CHAPTER XXXV. 



LIFE HISTORIES OF SOME WELL-KNOWN APPLES. 



With other information, gleaned from Hogg's Fruit Manual, Herefordshire Pomona, Apples of 

 New York (1905), Messrs. Bunyard's Fruit Catalogue (1919), Order of Blossoming of Apples, 

 by Mr. F. Chittenden, Journal of Royal Horticultural Society, Vol. 37 (1911-12), pps. 350- 

 361, Pollination Trials on Apples, R.H.S. Journal, Vol. 39 (1914), pps. 615-628; Report of 

 John Innes, Horticultural Institute, in Journal of Pomology, Vol. I, No. 1 (1920), and 

 Pollination of Fruits, by C. H. Hooper, in Journal of Ministry of Agriculture, May, 1921. 



Apples recommended as the best for 

 market growers, by Messrs. 0. S. Smith 

 and Mr. W. Miskin, from experience 

 in Kent. For dessert : — Worcester Pear- 

 main, Allington Pippin, Beauty of Bath, 

 Gladstone, James Grieve. For Cooking : 

 — Bramley's Seedling, Newton Wonder, 

 Lord Derby, Grenadier, Stirling Castle; 

 next to these : Baumann's Eed Winter 

 Reinette, Duchess Favourite (or Duchess 

 of Gloucester), King of the Pippins, 

 Lane's Prince Albert, Early Victoria, Nor- 

 folk Beauty and Rival. 



Varieties suitable to grow as cordons for 

 market growth, Mr. W. P. Seabrook, from 

 his experience in Essex, recommends as 

 most reliable : — Stirling Castle, Lord 

 Derby, Lane's Prince Albert, James 

 Grieve, Allington Pippin, and Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, which is the best of all if 

 environment suits it, but this must be 

 ascertained. 



List of Apples in Approximate Order of 



Flowering. 



Early Flowering. 



Duchess of Oldenburgh. — A Russian 

 apple introduced into England in 1824. 

 Fruit, cooking and dessert. Aug.-Sept. 

 Occasionally self-fruitful. 



Irish Peach. — Introduced from Ireland 

 early in last century. Fruit, dessert, 

 Aug. Self-fertile. 



Tower of Glamis. — Peculiar to the 

 orchards of Clydesdale and the Carse of 

 Gowrie. Fruit, cooking. Nov. to Feb. 

 Slightly self-fertile. 



Golden Spire. — Probably from Lanca- 

 shire, where much grown about 1820. 

 Fruit, cooking, Sept.-Oct. Self-fertile. 



White Transparent. — Introduced from 

 Russia early in 19th century. Is the 

 Yellow Transparent of America. Fruit, 

 dessert or cooking, July-Aug. Self-fertile. 



Braddick's Nonpareil. — Raised by Mr. 

 John Braddick, of Thames Ditton. Fruit, 

 dessert. Nov. to April. Self-sterile. 



Keswick Codlin. — Found at Gleaston 

 Castle, near Ulverstone. Introduced by 

 Mr. John Sander, a nurseryman, at Kes- 

 wick, before 1813. Fruit, cooking. End 

 June, Aug.-Sept. Somewhat self-fertUe. 



Egremont Russet. — Fruit, dessert, 

 Oct.-Nov. Self-fertile. 



Brownlbes' Russet. — Introduced by Mr. 

 William Brownlees, a nurseryman, at 

 Hemel Hempsted, Herts., about 1848. 

 Fruit, cooking, or dessert. Jan. to May. 

 Self-sterile. 



Stirling Castle. — Raised at Stirling, by 

 Mr. John Christie, about 1830. Fruit, 

 cooking, Sept.-Oct. Sometimes self- 

 fruitful. 



Devonshire Quarrbnden. — Very old 

 English variety. Fruit, dessert. August. 

 Somewhat self-fruitful. 



Lord Suffield. — Raised by a hand-loom 

 weaver, Thomas Thorp, at Middleton, near 

 Manchester. Introduced to commerce 

 about 1836. Lord Suffield being Lord of 

 the Manor of Middleton. Fruit, cooking. 

 Aug.-Sept. Self-sterile. 



Christmas Pearmain. — Raised by Mr. 

 Manser, introduced by Messrs. Bunyard, 

 in 1895. Fruit, dessert. Dec. to Jan. 

 Self-fertile. 



Washington. — Raised in Washington 

 County, U.S.A., introduced by Messrs. 

 Rivers, about 1812. Fruit, Oct. to Dec. 

 Somewhat self-fruitful. 



