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General Remarks. — Except a few old Standard trees, our 

 apples are all grown as Cordons, Bushes, and Pyramids on the 

 Paradise stock. They are transplanted, and the roots pruned 

 when over vigorous ; very little top pruning required. Nursery- 

 men graft the Paradise stock too near the ground. There ought 

 to be sufficient length of stem to prevent the scion rooting into- 

 the ground, &c. 



STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Exhibitor. 



1. — Mr. Z. Stevens, Gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, 

 Trentham, Staffordshire. 



Observations. — Examples of fair average merit. 



Exhibitor's Remarks. — The Apples exhibited have all been 

 grown on arched trellises and small Bush trees about 10 years 

 old, grafted on the French Paradise. The trees all bear abund- 

 antly. Apples grafted on other stocks, such as the Crab, do not 

 produce good fruit in this locality. We therefore strongly advise 

 growers of Apples in similar districts to Trentham to use the 

 French Paradise stock. The soil here is loamy, on the New Red 

 Sandstone formation. Situation, low but sheltered, and very 

 damp. This is a very poor fruit district. 



WARWICKSHIRE. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — Mr. D. Barden, Gardener to the Hon. C. W. Winch, 



Off church, Bury, Leamington. 

 Exhibitor's Remarks. — Grown on Espaliers and Standard 

 trees from 25 to 30 years of age. Situation, very damp, close to 

 the River Trent, and often enveloped in fog, well protected to the 

 south and west, but exposed on other sides. Soil, of a light 

 sandy nature ; subsoil, gravelly. The trees in the orchard have 

 been much neglected ; but I hope by judicious thinning to obtain 

 better fruit. 



2. — Mr. Alex. D. Christie, Castle Gardens, Warwick. 



Selection of Twenty-four Varieties most suited for 

 Culture in the District, Named in Order of Succession. 

 Kerry Pippin, Keswick Codlin, Fearn's Pippin, Manks' Codlin, 

 Alexander, Ecklinville Seedling, Lord Suffield, Lord Grosvenor, 



