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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



8. — Mr. J. C. Mundell, Moor Park, Rickmansiuorth. 



Exhibitor's Remarks. — Grown on Bush trees, trained with 

 open centre, which I find the best. They are grafted chiefly 

 on the Paradise stock. Situation, in walled garden, sheltered 

 by trees, with aspect SS.E., and 340 feet above sea level. Soil, 

 varied. I find the trees growing on light soil, with gravel sub- 

 soil, do the best. Fruit, especially Apples, do remarkably well 

 in this locality. 



4. — Messrs. Paul & Son, Nurserymen, Cheshunt. 



Exhibitors 1 Remarks. — Fruit grown mostly on Pyramids and 

 Espaliers, 5 to 8 years old, grafted on Crab and Paradise, but 

 chiefly on Paradise. Situation, about 100 feet above sea-level, 

 in several parts of the nursery fairly sheltered. Soil, a deep 

 alluvial loam (brick earth), with gravel subsoil. Apples do well 

 here (Cheshunt), seldom failing to carry a good crop. There are 

 only two market orchards exceeding two acres, our own and one 

 of 20 acres on the Roupell estate, but considerable quantities of 

 fruit are sent to market from cottage gardens, and trees planted 

 in accommodation paddocks on grass. In fresh planting here, 

 and in the whole valley of the Lea, it is desirable to select late 

 flowering sorts, as Adams' Pearmain, the valley being subject to 

 spring frosts, which these sorts escape. We prune twice a year, 

 once in March, again in September. 



Selection of Twenty-four Varieties most suited for 

 Culture in the District, Named in Order of Succession. 



These are selected from kinds doing best as Pyramids in the 

 nursery, the only test applied. 



Cox's Orange, Lord Suffield, Stirling Castle, Blenheim 

 Orange, Ecklinville, King of the Pippins, Warner's King, Peas- 

 good's Nonesuch, Stone's Pippin, Golden Noble, Wellington, 

 Keswick, Paul's, New Winter Hawthornden, Cox's Pomona, 

 Ribston, Courcelles, Fearn's Pippin, Cheshunt Pippin, Tibbet's 

 Incomparable, Adams' Pearmain, Alfriston, Cellini, Mere de 

 Menage, Lady Henniker. 



Selection of Twelve Varieties most suited for Culture 

 in the District, Named in Order of Succession. 



Cox's Orange Pippin, Lord Sufneld, Stirling Castle, Blenheim 

 Orange, King of the Pippins, Warner's King, Peasgood's None- 

 such, Ecklinville Seedling, Stone's Apple, Golden Noble, 

 Wellington, Keswick Codlin. 



