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mann's Red Winter Reinette, Bramley's Seedling, Lord 

 Grosvenor, Ecklinville Seedling, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Calville 

 Malingre, King of the Pippins, Byford Wonder. 

 May 12th. — Cox's Orange Pippin, Frogmore Prolific, Colonel 

 Vaughan, Hormead's Pearmain, Tom Putt, Newton Wonder, 

 Roundway's Magnum Bonum, Mere de Manage, Tyler's 

 Kernel, Wellington, Blenheim Orange, Duchess' Favourite, 

 Alfriston. 



May 13th. — Gloria Mundi, Old Hawthornden, Cox's Pomona, 

 Winter Quoining, Round Winter Nonsuch, Lord Derby, 

 Baxter's Pearmain, Seaton House, Lane's Prince Albert, 

 D'Arcy Spice. 



Late Flowering Apples. 



May 14th. — Belle de Pontoise, Reinette du Canada, American 

 Mother, Grenadier, Gold Medal, Golden Noble, Annie Elizabeth, 

 Loddington or Stone's Apple, Northern Greening, Cellini, Lady 

 Sudeley, Lady Henniker. 



May 15th. — Foster's Seedling, Gascoyne's Scarlet. 



May 16th. — Yorkshire Beauty. 



May 18th. — Sandringham. 



May 19th. — Graham's Royal Jubilee. 



May 21st. — Calville Rouge Precoce, Court-Pendu-Plat. 



Duration of Blossoming of Apples and time taken to come 

 to full bloom. — In 1908, at Wye, the average length of time 

 in flower of some 70 varieties of apple was 15 days, and they 

 were in full bloom about the sixth day after commencing to 

 flower. 



In 1909 the following records were obtained : — 



Number Length 



of of Time Full 



Observer. County. Varieties. in Bloom. Bloom. 



R. M, Bannerman Hereford ... 33 I3da)s 6th clay. 



W. A. Voss Essex ... 22 nearly 17 ,, 7th ,, 



F. I. Neame Kent ... 16 nearly 17 ,, 10th ,, 



C. H. Hooper Kent ... 59 nearly 18 ,, 8th ,, 



Of the apples long in flower this year at Wye may be 

 mentioned New Hawthornden, in flower 20 days; Hoary 

 Morning, 20 days; Ribston Pippin, 21 days; Bismarck, 21 

 days; Graham's Jubilee, 21 days; Golden Noble, 21 days; 

 Baumann's red winter Reinette, 22 days; Wellington, 23 

 days; Newton Wonder, 23 days; Lane's Prince Albert, 22 

 to 26 days. 



Strawberries in 1909 commenced to flower at Wye on 

 May 9th, were generally in full flower May 22nd to 25th, 

 remaining in flower up to about July 6th. Picking in 

 quantity began on June 21st. The crop was exceptionally 

 heavy, due to rain, but the fruit had less flavour than usual. 



