Остовкв 19, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
is very heavy, and there is no trace of chalk, nor 
much lime, as the chalk only — as close as 
the nearest “downs.” The nursery itself i is, in large 
measure, reclaimed land from Lowfield Heath, and 
consists of better surface-soil than that which 
surrounds it, inasmuch as it is lighter and more 
workable 
Apples usually do well here, me^ у = this 
season are extraordinary. A lar of Be 
Pool, near Mr, Cheal's а. e our 
attention, as it was covered with an erer. 
of good-sized, well - coloured fruits, “ Yes 
our guide, “that is jast a fair instance of — 
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until February. Then is seen a good crop of Wash- 
ington, the fruits well coloured and large; it is a 
essert variety, but too tender as a rule in this 
district, cres еч ів —, — 
to growers who have cold soil culin nary 
arge - 
berger Reinette, an excellent Apple, good for both 
kitchen and dessert, and а — . ; is in 
quality. Margi and Lady Henniker, Cox's Pomona, 
and the y fruits of ape Vaughan were nu- 
merous pe Kent, an exceedingly 
pretty and useful Nba Apple, though not one 
= M — — ble for the apse n had some very 
or have we ever seen better apecimens 
of Royal J abiles than Messrs, Cheal have in their 
he nursery- 
pple, Pear, Plum, ar d 
ввег t qunti of Peaches ia 
trained and 8 mens. Apples two апі 
three years old on Crab re and others upon the 
remarkable character of им reason, Bess 
is hic 
areil, For cold 
and the quality of the russety fruit is good ; it is in 
use about the beginning of November, but will last 
-— 
Fig, 82,—A ROYAL GARDEN IN MADAGASCAR, 
use at 'his season, айй will be good until ы 
end of the year. Н does 
this variety 
heavily Kin "Pop i Ribston sae very 
well known, need no rem ut the crop was 
ing attracted our notice; as did — 
Pearmain, which was marvellous—this is a good 
Apple, 
raw, thongh it is reenter used for both purposes, 
A tree with a crop of excellent fruits of Lord Lennox 
ог some years, It is esse 
Apple, and there e we have seen it; the fruit is 
high-coloured, rather small, and of very good 
(8ЕЕ Р. 460.) 
maidens оп eith 
Pears lke the Apples, may be seen of dering 
aize and age on the Quince and on the free or Pea 
stock, гине the young trees were fast ripening — 
Paradise, we — и in N quantity; and 
growth. 
gro 
ia stocks, — have been budded this season, 
ost cas g 
n 
trained trees, 
the most ЕТЕ style at these nurseries is the 
cordon, and i made a specialty. We noticed a 
lot of dial bain Pears three years old, studded 
thickly with good fruit buds, and very healthy. 
These trees, if n СЕ а wall, would bear 
ood crops of fruit at The system is 
certainly one by which a wait p be quickly and 
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