REPORT OF THE APPLE AND PEAR CONFERENCE. 



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f* Stirling Castle. — One of the best and most prolific of culinary apples. 

 New Hawthornden. — A free-bearer, large and excellent variety. 



* Tower of Glamis — Generally a good bearer, vigorous grower, and useful, 

 f* Warners King. — Vigorous growing and free-bearing; one of the best. 



* Golden Noble— Good bearer; tree hardy and vigorous; a very fine 



variety. 



^Blenheim Pippin.— A free bearer, vigorous grower, and first-rate variety. 

 Yorkshire Greening. — A regular bearer, and a useful apple. 

 *Alfriston. — A free bearer; hardy and vigorous, and a first-rate apple. 

 Striped Beefing. — A good bearer, and a fine late-keeping apple. 

 ■\*Wellingto7i.— Free bearing ; thrives well in most parts, and generally first- 

 rate. 



^Northern Greening. — A prolific variety, and first-rate keeper ; tree grows 

 slowly. 



The Next Best Thirty Culinary Apples. 

 Arranged AlpJiabetically. 

 Aitkin's Seedling. — Very prolific, hardy, medium size, excellent quality. 

 Annie Elizabeth. — Good bearer ; hardy and vigorous ; large ; first-rate 

 quality. 



Beauty of Kent. — Free bearer ; large and handsome ; first-rate. 

 Beauty of Moray. — Prolific bearer ; good size ; first-rate quality. 

 Bedfordshire Foundling. — Good bearer ; tree hardy ; excellent quality. 

 Brabant Bellefleur. — Good bearer ; large and fine ; first-rate quality. 

 Catsliead. — Moderate bearer ; large and useful ; good quality. 

 Doctor Harvey. — Free bearer ; large and very fine ; first-rate quality. 

 Dutch Codlin. — Good bearer ; large and handsome, of good quality. 

 Early Julicn. — Very prolific ; rather small ; the earliest good variety. 

 Emperor Alexander. — Good bearer; large and very handsome; good 

 quality. 



Frogmore Prolific.— A free bearer ; handsome, and of first-rate quality. 

 Galloway Pippin. — Good bearer ; smooth, yellow, handsome apple ; first- 

 rate. 



Gloria Mundi. — Rather shy bearer ; occasionally very large and fine. 

 Golden Spire. — A sure and very prolific variety ; handsome fruit ; first-rate. 

 Grenadier. — Free bearer ; large and fine fruit ; first-rate quality. 

 Hanwell Souring— Good bearer ; useful late variety ; first-rate quality. 

 Kentish Fillbaskct. — Good bearer ; large and useful ; good quality. 

 Lord Derby — Excellent bearer ; large and handsome ; of good quality. 

 Lord Grosvenor.—YeTj prolific ; large and fine ; early and first-rate 

 quality. 



Maltster. — A sure and free bearer ; medium size, and excellent quality. 

 Merc de Mdnage. — Moderate bearer ; very large and handsome ; first-rate 

 quality. 



Nelson Codlin. — Free bearer ; large, and of excellent quality. 

 Norfolk Beefing. — Good bearer ; a useful late variety ; excellent quality. 

 Peasgood's Nonesuch. — Shy bearer ; large and exceedingly handsome ; first- 

 rate quality. 



PotVs Seedling— Excellent bearer; large and handsome; of first-rate 

 quality. 



Prince Albert (Lane's). — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; keeps well ; first-rate 

 quality. 



Ringer.— A sure and prolific bearer ; large, and of good quality. 



Pound Winter Nonesuch. — Good bearer ; large and fine ; first-rate quality. 



Yorkshire Beauty.— Free bearer; large and handsome ; first-rate quality. 



* The twelve best varieties are marked with an asterisk, 

 f The six best varieties are ruarketl with a dagger. 



