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Apple Culture. 



[JAN, 



grow them out ; whilst the standards will not fruit so quickly, 

 but will in time produce large crops of useful fruit. With 

 foreign supplies of such excellent quality and appearance, 

 increasing in quantity year by year, it is advisable for the 

 British grower to produce the finest fruit possible. The average 

 quality of the past will not withstand the present keen com- 

 petition, and, as the bush trees can be planted more closely, 

 give quicker returns and produce fruit of finer quality and 

 appearance than the average standard, the planter will do well 

 to consider his line of action before purchasing. The matter 

 may be briefly summed up as follows : — Standards give but 

 small returns the first few years, but last a long time if properly 

 managed, and, in favourable seasons, yield good crops of fruit, 

 but the crops are often severely reduced by wind. Bush trees 

 give quick returns. The fruit is generally clean, good in quality 

 and appearance, and larger than those of similar kinds grown 

 on standards. If grown amongst the standards, they should last 

 until the latter grow them out ; if by themselves, for a period of 

 from twelve to twenty years. Standards and bush trees mixed 

 give crops extending over a long period, the heaviest early crops 

 coming from the bush trees, and a long continuous supply from 

 the standards when once they are brought into a fruit-bearing 

 state. 



Kinds to Plant. 

 COOKING. 



STANDARDS. 



Beauty of Kent. 

 Bramley's Seedling. 

 Gascoigne's Seedling. 

 Grenadier. 

 Lord Derby. 

 Lord Grosvenor. 

 Newton Wonder. 

 Wellington. 



DESSERT. 



Adam's Pearmain. 



Blenheim Orange (slow to come into 



bearing). 

 Christmas Pearmain. 

 Devonshire Quarrenden. 

 Fearn's Pippin. 

 King of Pippins. 

 Ribston Pippin. 

 Worcester Pearmain. 



Planting. 



October, or early in November, is considered the best time 

 for planting, but the trees should not be removed from the 



BUSHES. 



Bramley's Seedling. 

 Ecklinville. 

 Golden Noble. 

 Lane's Prince Albert. 

 Pott's Seedling. 

 Sandringham. 

 Stirling Castle. 

 Warner's King. 



Adam's Pearmain. 

 Allington's Pippin. 

 Beauty of Bath. 

 Christmas Pearmain. 

 Cox's Oiange Pippin. 

 Lady Sudely. 

 King of Pippins. 

 Worcester Pearmain. 



