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be worked on Northern Spy stock, preferably to any other. Do not 

 plant deeply, lest the variety worked upon the Spy should throw its 

 own roots, and become blighty and ultimately useless. They are 

 named as much as possible in the order they ripen. 



EARLY MARGARET (syn. Red Juneating) S. The earliest of 

 all apples, ripens before Christmas, but will not keep, and soon 

 becomes mealy. Fruit small, roundish, ovate, and narrowing 

 towards the eye, where it is angular, yellow greenish on shaded 

 side, bright red next the sun, striped with darker red ; a few grey 

 russety dots. 



RED ASTRACHAN (of Russian origin), S. A very early, 

 abundant bearer, ripens towards Christmas and the New Year. 

 Tree vigorous. G-ood for market on account of its rich colour. 

 Fruit of second-rate quality, and must be gathered at the right 

 time or else turns mealy. 



MR. GLADSTONE, S. Ripens with Red Astrachan. Small,, 

 oblate, highly coloured, handsome and good, will not keep. 



The last three sorts named ripen from the 20th December to 

 the 10th January ; thev require gathering every few days, otherwise 

 they fall. 



IRISH PEACH, S. Ripens in January, good bearer, but not a 

 keeper; does not blight. Fruit medium size, somewhat flattened 

 and slightly angular. Pale yellowish -green, tinged with dull 

 reddish- brown, and lively red thickly dotted with green dots on 

 shaded side and yellow spots on sun side. Flesh greenish white, 

 tender, crisp. 



LORD SUFFIELD, S. A valuable, early, English cooking apple, 

 excellent for jelly making ; described as an improvement on Kes- 

 wick Codlin. Should be shipped in February. Tree an early and 

 very prolific bearer, and one of those varieties which, on account of 

 these properties, is not long lived. Fruit large, conical pale, 

 greenish-yellow, with a brown tinge on the sunny side. Flesh white, 

 firm, tender, brisk sub-acid. 



GRAVENSTEIN (of German origin), S. Ripens in February. 

 Tree very vigorous, spreading. Young shoots reddish brown ; very 

 productive, an early bearer. Fruit fairly large, roundish flattened, 

 pale waxen yellow, pencilled and marbled with red and orange on 

 the side next the sun. Flesh tender, crisp, high flavoured, aromatic. 

 One of the best qualities of apples grown, requires frequent picking 

 over as they colour. Moderately good keeper, but hardly good 

 enough for shipping to English market. 



EMPEROR ALEXANDER, A. A very large showy, cooking, and 

 early variety. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive, and when 

 grown as a dwarf, producing fruit of the largest size and greatest 

 beauty, greenish-yellow, few streaks of red on shaded side, and 

 orange-streaked with bright red on the side next to the sun, covered 

 with numerous russety dots. Does well in the cool districts. 



