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PBAGTICAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS 



APPLE 



yellow, faintly tinged with green on the 

 shaded side, and brownish-red streaked 

 with crimson on the side next the sun, 

 dotted with grey. 



•Waltham Abbey Seedling. — A very 

 fine cooking Apple in use from September 

 to January, having a sweet juicy flavour, 

 and assuming pale amber when cooked. 

 Fruit large, roundish ovoid, pale yellow, 

 flushed with red next the sun, and covered 

 all over with minute russet dots and 

 occasionally a few thin patches of russet. 



The tree is remarkable for the small- 

 ness of its foliage, which is in striking 

 contrast to the large fruits, which are 

 borne in great abundance on bushes, 

 pyramids, or standards. 



* Warner's King. — An excellent and 

 handsome cooking Apple lasting from 

 November to March. Fruit very large, 

 roundish ovoid, flattened, bluntly angular, 

 grassy green changing to a clear deep 

 yellow with ripeness, and covered with 

 dots and patches of pale brown russet. 



The tree grows vigorously and bears 

 heavy crops either as a standard or large 

 pyramid, and rarely gets diseased. A 

 good market Apple. 



Washington. — A ^ery fine dessert 

 Apple in use from October to January. 

 Fruit large roundish conical, rich yeUow, 

 streaked and mottled with crimson. 



The tree makes a better bush than 

 pyramid, but also succeeds as a standard. 

 It requires a warm rich well-drained soil, 

 and is particularly fine when the fruits 

 are ripened under glass. 



Wealthy. — A pretty dessert Apple in 

 use from October to January. Fruit 

 medium round, flushed with red, with a 

 tender juicy flavour. 



* Winter Hawthornden. — A very 

 handsome and valuable cooking Apple m 

 use from November to January. Fruit 

 large, roundish ovoid, flattened and 

 bluntly angular. Skin deep yellow, 

 tinged with green, becoming richer yel- 

 low with age, flushed with red, streaked 

 with crimson, and sparingly dotted with 

 russet on the side next the sun. 



The tree makes a very fine pyramid or 

 standard and produces heavy crops. 



Worcester Pearmain. — A very hand- 

 some and sprightly flavoured Apple, in 

 use during August and September, and 

 suitable for either dessert or cooking pur- 

 poses. Fruit medium, conical, even and 

 very slightly angular towards the crown, 

 brilliant red, freckled with fawn, some- 



times with gleams of yellow showing 

 through. 



This succeeds well as a bush or stan- 

 dard and bears very freely. Owing to its 

 showy colour and good flavour it is a 

 favourite with market gardeners. It is a 

 seedling from Devonshi/re Quarrenden 

 (p. 1051). As the fruits are often borne 

 near the ends of the shoots, this fact should 

 be remembered at pruning time. 



Yellow Ingestrie. — A splendid little 

 dessert Apple in use during September and 

 October. Fruit small, conical or oblong, 

 of a fine clear yellow, somewhat richer on 

 the sunny side, and minutely dotted with 

 pink. 



The tree makes a good standard and 

 is very hardy. It is probably the heaviest 

 cropping Apple in cultivation, and not- 

 withstanding its small fruits is a great 

 favourite, having a brisk and highly vinous 

 flavour. 



* Yorkshire Greening. — A very fine 

 cooking or sauce Apple in use from Octo- 

 ber to January. Fruit large, flat, slightly 

 angular, dark green, flushed and striped 

 with red on the sunny side, and heavily 

 speckled all over with grey russet. 



The tree is a rambling grower and is 

 more suited for a bush than as a pyramid 

 or standard. 



The following varieties are not yet 

 largely cultivated, but with the advance 

 of time are likely to become more popular, 

 as they are very promising as regards 

 vigour, hardiness, and flavour. 



COOKING APPLES 



Beauty of Stoke, Chelmsford Wonder, 

 April and May, Crospatrich, Oct. to Jan., 

 Red Bietigheimer, Oct. Nov., Boyal 

 Jubilee, Oct. to Jan., Thomas Rivers, 

 Sept. to Dec, Twenty Ounce, Oct. to Jan., 

 White Transparent, Aug. 



DESSERT APPLES 



Beauty of Bath, Aug. and Sept., 

 Belle de Boshoop, Oct. to Jan., Belle 

 Pontoise, Dee. to Feb., Egreuiont Russet, 

 Oct. to Jan., James Qi-ieve, Oct., Lord 

 Hindlip, Jan. to March, St. Edmund's 

 Pippin, Sept. 



I. List of Dessert Apples arranged 

 according to the period of ripening and 

 when flt for use. 



Note. — Those marked with an asterisk 

 (*) are useful for small gardens. Those 

 marked with a dagger (t) are suitable 

 for market gardening. 



