FOR PROFIT. 63 



20. Gascoyne's Scarlet — Remarkable for its great 

 beauty ; after being laid up for a few days it turns 

 yellow on shaded side, and its wonderful scarlet cheek 

 gives it a striking appearance. It is sweet and agree- 

 able, makes a large tree, and crops most profusely 

 when the tree gains size. November. 



21. Christmas Pearmain — Growth free, compact, and 

 very short jointed ; fruit yellow, russety, with bright 

 colour, enormous bearer ; introduced by my firm. A 

 variety which can be grown where King Pippin fails ; 

 a nice size for market, travelling well. November — 

 December. 



22. Baumann's Reinette — A capital cropper, making 

 a neat upright tree. Takes a crimson colour, and fruits 

 in clusters ; very handsome ; keeps well till February ; 

 fine as a dwarf on Paradise. December. 



Several Seedlings have been raised from Cox's 

 Orange, such as Coronation, Charles Ross, the 

 Houblon, St. Everard and William Crump. Their 

 value for market is not yet appraised, but they may 

 prove useful for Garden culture. Houblon and William 

 Crump are most promising. 



Culinary Apples for Storing, in their order ot 

 ripening : — 



23. Peasgood's Nonsuch— A remarkably fine large 

 fruit, of handsome appearance, cropping every other 

 year, of fi-ee spreading growth, succeeding as a standard 

 or on Paradise. Market as soon as well coloured, in 

 boxes ; apt to canker. Early October. 



24. Lord Derby — This has become very popular ; 

 the tree grows upright and bears freely, annually; green 

 when gathered, turning to a most beautiful yellow ; 

 good for cool soils, A local grower secured 3,000 



