268 THE FRUIT GARDEN 



SELECTIONS OF FRUITS FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS 



North of England and Scotland 



Apples. — tAlfriston, tAstrachan Red, *Allington Pippin, *tBeauty of Bath, *tBis- 

 marck, Byford Wonder, Christmas Pearmain, Cockle's Pippin, Cox's Pomona, tCox's 

 Orange Pippin (wall). Col. Vaughan, tClaygate Pearmain, tCellini Pippin, tDuchess of 

 Oldenburg, tDevonshire Quarrenden, Domino Codlin, tEarly Julian, Early Victoria, 

 +Ecklinville Seedling, Emperor Alexander (wall), Early Red Margaret, Fearn's Pippin, 

 tGalloway Pippin, *Gascoigne's Scarlet Seedling, + Golden Spire, tGolden Noble, 

 *tGrenadier, *Hambling's Seedling, tirish Peach, tjames Grieve, tKeswick Codlin, 

 tKerry Pippin, +King of the Pippins, *tLady Sudeley, tLane's Prince Albert, Langley 

 Pippin, tLord Derby, *Lord Grosvenor, tLord Suffield, Margil, Mother, tMr. Gladstone, 

 Mrs. Phillimore, Northern Greening, *Newton Wonder, Peasgood's Nonesuch (wall), 

 tPott's Seedling, Red Juneating, tRibston Pippin, Rosemary Russet, Ross Nonpareil, 

 *Royal Jubilee, Seaton House, Scarlet Nonpareil, tSummer Golden Pippin, or Ingestre, 

 tStirling Castle, tStone's Apple, Striped Beefing, St. Edmunds' Russet, tTower of Glamis, 

 The Queen, *tWhite Transparent, tWarner's King, tWellington, tWorcester Pearmain, 

 White Juneating, tYellow Ingestrie. 



Cox's Orange may and does succeed in the open in many parts, but it is worthy of a 

 wall in the North. 



* Refers to sorts which, although not yet well known in the North, are likely to prove 

 most desirable. + Specially recommended. 



Cherries. — Early Rivers, Frogmore Early Bigarreau, Governor Wood, Late Duke, 

 May Duke, Morello, Napoleon Bigarreau, Windsor Bigarreau. 



Apricots. — Breda (very free), Hemskerk, Moorpark, New Large Early. 



Figs. — Black Ischia, Brown Turkey, White Marseilles (all for open air). 



Nectarines for Outdoor Culture. — Dryden, Elruge, Humboldt, Lord Napier, 

 Pine Apple, and others. 



Peaches for Outdoor Culture. — Condor, Dymond, Bellegarde, *Early Alex- 

 ander, *Early York, Early Grosse Mignonne, Goshawk, Hale's Early (fine)^ Stirling 

 Castle, Violette Hitive, *Waterloo. 



Pears. — Aston Town, Baronne de Mello, Bellissime d'Hiver, *Beacon (Rivers'), 

 Beurr^ Brown, Beurr^ Bosc, *Beurr^ d'Amanlis, Beurrd Easter, *Beurrd Capiaumont, 

 Beurr^ Fouqueray, *Beurr^ Gififard, Beurre Hardy, Beurrd Superfin, *Bon Chretien 

 (Williams'), Belle Julie, Catillac, *Colmar d'Ete, Comte de Lamy, Conference (Rivers'), 

 *Doyennd Boussoch, Doyenne d'Etd, Doyennd du Comice, Durondeau, Emile d'Heyst, 

 Fondante d'Automne, Fondante de Thirriott, General Todtleben, Glou Morceau, 

 Grosse Calebasse, Hacon's Incomparable, ^Jargonelle, Josephine de Malines, *Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Marguerite Marillat, Nouvelle Fulvie, Passe Colmar, 

 Pitmaston Duchess, Petite Marguerite, Souvenir du Congr^s, Triomphe de Vienne, 

 Thompson's, Uvedale's St. Germain, Verulam (baking), Winter Nelis. 



* Will succeed in some situations as standards ; the others are best on the Quince 

 stock for south or west walls. 



Plums. — As a rule these do well on walls in the North, and in some places as standard 

 trees. — ^Belgian Purple, Belle de Septembre, *Black Diamond, Blue Prolific, *Cox's 

 Emperor, Comte d'Atthem's Gage, *Coe's Golden Drop, Denniston's Superb Gage, *Early 

 Prolific(Rivers'), Gisborne's, *Green Gage (old),*Jefferson's Gage, Kirke's Blue, *Magnum 

 Bonura (white). Magnum Bonum (red). Monarch (Rivers'), *New Orleans (early), 

 OuUins' Golden Gage, Pershore Yellow Egg, *Pond's Seedling, *Prince Englebert, 

 *Prince of Wales, Reine Claude de Bavay, Sultan^ *The Czar, Transparent Gage (early), 

 Transparent Gage (original), *Victoria. 



Damsons. — Frogmore (early), *King of Damsons, Hereford Prune. 

 * For standards ; rest on walls south or west. 



