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to plant. The following list has therefore been drawn up and 

 contains representatives of each class required. It is not 

 claimed that all of the varieties named are necessarily the 

 best of the kind which are to be found, but every variety 

 mentioned has been tested at the Institute, and is decidedly 

 above the average of its class in quality. Undoubtedly in 

 many instances superior varieties will be found after further 

 research : — 



Varieties recommended for Propagation. 





Sharp Varieties. 



Sweet Varieties. 



Bitter-sweet 

 Varieties. 



Early 



Backwell Red. 



Belle Norman. 

 Homers. 

 White Jersey. 

 (All mild bitter- 

 sweets. ) 



Cherry Norman. 

 Major. 



Knotted Kernel. 



Mid- seas oii- 



Cap of Liberty. 

 Dufflin. 

 Foxwhelp. 

 Frederick. 

 Kingston Black. 



Sweet Alford. 

 Woodbine. 



Masters Jersey. 

 Prince Albert. 

 Strawberry Norman. 



Late 



Lambrook Pippin. 

 Red Soldier. 

 Yellow Sty re. 



Bell. 



Chisel Jersey. 

 Dabinet. 

 Royal Jersey. 



Many of these kinds are not at present obtainable from 

 nurserymen ; but all are being propagated at the Institute, 

 and in due course the trees will be available for distribution. 

 For the time being, the best plan for those who wish to grow 

 them at once will be to graft such sorts on the heads of 

 young standard trees of other varieties ; and it is probable 

 that this method should be regularly adopted for weakly 

 growing varieties, such as Kingston Black, a strong growing 

 variety being selected for the standard. 



Replanting old orchards. — Finally, the question of re- 

 planting in old orchards needs consideration. It is 

 customary in many districts to fill up gaps in old orchards 

 by planting young trees in the place of the old ones, 

 which have died off. In some instances, when an old 

 orchard is worn out, the trees are grubbed up and their 

 places filled with young standards. The custom is one which 

 cannot be recommended. In the first place, the young trees 

 rarely, if ever, make such good growth, as they would if planted 



