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enormous, not first rate, but good if gathered before it is ripe and stored a few days ; Belle 

 Julie, very fine bearer ; Doyenne du Cornice, the finest Pear grown. 



DESSERT APPLES (best on the Paradise stock ; they are all suited for amateur 

 standards, bushes, or pyramids, and those marked * for arches and cordons). — July-August : 

 Mr. Gladstone, a free bearer, prune sparely, as it bears on the points ; *Devonshire 

 Quarrenden, very handsome and fertile ; *Sugaiioaf Pippin, an enormous bearer. September- 

 October : Kerry Pippin, rich flavour and fertile; Yellow Ingestrie, a children's fruit, very 

 prolific ; *Worcester Pearmain, handsome and good when fresh from the tree. November 

 December: The New Allington Pippin and *Cox's Orange Pippin, best for small trees and for 

 flavour — several of these should be planted ; *King of the Pippins, very prolific ; *Ross Nonpareil, 

 russety and delicious. The following come in after Christmas : Adams' Pearmain, Egremont 

 Russet, and Stunner Pippin. 



COOKING APPLES (best on the Paradise stock')- — August-September : White Trans- 

 parent, most prolific; *Duchess of Oldenburgh, very handsome and fertile; *Cellini Pippin, 

 very prolific and handsome. October: * Lord Grosvenor, fine; *Pott's Seedling, large and 

 very prolific ; *Grenadier, best of all the Codlins ; *Stirling Castle, enormous bearer. 

 November-December: *Lord Derby, the finest Apple of its class, most productive; 

 *Bismarck, fine and productive; Warner's King, the largest, best as bush or pyramid. 

 January : Lane's Prince Albert, an enormous bearer of fine quality. For very late fruit, 

 choose Bramley's Seedling, Newton Wonder, and Alfriston. 



SELECT PLUMS. — (i) Rivers' Early Prolific, purple, very early; (2) Rivers' Blue 

 Prolific, an early Damson Plum; (3) Rivers' Czar, rich flavour, fruit in clusters, purple; 

 (4) Denniston's Gage, early, and very rich; (5) Belgian Purple, very heavy cropper ; (6) 

 Victoria, large pink', free bearer in any form ; (7) Jefferson's Gage, a luscious dessert fruit ; 

 (8) Smith's Purple, cooking or dessert; (9) Belle de Louvain, large, for cooking; (10) 

 Rivers' Early Transparent Gage, very rich; (11) Pond's Seedling, very large, pink'; 

 (12) Rivers' Monarch, rich purple, and latest good Plum; (13) Bryanston Gage, late and fine. 

 For wall use Old Green Gage and Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 13; all are suitable for pyramids 

 and cordons. For columnar trees, Nos, 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, and 12. 



GOOSEBERRIES. — Whitesmith, Yellow Champagne, Industry, Lancashire Lad, and 

 Warrington. 



Red Currants.— New Dutch and Scotch. 



Black Currants. — Baldwins. 



White Currants.— Dutch or Versailles. 



Raspberries. — Superlative. 



STRAWBERRIES. — Vicomtesse H. de Thury (early), Trollope's Victoria, President, Royal 

 Sovereign (early), Dumbarton Castle, and Eleanor for late. A succession of Strawberries 

 is important. 



Further particulars can be found in the best fruit tree nurserymen's catalogues, where 

 advice is given to amateurs. As regards the time of planting, the season begins in November 

 and extends to April. If the land is properly prepared, any opportunity can be seized in 

 open weather, and if the work is well done success will ensue. If simple directions for 

 planting and pruning are required, consult the pamphlet (price 2d.) issued by the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. This little pamphlet will be found of great value to amateur fruit 

 growers, as it contains sound information. Fruit culture is simple enough if proper care 

 be taken in the selection of varieties and their after management, otherwise, of course, the 

 results will he unsatisfactory. 



[Mr. Bunyard's articles upon fruit culture should be read with profit, as the work of one 

 whose experience is extensive, as evidenced by the successful cultivation of fruits of all kinds 

 in his Kentish nurseries, where, besides the collections of well-known kinds, extensive trials are 

 made of new varieties to prove their value. — ED.] 



