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“The importance of cross-pollination induces me to give in my 
Catalogue, the approximate dates of principal varieties of apples 
and pears being in full bloom, compiled from my observations the 
last three or four years. I am also indebted to the Department of 
Agriculture for kindly placing their data collected at Bridgetown at 
my disposal, and I trust these approximate dates may be of assist- 
ance to intending planters in making their selections with a view to 
interpollination. 
“The above sketch explains my recommendations where pre- 
ference is given to one variety. I shall be pleased to recommend 
suitable varieties for pollination on application.” 
POME TREES. 
These are commonly meant to comprise fruit grown from pips, 
such as apples, pears, and quinces. 
They were some generations past known by country folk as 
pippins, pearmains, russets, costards, codlins, and so on. 
“Pippins” were chance seedlings which were in themselves so 
perfect that they did not require grafting or budding. “Pear- 
mains” were somewhat elongated or pear-shaped. “Russets” were 
covered with a rough skin, and were generally sorts which hang well 
to the trees. “Costards” were large and bulky apples, whereas 
“codlins” were apples which fell to the ground when green, and 
were chiefly used for cooking, sauces, ete.” “Cider” apples exempli- 
fied those apples—some astringent and some  bitter—which were 
best adapted for the manufacture of cider. 
So with pears. We have Beurrés, Bergamottes, cooking, and 
perry pears. 
“Beurrés” are melting, juicy pears, which at one time were thus 
distinguished from hard cooking sorts. They vary widely as re- 
gards shape, period of ripening, markings, and for that reason the 
old classification has not been maintained, each of the Beurrés being 
qualified by its patronvmie name. “Bergamottes” once ineluded a 
fair number of pears, each being differentiated by a specific name, 
while “Perry” pears included those most suitable for fermenting 
into perry. 
Server APPLES (Pyrus Malus). 
There are over 1,500 varieties of apples catalogued by nursery- 
men. Of these, the following, several of Australian origin, suit our 
requirements and climatie conditions best. Of summer apples, plant 
onlv a few. They should be worked on Northern Spy stock, pre- 
ferably to any other. 
On light, rich, free sou, Winter Majetin stock will do well, 
and on sandy soil Duchess of Oldenburg stock is recom- 
mended. All three are proof against the Woolly Aphis pest, hence 
