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London I'ippin or Five Croifn. — A well known variety, a lieavy bearer and 

 fine export, variety vmcler proper treatment, it has a very bad reputation for 

 irregular bearing, often going se\'eral years without setting its fruit, but the writer 

 has been very successful with it both in New South Wales and Victoria. Figures 

 47 and 48 show a five year old tree unpruned and pruned. Figure 49 shows an 

 aged tree in flower. Figure 50 shows some limbs heavily laden (the leaves re- 

 moved to show the fruit). This tree carried 31 cases of fruit. Figure 51 shows 

 the base of an aged tree showing how productive the base can be maintained by- 

 proper treatment. The Five Crown is a natural spurrer — it is therefore necessary 

 to close spur- leaving orfly some laterals for protection and foliage, and checking- 



Fig. 4(i. 

 Sliowiiig a limb of Edkewood. 



of the sap flow. The spurs must be thinned as they increase and multiply when 

 tlie tree ages. The -writer exported 750 cases of this variety in 1910 as early 

 as the flr.^t w-eek in February, per the s.s. " Summerset," the fruit bringing 12s. 

 6d. per case in London. 



Stunner Pippin. — Another ■\\en knowji variety mucli growji in ^'ictoria and 

 Tasmania. In the latter State it is their leading variety. The fruit brings poor 

 prices even for export, but this variety is a consistent and heavy bearer and pays 

 well. It is a natural spm'rer but some laterals should be left long pruned. Figures 

 52 and 53 show a five year old tree unpruned and pruned. Figru'e 54 shows 

 a limb of this tree (the leaves removed to show the fruit). This tree carried 11 



