Aveust 23, 1919.] 
раа after seeing radi eral in the trial that 
undoubtedly superior, it Ri be admitted 
that. this old picto gà is still worthy of being 
perpetuated. Sunrise marks a er нше 
езе round-frui Tomatos, and was 
obvious that many of the varieties T Снн 
ears had deinde from it. One of the finest of 
oma; this on ly Market 
Fig. 48), which much of the habit of 
ise, but was certainly superior e plants of 
this variety were well f 
Tomato 
o 
0! stem 
a tha: t some otherwise 
sess. А1, an Apple-shaped 
th fruits of excellent 
oses; i A rops freely. Eclipse is 
Бене good exhibition eiae quite smooth, 
with no ''eye," and a moder cro ppor st 
| of AID is worthy of its name, Tor Ша were 
in thi i lecti had аам 
One of the chief qiiis of this fine 
is its short intern and 
Wat 
late NE but TEN big 
Tuits ; Wonderis, of the Best of 
_ All type; Tuckovood Favourite, of the y 
L Cael type, but T Bun of fruit; 
Я W p same type, 
ith four five excellent bunches; 
Kondine Red and Holme’s Supreme, which are 
ppers. 
лоп. би Л 
fruits, but the heaviest cropper of the yellow- 
Ч sorts olden Q . | Amongst 
novelties we ced а raised from 
ket Wonder of Italy. This new 
ears big tru of small, highly 
loured, red fruits, and it Will b be put into 
| commence as Sutton's Dessert (see Fig. 50). 
REMARKS ON THE CONDITION OF 
THE FRUIT CROPS. 
(See Tables ae “ma ey ante pp. 64-70.) 
a from p. 92.) 
Я Donna, ты 
year destro 
ally the 
apne 
LAND, N.E. 
plague of caterpillars has this 
‚ especi- 
and Black Currant crops. 
worth Gurdens, Gateshead. 
Apple 
MBERLAND.—We a splendid pros- 
r all small fruits Sul snow and frost 
used the оозе! ies 
k C fbx drop. rawberries set 
wing E prolonged drought 
hich bore did a dev. Los velop. het ы Apple trees 
UN Bee ар foh the 
caterpillars. John Jackson, Ford 
rdens, В k-on- T wee 
Severe. frosts in April valued the G 
Joose- 
and Black Currant Crops, and 
May and June vi ар Straw- 
a Winder, How Dene 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
/ 
103 
YoRKsHIRE.— All fruit trees and bushes blos- 
setae abundantly, but the crops are lo Laws 
ing, owing to the сусу dry w 
perienced in May and June. Many / ape 
Pear were full о Ы oom but А; P. rm 
ees carry heavy crops 
well ure абет water, Боге eavy crops. 
Gooseberries, Currants i 
ruit crops on the whole ed 
satisfactory, with the екеп of Apel icots, 
which Аа failed to set a crop of fruit for the 
first t n 15 years. F. e. Puddle, Scamps- 
ton Hall redis, Rillingt on, York. 
—— Most varieties of P d Plums were 
subject to J3 degrees of fr wel wha en in bloom. 
Apples REM eas and 2 well, but the 
prolonged d 
fruits to dro 
rees o the Crab ‘stock 
drought cix those on the 
Б awberries ry fine and extr emely late; 
first gathering у үп pits on July 1. 
Caterpillars were not so numerous as last sea- 
EARLY MARKET. 
Fic. 48.—romato 
son—jpreventive- measures having. the desired 
ш. Sidney Legg, Warter Priory Gardens. 
BRIDGES ic 
baie after od 
оше абеты s “the. Басе 
Sewell, Mrs. Martin, Barton Road, 
they were in flower when 
] 27. The 
dro crop 
Mu pies in € were good, the season 
was a very Gooseberries hino a 
eavy crop E. о Moulton, Paddocks 
Gardens, Newmarket. 
the си 
nshire 
vn 
ed 
> large uite, E 
t have dropped, probably owing to the p 
ier vibes but is the e e the unc. d is 
end average. The same remark applies to 
Pea Plums carry very heavy crops, and so 
do Damsons. Arthur Bullock, Copped Най 
Sardona, Epping. 
The early drought gpa the. Straw- 
Try crops, e 
cr 
awberri uld ha ei 
e crop if pi can k had ndi. lasted so 
William Johnson, Stansted Hall Gar 
don. Stansted. 
HUNT 
The o TM droug 
versely affected all; fru it crops, chiefly pea 
modicis and Black Currants. Apples have suf- 
fered least, ond there is every promise of a 
heavy crop. V. Coombe, Ramse sey Abbey 
—Fruit crops have not fuifilled 
rab early spring. ү imi cm crop is 
Th blossom 
id t. 
ae set their fruit, 
i. EU perfected 
crop, bu 
[3 
= 
З 
889 
af 
Es 
er 
Һеах 
Foster, rubent 
(ТА а ыла crop ` suffered 
through аса ght. Ваа а от 
Vy crops. » almost impossible to 
Apricots Бек бө trees die back even 
rayed i 
b. айыу, rs ЖЕ асы Park Gar- 
Inshár 
K.— All гея t trees flo wered exception- 
but, owing to the cold ter winds, 
ailed to set. Pears and 
ed, but not to 
Bos 
ve pe utility 
(so far) from big bud, 
i stands 
rter's a ver, 
Wherever possible owing to its extreme Value as 
0 Arthur. Turner, Orwell Park 
MIDLAND COUNTIES. 
BEDFORDSHIRE.—A]] kinds of fruit 
owered most profus Practi 
tree Pear trees were literally smothered 
ith blossom, particularly Red Cold 
inds adversely aff Black nts, and 
drought spoiled the rries. dis- 
trict early Pears are more Кышты than late 
rieti 
es. rner, Ampthill Park Gar- 
Ampthill 
(To be continued.) 
varie 
dens, 
