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for they are often inclined, like young pear trees on 

 the quince stock, to bear too many fruit when in a 

 very young state ; the constitution of the tree then 

 receives a shock which it will take two or three sea- 

 sons to recover. For varieties with large fruit, one 

 on each fruit-bearing spur will be enough ; if a small 

 sort, from two to three will be sufficient. 



There are so many really good apples that it is dif- 

 ficult to make a selection : the following sorts will not 

 disappoint the planter ; but fifty varieties in addition, 

 quite equal in quality, could be selected. 



Twenty dessert apples, ripening from July to June, 

 placed in the order of their ripening : — 



1. White Joanneting* 



2. Early Red Margaret 

 8. Bed Astrachan 



4. Early Strawberry 



5. Irish Peach* 



6. Summer Golden Pippin 



7. Kerry Pippin* 



8. Margil 



9. Eibston Pippin* 

 10. Cox's Orange Pippin* 



Twenty kitchen apples, fit for use from July to 

 June : — 



11. Herefordshire Pearmain* 



12. Winter Pearmain 



13. Bedfordshire Foundling* 



11. Mannington's Pearmain 



12. Golden Drop (Ooe's)* 



13. Aehmead's Kernel* 



14. Nonpareil, Old 



15. Reinette Van Mona* 



16. Syke House Ensset 



17. Keddleston Pippin 



18. Golden Harvey 



19. Winter Peach Apple 



20. Sturmer Pippin* 



1. Keswick Codlin* 



2. Large Yellow Bough 

 8. Hawthoruden* 



4. Cellini 



5. King of the Pippins 

 ft Blenheim Pippin* 



7. Calyille Blanche 



8. New Hawthornden 



9. Striped Beefing* 



10. Waltham Abbey Seedling 



14 Greaves's Pippiu 



15. Dumelow's Seedling* 



16. Forge Apple 



17. Eymer 



IS. Baxter's PearmaiQ* 



19. St. Sauveur* 



20. Gooseberry Apple* 



APPLES AS BUSHES ON THE PABADISE STOCK. 



There are some varieties of apples that do not form, 

 even vdth care, well-shaped pyramids ; such sorts may 

 be cultivated as bushes when grafted on the Paradise 



