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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



LINCOLNSHIRE. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — Mr. A. S. Johnson, The Moor Farm, Scaivby, Brigg, 

 Lincoln. 



Observations. — Examples small, and deficient in colour. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Grown on Standard trees, of various 

 ages. Situation, rather open. Soil, sandy, with a clay subsoil. 

 Out of 545 trees, about 50 have died since they were planted 

 five years ago ; some of the trees are growing very well, but in 

 general growth is very slow. 



2. — Mr. G. Picker, Gardener to A. S. Leslie Melville, Esq., 



Long Hills, Branston, Lincoln. 



Observations. — Examples small, and poor in quality. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Apples were grown on Standards on 

 the Crab. Situation, sheltered. Soil, on limestone rock, not 

 more than 6 inches in depth. Trees in bad health through 

 crowding and neglect. We grow about 50 sorts of Apples here. 



3. — Messrs. Kowson Brothers, West Torrington Gardens, 



Wragby. 



Observations. — Fruit small, and deficient in colouring. 



Exhibitors' Bemarks. — Our trees are mostly Standards, and 

 have been planted from 15 to 20 years. They are all on the 

 Crab stock. Situation, on a small hill. Soil, sandy to the depth 

 of 2 feet ; subsoil, a gravelly clay. We grow many sorts here, as 

 our father, when he planted the orchard 20 years ago, selected 

 those that he knew w T ould answer well in this neighbourhood. 

 We beg to call special attention to Shepherd's Fame. It is a 

 splendid Apple, and is bearing a good crop on over 30 large 

 trees ; our stock came from a tree 40 years old growing near 

 here. King Apple (Warner's King) is a good sort, but not hardy 

 enough for us, as the trees die back very much. Cockpit and 

 Winter Red Streak are the two best regular bearers we have ; all 

 the sorts grown in this neighbourhood are old, but the newer 

 ones will get introduced by degrees. Trees on the Paradise are 

 rarely seen, but we intend planting some to try them. Our trees 

 grow freely but do not bear much, and many of the shoots die 

 back. 



