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*Triomphe de Luxemhurgh : Size, large, roundish, 

 and flattened ; skin, greenish yellow, bright red next 

 the sun ; flesh, white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid ; tree, hardy 

 and vigorous ; bears well. 



Winter Pearmain : Size, medium ; form, same as 

 other pearmains ; color, green, slightly red next the 

 sun ; stalk, short and slender ; eye, small j flesh, pale 

 green ; habit, moderately robust ; good bearer. An 

 excellent winter dessert fruit. 



Propagation of the Apple. 



The apple may be propagated by seeds, layers, cut- 

 tings, budding, grafting, or suckers. 



Seeds : Propagation by seed is only resorted to for 

 raising stocks upon which to graft known and approved 

 kinds ; or with a view to originate a new sort posses- 

 sing some desirable quality which does not exist in any 

 cultivated variety. As the latter is the more impor- 

 tant object, it demands a few words. The greater part 

 of Queensland being physically unsuited to the growth 

 of this fruit, there is ample scope for efforts at accli- 

 matisation. There are wanted a few first-class varieties 

 of apples which will produce good crops in this climate; 

 and, from the results already gained by the Author, it 

 is quite clear that this may be accomplished. The 

 great danger in raising trees from seed is that the 

 gardens may get crowded with worthless sorts ; as it is 

 possible to raise a thousand seedlings and have only 

 one or two worth preserving. All others should be 

 eradicated. The most certain and scientific mode of 

 raising new varieties has been described in the article 

 on " Hybridization of Plants," to which the reader is 

 referred. 



As, however, there are so few sorts of apples which 

 will bear in the tropical parts of Queensland, it would 

 be desirable to extend the experiment by sowing seed 

 from the finest selected fruit of the most esteemed sorts 

 which thrive in the neighboring colonies. As an 



