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mostly grafted on the Crab. Situation, exposed to south-west 

 winds. Soil, rather sandy, with a mixture of clay. Some of 

 the apples here are grafted on the Apple stock, having sown the 

 seeds myself and grafted them. If I have any sorts that are not 

 true to their names, or which the locality does not suit, I graft 

 them with better kinds, provided the stocks are healthy. When 

 planting, I always like to have the ground trenched, and some 

 manure, or even old garden refuse, to be mixed with the soil, as 

 the subsoil here is very poor. I think our fruit would be much 

 larger if the trees were more sheltered. 



13. Robeet Smith, Gardener to The Lady Frances Fletcher, 

 Kcmvard, Y aiding, Maidstone. 



Selection of Twenty-four Varieties most suited for 

 Culture in the District, Named in Order of Suc- 

 cession. 



Eed Juneating, Irish Peach, Red Quarrenden, Kerry Pippin, 

 Worcester Pearmain, Lady Sudeley, Margil, King of the Pippins, 

 Cox's Orange Pippin, Claygate Pearmain, Scarlet Nonpareil, 

 Gascoigne's Scarlet, Golden Knob, Keswick Codlin, Duchess oi 

 Oldenburg, Lord Suffield, Stone's or Loddington, Peasgood's 

 Nonesuch, Blenheim Orange, Golden Noble, Beauty of Kent, 

 Wellington, W T inter Quoining, Northern Greening. 



Selection of Twelve Varieties most Suited for Culture 

 in the District, Named in Order of Succession. 



Red Quarrenden, Worcester Pearmain, Lady Sudeley, 

 Duchess of Oldenburg, Stone's or Loddington Seedling, Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Peasgood's Nonesuch, Wellington, Lane's Prince 

 Albert, Gascoigne's Scarlet, Queening, Northern Greening. 



Selection of Ten Varieties suited for Market Culture. 



Quarrenden, Worcester Pearmain, Duchess of Oldenburg, 

 Stone's, Cox's Orange Pippin, Kerry Pippin, Peasgood's Nonesuch, 

 Wellington, Northern Greening, New Hawthornden, Cox's Orange 

 Pippin, Worcester Pearmain. 



Exhibitor's Remarks. — Situation, many orchards are fully 

 exposed, few sheltered. Most gardens are sheltered. Soil, loam, 

 part light, many heavy. Subsoil, rock, stone, and clay. Stocks : 

 The younger trees no doubt are on the Paradise, but the older 

 trees are on the Crab. The orchard trees are pruned to form open 



