BRITISH APPLES. 



Gray HerbarhnS i 



Vol. X. Harvard University 1888 - 



THE 



fX i JOURNAL 



OF THE 



IRo^al IDorttcultutal Society 



EDITED BY 



D. MORRIS, Esq., M.A., F.L.S., Treasurer; 



AND 



The Rev. W. WILKS, M.A., Secretary. 



CONTENTS. 

 APPLE AND PEAR CONFERENCE, 1888. 





PAGE 



Preface 



3 



Part \, 





Address by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P 



13 



Apples for Profit. By Mr. George Bunyard 



17 



Fruit Culture for Profit in the Open Air. By Mr. W. Paul, F.LS. ... 



23 



Dessert Pears. By Mr. W. Wildsmith 



30 



On Pruning. By Mr. Shirley Hibberd 



32 



Canker in Fruit Trees. By Mr. Edmund Tonks, B.C.L 



39 



Canker: its Cause and Cure. By Mr. James Douglas 



47 



Enemies of the Apple and Pear. By Mr. J. Fraser 



51 



Apples for Sussex. By Mr. J. Cheal 



62 



Orchards in the West Midlands. By Mr. W. Coleman 



68 



Apples and Pears for Scotland. By Mr Malcolm Dunn 



75 



Cultivation in Jersey. By Mr. C. B. Saunders 



82 



Production and Distribution. By Mr. F. J. Baillie 



85 



Compensation for Orchard Planting. By Mr. W. F. Be'ar 



93 



The Railway Difficulty. By Mr. D. Tallerman 



100 



Part II. 





Statistics relating to Apples. By Mr. A. F. Barron 



109 



Part III. 





Descriptive Catalogue and Synonyms. By Mr. A. F. Barron 



291 



Index of Contents of Parts If. and III 



110 



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