EABDY FBUIT GARDEN 



1055 



for use from October to April. Fruit 

 medium ovoid, resembling a Lemon in 

 shape, pale yellow in colour, and tinged 

 with green, changing to lemon-yellow 

 with maturity, freckled and patched 

 with russet. 



The tree is hardy, vigorous, and a 

 heavy cropper, but only attains middle 

 size. 



* Lodding^on or Stone's Seedling;. — 

 A fine handsome cooking Apple in use 

 from September to November or Decem- 

 ber. Fruit large, round, flattish, bluntly 

 ribbed, and ridged round the eye. Skin 

 smooth and shining grass-green tinged 

 with brown on the sunny side, but chan- 

 ging with age to lemon-yellow flushed 

 with pale crimson, with broken streaks 

 and specks of deep crimson next the sun, 

 the whole surface being covered with 

 minute russet dots. 



The tree makes very little wood, but 

 produces an abundance of fruit spurs. It 

 is compact and medium in growth, and 

 bears immense crops when well treated. 

 It is best as a bush. 



* Lord Derby. — A beautiful and 

 excellent cooking Apple resembling Gloria 

 Mundi, and fit for use up to Christmas. 

 Fruit very large, roundish conical, promi- 

 nently ribbed and ridged round the eye, 

 deep grassy or yellowish-green dotted and 

 lined with russet. 



The tree is a vigorous grower and 

 heavy cropper. A valuable market 

 variety. 



* Lord Grosvenor. — A handsome 

 cooking Apple in use from September to 

 November. Fruit large, ovoid or conical, 

 prominently and irregularly ribbed with 

 ridges and puckers round the eye, pale 

 straw-yellow in colour, with here and 

 there a few dots and traces of pale brown 

 russet. 



The tree makes a good pyramid or 

 standard, and fruits very freely. 



* Lord SufSeld. — A fine cooking 

 Apple in use in August and September. 

 Fruit large, conical or ovoid, bluntly 

 angled, pale greenish-yellow, sometimes — 

 but very rarely — tinged with pale red on 

 the sunny side. 



The tree bears early and abundantly, 

 and for this reason does not attain a great 

 age. It is very liable to canker in unsuit- 

 able soils. 



Mabbot's Pearmain. — A valuable and 

 highly flavoured dessert Apple in use 

 from November to January. Fruit 



medium, round, bluntly angled, bright 

 yellow tinged with pale red on the shaded 

 side, but deep red on the sunny side, the 

 whole surface being freckled with grey 

 russet. 



Succeeds as a standard, and suitable 

 for orchards. 



* Manks Codlin. — An excellent cook- 

 ing Apple with a brisk, juicy, and per- 

 fumed flavour, ripe early in August, and 

 lasting till November. Fruit medium 

 conical, slightly angular, greenish-yellow, 

 changing to clear pale yellow flushed 

 with orange-red next the sun, or some- 

 times a clear bright red. 



The tree grows to a medium height, 

 and is very hardy and prolific, even when 

 young. It makes a handsome pyramid 

 on the Paradise stock, and also a good 

 standard. A good market garden variety. 



Mannington Pearmain. — A fine richly 

 flavoured dessert Apple in use from 

 October till March. Fruit medium, coni- 

 cal, golden-yellow, thinly coated with 

 brown russet on the shaded side, but 

 flushed with dull brownish-red, and 

 covered with large russet dots on the 

 sunny side. 



The tree bears abundantly as a pjnra- 

 mid, and is also suitable for orchards. In 

 order to secure the rich flavour peculiar 

 to this Apple, the fruits should be allowed 

 to hang on the trees late. If gathered 

 too soon they are apt to shrivel and lose 

 a good deal of the crisp juiciness. 



Margil. — A fine dessert Apple rival- 

 ling the Bibston Pippin in flavour. Fruit 

 medium, round or conical, sharply angled 

 and ridged round the crown, orange or 

 greenish-yellow, streaked with deep red, 

 and covered on one side with patches of 

 russet. 



The tree is a small grower, but forms 

 a neat pyramid, and is good as an espalier 

 on the Paradise stock. It is quite hardy 

 and usually bears heavy crops if not 

 injured by spring frosts. 



Melon Apple. — An excellent agreeably 

 perfumed dessert Apple of American origin, 

 in use during December and January. 

 Fruit large, roundish, conical, slightly 

 angled, lemon-yellow tinged with green, 

 and delicately veined with pale brown 

 russet, being crimson with darker crimson 

 streaks and patches and veins of brown 

 russet on the sunny side. 



The tree makes a good bush, but may 

 also be grown as a pyramid or half 

 standard. 



