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Hawthornden, Betty Geeson, and Small's Admi- 

 Some of the best of the above are valuable keeping 

 I have seen the Reinette Grise in fine condition in 

 the markets at Rouen in June, and 

 Reinette tres Tardive is good in 

 July. Those who wish to plant 

 good early apples might try Boro- 

 vitsky, and a few of the best early 

 kinds; but it is best to devote 

 most of our horizontal cordons to 

 the growth of the finer, later, and 

 most valuable fruits. Of the above 

 selection the Calville Blanc, the 

 Reinette du Canada, and Mela 

 Carla must be grown on a warm 

 wall; Newtown Pippin, The Mo- 

 ther, Melon, and several of the 

 other later and finer apples will 

 also be grateful for the same pro- 

 tection. 



As our stock of apples on the 

 Paradise are at present chiefly ob- 

 tained from Prance, there seems 

 little chance of our securing the 

 finer English kinds for a while. 

 But more than one of our nursery- 

 men have assured me of their in- 

 tention to plant and graft this stock 

 largely, and I should advise all 

 large fruit nurserymen to do so. 

 They should be offered as cheaply as 

 possible by the hundred, as they 

 will be required in greater num- 

 bers for planting than any other 

 form. Of the kinds of French 

 apples that may be had grafted 

 on the Paradise abundantly in nurseries all over France the 

 following are among the best : — Calville Blanc, Reinette 

 du Canada, R. d'Angleterre, R. Grise, R. de Caux, R. tres 



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