COMPOSITION OF FRUIT TREES 65 



One of the earliest gooseberries in cultivation is 

 " May Duke." It is a heavy cropper, and the 

 fruit is large, of a deep red colour with a thin skin. 

 Among other varieties may be mentioned : " Crown 

 Bob " (red), " Whitesmith " {yellow), " Early Yel- 

 low," "Warrington" (red), "Keepsake" (green), 

 and " Lancashire Lad " (red). 



Greengage (is a viariety of Prunus domestica. 

 Natural Order, Rosacese) prefers a shallow moder- 

 ately moist, sandy loam, with a chalky subsoil. 

 If the soil is naturally deficient in lime, a liberal 

 supply must be given to greengage and other 

 stone-fruit trees. Deep digging about fruit trees 

 should be avoided, and when trees are bearing 

 heavy crops of fruit they ought to be well supplied 

 with manures, in the form of top-dressings. 



The ashes of the wood and fruit contain in 100 

 parts : — 



' A. B. Griffiths, Special Mamwres for Garden Crops, p. 103. 



