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patches of yellow next the sun. Tender 

 and juicy with an agreeable subacid 

 flavour. 



A vigorous grower and good cropper, 

 forming a fine large pyramid or good stan- 

 dard. It is said to be liable to canker on 

 the Paradise stock in some localities and 

 in heavy moist soils. 



* Bedfordshire Foundling. — A hand- 

 some first-class cooking Apple in use from 

 November to March and April. Fruit 

 large, roundish ovoid or oblong with 

 irregular prominent angles extending from 

 the side upwards and forming ridges 

 round the eye. Skin dark green at first, 

 becoming greenish-yellow when ripening, 

 tinged with orange and having a few fawn- 

 coloured spots on the side next the sun. 



The tree bears abundantly, and is 

 more suitable as a bush than a pyramid. 

 It is best on the Paradise stock (p. 1045). 

 It also makes a good standard. 



* Betty Geeson. — An excellent late 

 cooking Apple in use from December to 

 March and AprU or even May. Fruit 

 large round, flat, bluntly ribbed, bright 

 shining yellow in colour, with a deep blush 

 on the smmy side. The tree is a great 

 bearer. 



* Bismarck. — A handsome cooking 

 Apple in use from December to April. 

 Fruit large flat, yellow, flushed and 

 striped with red next the sun. It grows 

 well and bears freely on either the Crab or 

 Paradise stock. 



•Blenheim Orange (Blenhehn Pijpjiin). 

 A valuable and popular cooking or 

 dessert Apple in use from November to 

 February. Fruit large romidish or 

 flattened, regular in shape, yellow, tinged 

 with dull red next the sun, and streaked 

 with deeper red. Although this variety 

 is a strong grower it takes several years 

 before it becomes a free cropper, especially 

 if grown as a standard. It does well 

 grown as a bush or pyramid, grafted on 

 the Paradise stock. 



Braddick's Nonpareil. — This is one of 

 the best whiter dessert Apples, being in use 

 from November to April. ^ Fruit medium, 

 flat, slightly angled, greenish - yellow, 

 brownish-red next the smi, russety round 

 the eye, and covered here and there with 

 patches of brown russet. 



The tree is a good bearer, quite hardy, 

 and slender in growth, but never attains 

 a great size. On the Paradise stock it 

 forms good bushes, pyramids, or standards, 

 and may also be grown as an espalier. 



* Bramleys Seedljig. — An excellent 

 cooking Apple in use from January to 

 March. Fruit large, handsome flattish, 

 with five distinct ribs or bosses round the 

 eye. Skin greenish -yellow tinged with 

 pale red, and heavily striped with deeper 

 red when ripe. 



The tree is a hardy and vigorous 

 grower, but must be grown on the Paradise 

 stock to form good bushes. It also makes 

 a fine pyramid or standard. 



Brovynlees' Russet, — An excellent late 

 dessert Apple in use from January to May. 

 Fruit medium, roundish ovoid, and rather 

 flattened, green and russety, brownish-red 

 next the sun. 



This variety does well as a pyramid or 

 standard, and although only a medium 

 grower, flourishes and bears good crops on 

 cold soils and in situations where other 

 varieties fall a prey to canker. 



* Castle Major. — A fine cooking Apple 

 in use during October and November. 

 Fruit very large, roundish conical, promi- 

 nently ribbed from base to apex, deep 

 yellow all over, but flushed with reddish- 

 orange next the sun. 



This is a good variety for market 

 gardeners, and grows well on either the 

 Paradise or Crab stock, making a good 

 pyramid or standard. 



* Cellini. — ^A fine showy and hand- 

 some cooking or dessert Apple in use 

 during October and November. Fruit 

 large, roundish conical, flattened at both 

 ends, rich deep yellow spotted and blotched 

 with red on the shaded side, but bright 

 red streaked and mottled with dark 

 crimson next the sun, with a gleam of 

 yehow here and there. The tree forms 

 a large pyramid when fully grown, and 

 also succeeds well as a standard. 



Claygate Pearmain. — A fine dessert 

 Apple with a Bibston Pippin flavour, and 

 in use from November to March. Fruit 

 medium, conical, dull yellow mixed with 

 green, thinly coated and dotted witli 

 russet, but streaked with dark red on the 

 sunny side. 



The tree is a slender grower of medium 

 height, and bears freely. It is best as a 

 bush on the Paradise stock (p. 1045). 



Cockle's Pippin. — This is one of the 

 finest dessert Apples and is in use from 

 January to April. Fruit medium, conical 

 or ovoid, slightly angled at the sides, 

 greenish-yeUow changing to deeper yel- 

 low when ripening, dotted with grey, and 

 covered all over the base with delicate 



