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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS 



APPLE 



standard. The fruits are best eaten from 

 the tree. 



Joaneting' {White Juneating). — This 

 is the earliest of all eating Apples, being 

 at its best in July and August, when it 

 should be eaten from the tree as it is apt 

 to become mealy if kept. Fruit small, 

 round, and slightly flattened, pale yellow- 

 green, becoming clear yellow flushed with 

 red or orange on the sunny side. 



The tree forms a small pyramid and 

 bears better and earlier crops when grown 

 on the Paradise stock than when on the 

 Crab. It is suitable for orchard culture. 



* Jolly Beggar. — A fine cooking 

 Apple having a brisk and pleasant flavour, 

 and fit for use from August to October. 

 Fruit medium, round and flattish, pale 

 yellow, flushed with orange on the sunny 

 side, and dotted with russet. 



This is a very heavy and constant 

 cropper, and small bushes are laden with 

 fruit. 



Kentish Pippin [Colonel Vaughan). 

 An excellent sweet and briskly flavoured 

 dessert Apple in use from October to 

 January. Fruit medium, conical and 

 slightly angular, pale yellow, striped with 

 brownish-red and yellow-speckled next 

 the sun, but speckled with green on the 

 shaded side. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and 

 attains a good size, bearing good crops. 



Kerry Pippin. — A first-class dessert 

 Apple, in use during September and 

 October. Fruit below medium size, more 

 or less roundish ovoid, smooth and shin- 

 ing greenish -yellow, changing to clear 

 pale yellow with ripeness, tinged and 

 streaked with red on the simny side. 

 "When fully exposed it is bright shining 

 crimson, with- deeper crimson streaks, and 

 delicate russet traces on the shady side. 



The tree grows freely about medium 

 height, and bears good crops, either as a 

 bush or espalier on the Paradise stock. 



* Keswick Codlin. — This is one of 

 the earliest and best of cooking Apples, 

 and is in perfection during August and 

 September. Fruit medium, conical angu- 

 lar, with rather sharp ridges round the 

 eye, pale yellow in colour, sometimes 

 flushed with orange or red next the sun. 



The tree forms a handsome pyramid 

 of mediimi size and bears great crops. 

 It flourishes in all parts of the eouiitry, 

 is suitable for orchard culture, and is 

 a groat favourite with market gardeners. 



King of the Pippins. — A handsome 



and highly flavoured dessert Apple ripe 

 at the end of August and lasting until 

 November and December. Fruit medium 

 ovoid or conical, greenish-yellow, flushed 

 with red next the sun, and marked with 

 a little rough brown russet. 



The tree is a compact grower, and 

 forms a fine bush, pyramid, or standard ; 

 it is best grown in a warm, strong, 

 well -drained soil. 



King of Tompkins County. — A hand- 

 some pleasantly flavoured dessert Apple 

 of American origin, fit for use from 

 December till March, or even longer. 

 Fruit large, round, flattish, bluntly 

 angled, with ridges at the crown and 

 base. Skin deep rich yellow, heavily 

 streaked with crimson on the sunny side. 



The tree grows freely and bears large 

 crops. It is very hardy, and forms fine 

 pyramids or standards. 



* Lady Henniker. — A fine cooking 

 Apple, also useful for dessert, and fit for 

 use from October to February. Fruit 

 very large, roundish, conical, bluntly 

 angled on the sides, and prominently 

 ridged round the eye. Skin yellow, with 

 a faint blush of red, which is streaked 

 with crimson on the sunny side. 



The tree is hardy and vigorous, and 

 a great bearer when fully developed. It 

 makes a fine bush, pyramid, or standard, 

 and is suitable for market gardening. 



Lady Sudeley. — A very fine and 

 handsome eating Apple with a rich and 

 juicy flavour, and in use during August 

 and September. Fruit medium, roundish, 

 conical, pale greenish-yellow streaked 

 with crimson on the sunny side. 



The tree forms a small pyramid or 

 bush, and bears heavy crops. 



* Lane's Prince Albert. — A very 

 handsome and valuable cooking Apple fit 

 for use from October to May. Fruit 

 large, roundish-conical or ovoid, bluntly 

 ridged round the crown. Skin smooth 

 and shming grass-green, changing to 

 clear pale yellow when ripening, and 

 becoming flushed with pale red irregularly 

 streaked with crimson on the sunny side. 



The tree forms a medium-sized bush, 

 pyramid, or standard, and rarely fails to 

 produce a heavy crop of fruit. It is an 

 excellent variety for market growers. It 

 may be stated, however, that when grown 

 as a standard the branches have a more 

 or less weeping habit. 



Lemon Pippin. — A good Apple equall^v 

 suitable for dessert or cooking, and fit 



