THE APPLE. 



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It was raised by Whitham of Mr, Reddish in Yorkshire, and it has 

 generally commanded the first prize for size. In its dark green 

 colour and form it differs from most other apples. Warner's King 

 (fig. 263) is another fine large apple, differing miich in form from the 



Fig. 263.— Warner's King. 



Fig. 265— -Stirling Castle, 



Fig. 264.— Gloria Mundi. 



others described, Gloria Mundi (fig. 264) is another apple of enormous 

 dimensions, measuring sometimes as much as fourteen inches round. 

 The Stirling Castle (fig. 265) is reputed to be a fine apple; I have 

 only lately had a tree, and so cannot speak decidedly of its merits. 



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Fig. 266.— Winter Peach. 



Fig. 267. — Blenheim Orange. 



Fig. 268.— Gooseberry. 



The Winter Peach (fig. 266) is a valuable late keeping apple. For 



winter use there is no better apple than the Blenheim Orange (fig. 



267). It is so good that it is considered by many persons to be a 



dessert fruit. Two or three trees may be beneficially 



grown of this kind. For late spring use the Goo.- 



berry Pippin (fig. 268) is recommended ; it is valuabV 



from its acidity and from its keeping qualitii- 



Perhaps, however, the best of the late apples is tl„ 



Wellington (fig. 269), which keeps fairly till summer, 



and more than one tree should be cultivated of this kind. 



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Fig. 269.— Wellington. 



