8 THE FRUIT GARDEN 



Bismarck (Prince Bismarck), K., F.C.C. 1%%7.—Skin, smootli, slightly greasy ; 

 ground colour, pale yellow, carmine red striped with deeper red, sometimes brilliant 

 crimson ; flesk, crisp, pale primrose, juicy ; stalk, set in starry russet basin ; flavow, 

 pleasantly sub-acid ; season, October to January ; growth, rather spreading, leaves very 

 downy. A valuable fruit, suitable for all methods of culture, and at the end of the 

 season the smaller examples are fit for dessert ; it can be sold for market from the 

 trees. Fertility remarkable ; never fails to crop freely ; requires thinning to get perfect 

 fruit. 



Blenheim Orange (Woodstock Pippin), K., T. — Skin, rough and uneven ; growtd 

 colour, golden yellow with russet in patches and dots, frequently striped and flushed 

 with brownish red ; flesh, tender, yellowish white, mealy ; stalk, set in starry russet 

 basin ; flavour, rich and full ; season, November to February ; growth, vigorous, 

 spreading ; foliage broad and deep green. The best fruit for general use. The large 

 examples, which take a more conical form, are splendid for dumplings and tarts, while 

 the smaller are esteemed for dessert. Best as a standard, but amenable to garden 

 culture when duly root-pruned, though the branches should not be too closely cut. 

 Fertility abundant, though not before the tree has gained size and age. 



Braddick's Nonpareil, T. — Skin, slightly rough; ground colour, deep yellow 

 with ring of russet round the eye, patches of russet set over the fruit and round the 

 stalk ; flesh, white with green specks ; flavour, sweet and aromatic ; season, October to 

 December ; growth, compact, full of spurs. One of the very best for garden culture. 

 Can always be recognised by the russet ring round the eye. Sometimes the fruit is 

 flatter than shown in the figure. Forms pretty fruitful cordons. Fertility good. 



Bramley's Seedling, K., F.C.C. 1883. — Skin, smooth, slightly greasy ; ground 

 colour, dull yellow with faint red streaks shading to brownish red ; flesh, firm, juicy, 

 white with greenish spots and streaks ; stalk, frequently terminated by a knob ; flavour, 

 sub-acid ; season, December to April ; growth, sturdy, robust, spreading. A very valu- 

 able fruit for orchard and market culture. Its growth is very free, and consequently 

 orchard trees do not bear fruit until they are about ten years old. The branches require 

 carefully regulating and pruning, but when once fruit-spurs are formed the tree bears 

 constantly. The fruit is of good size and keeps soundly, generally irregular, but often 

 flatter than shown in the figure. The foliage is very large, flat, and rounded. It forms 

 fertile bushes on the Paradise stock, but its vigorous growth does not lend itself to 

 severe pruning or set training. 



Brownlee's Russet, T. — Skin, rough ; ground colour, pale green suffused with 

 russet all over, faintly brown on russet side ; flesh, crisp, cream-coloured ; flavour, very 

 rich ; season, November to January ; growth, upright, compact and very full of foliage. 

 This fruit is in its season one of the best dessert sorts for garden culture. Fertility 

 moderate but regular. The fruit should not be gathered before it is ripe, or it 

 shrivels, loses its fine flavour, and becomes tough. This variety is worth culture for its 

 beautiful blossom alone. In the spring it is most striking, the flowers being highly 

 coloured. 



Calville Blanche (White Calville), K. — Skin, dry ; colour, greenish yellow with 

 a few black spots and specks ; flesh, tender and melting, primrose colour ; flavour, sweet 

 and slightly aromatic ; season, December to April ; growth, moderate, full of spurs. 

 This French fruit is greatly esteemed by the cooks, and is, when grown on a wall or 

 warm situation, suitable for dessert ; it is, however, a very tender apple, and cannot 

 be recommended for general culture. 



Calville Malingre, K., A.M. 1^)02.— Skin, slightly rough and dry'; ground 

 colour, pale orange frequently coppery crimson, striped with deep crimson ; flesh, firm, 

 greenish white with yellowish green markings ; flavour, sub-acid ; season, April, May ; 

 growth, upright, very compact, and full of fruit-spurs. A valuable apple for garden 

 culture, making finely formed cordons and pyramids and a pretty espalier. Fruit must 

 be left on the tree till November. Fertility first-class. 



Calville Rouge Precoce (Summer Calville), T.~Ski7t, rough ; ground colow, 

 bright crimson marked with silvery and white russet dots ; flesh, tender, white 



