, 

 and of its rich flavor, which makes it so popular, and declares that there is no 

 better dessert apple for the months of April and May, than this variety. 



Lord Suffield is one of the leading cooking apples of Great Britain for use 

 in the months of August and September. The fruit is large, white, soft and 

 excellent for tarts and pies. A writer in The Garden says that it is the best of 

 the Codling family, but the tree is a bad grower chiefly in consequence of its 

 prolific habit. 



Peasgood's Nonsuch is a very large beautiful apple. The sample before us 

 is four and a- half inches in diameter. The skin is green with a bright red 

 cheek and streaked with the same color. The tree is a loose grower, but the 

 fault is v/ell made up in such beautiful specimens of enormous size. The 

 quality of this apple is excellent for cooking. We give an engraving of this 

 apple taken from the Garden. The Gardeners' Chronicle says that, apart from 

 its beauty, this apple is recommended as one of the very best varieties, especially 

 for culinary purposes. 



Lane's Prince Albert is a winter cooking apple, large, clean skin, marked 

 something like our Cayuga Red Streak. A writer in the Garden says : " Two 

 good apples which every one should plant are the Cellini and Prince Albert. 

 They will be useful both for home use and for market, as they are not only 

 good, but they look good, and the latter point is as necessary as the former in 

 anything grown for sale. 



A FINE APPLE. 



Sir, — I send you two or three sample apples from a tree received from the Association 

 four years ago in place of a Yellow Transparent These apples have been off the tree 

 about three weeks. The tree had between three and four pecks of fine large apples like 

 the sample. It is a very thrifty grower with an open head. 



Andrew Walker, MetccUfe. 



It is surprising that a tree planted four years ago should produce such a 

 crop, and this speaks well for its productive qualities. The apple is very fine in 

 appearance, somewhat resembling the King. Size, large ; color, red on greenish- 

 yellow ground ; cavity, small, deep, ribbed ; calyx, closed ; basin, similar to 

 cavity ; flesh yellowish-white, tender, mellow, juicy, good flavor ; season, about 

 the first of September. The apple is surely a seedling. At least we know of 

 none like it of its season. It has a strong competitor in the Duchess, a variety 

 which can hardly be surpassed. 



