KEEPiya APPLES. 103 



Twenty dessert apples, ripening from July to June, 

 placed in the order of tlieir ripening : — 



1. White Joanneting, or Jun- 



eating. 



2. Early Red Margaret. 



3. Red Astrachan. 



4. Early Slra'^berry. 



5. Irish Peach. 



6. Summer Golden Pippin. 



7. Kerry Pippin. 

 S. Margil. 



9. Ribston Pippin. 

 10. Cox's Orange Pippin. 



11. ]\Iannington Pearmain, or 



Mannington Grolden Pippin. 



12. Golden Drop (Coe's). 



13. Ashmead's Kernel. 



14. Old ]S"onpareil. 



15. Reinette Yan Mona. 



16. Syke House Russet. 



17. Kedd lest one Pippin. 



18. Golden Harvey. 



19. Winter Peach Apple. 



20. Strum Tier Pippin, 



IVIr. Elvers especially recommends Xos. 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 

 12, 13, 15, and 20. 



The early Eed Margaret, or Eed Juneating, is a 

 nice apple, but it soon becomes mealy. The Eed 

 Astrachan is a s^eet, juicy little apple, but it, too, soon 

 becomes mealy. The Summer, or early Stra\Yberry, 

 ripens in September. The Kerry Pippin bears well, 

 ripens in September, and lasts until November : it is a 

 medium-sized apple. Margil is a nice-flavoured, small 

 apple, keeping until after Christmas. Cox's Orange 

 Pippin is a good sort, and lasts until Pebruary. The 

 Pearmains are useful apples ; Mannington's lasts until 

 May. Ashmead's Kernel is a nice apple, not unlike the 

 Old ]^onpareil, and it lasts Avell, keeping good until 

 May. Syke House Eusset is good, and keeps until 

 Pebruary. •The Golden Harvey, or Brandy Apple, is a 

 nice-flavoured, small apple, which keeps until about 

 June : the tree is hardy and bears well. The Sturmer 

 Pippin is brisk-flavoured, and keeps until June. 



I wiU also quote Mr. Eivers's valuable list of twenty 

 cooking apples, fit for use from July to June : — 



1. Keswick Codlin. 



2. Large Yellow Bough. 



3. Hawthornden. 



4. Cellini. 



5. King of the Pippins. 



6. Blenheim Pippin, or Orange. 



7. Calville Blanche. 



8. Kew Hawthornden. 



9. .Striped Beefin. 



10. "Waltham Abbey Seedling. 



