November 23, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



897 



SOME NEWER APPLES. 



New apples do not make their appearance 

 in any considerable numbers, and to those 

 who have given any considerable share of 

 tlieir attention to the matter this is not 

 surprising. In the first pla^e, the raising 

 t)f new apples cannot be very profitable^ for 

 the percentage of really first-class seedlings 

 is small, and the trees have to be grown 

 some years before their merits can be satis- 

 factorily determined^ and the raising of 

 a sufficient stock of trees for distribution 

 requires several years. Moreover, growei's 

 with so many varieties at their command do 

 not readily take to new introductions. 

 Speaking generally, a considerable area 

 should not be planted with novelties until 

 their suitability for the district and purpose 

 for which they are required has been 

 proved by trial • but it would be well were 

 cultivators to i^lant novelties for that pur- 

 pose more freely than is us\ially the case. 

 The cost w^ould not be great, the trees 



Rev. W. Wilks (J. Veitch and 



Sons). 



A culinary apple of undoubted merit, 

 b?ing quito unequalled for early fruiting 

 by any other large-fruited variety with 

 which I am acquainted. It was niiscd 

 from a cross effected between ]Vasg<)t)d*s 

 Nonsuch and Ribston Pippin ; the fruit is 

 exceptionally large even on qnite young 

 trees, the skin pale yellow, with an occa- 

 sional red flush on the sunny side, and tlu* 

 flesli is white, jnicy, and pleasantly iin- 

 voured. It is in season durint*; October. 



Admiration. 



A dessert apple soniewliat rcs(Miiliiing in 

 appearance Ribston Pippin. The fruits are 

 of medium size, with green skin marked with 

 red and yellow streaks, flesh mmlerately 

 firm, fairly sweet, and with a pleasing 

 aroma. The tree is fairly vigtn*ous in 

 growth and a "ood bearer, ;iih1 tlu' fruit is 



side, tile tlosli crisp and pleasantly acid. 

 In use from .Scptem(>ei- to April. 



James Grieve (Dickson and Co.). 



Althougli not new in the strict sense of 

 tile word, this a})]>le lui.s Jiot been in culti- 

 vation a sufH{'ient Icnuth of time to be 

 generally grown. Thertdoi c it should be 

 useful til iri:;iud f ruit-grnwcis ilntt it is an 

 earlj' <h\sscii a])pK^ that <aninn iail to be- 

 come po])ulai- he; M use lis merits, more 

 especially for markt^t. It is iicc ni <"rop- 

 ping, an<l the fruits are of medium siz(\ 

 with a skin attractiv(dv colouicd <!iMi.Mm 



aiul veUow. : 



MM! n !l li rctcriMirr \n il;i\ (lur it 



is quite one ihe hest nl ill*' Si]>Lemhi'l' 



and October \arietics. 



Lord Stradbrook. 



Willi u]o tliis is ;i nu si proiiiisinrr late 

 l;it{heti apple. The triLl is hir^e atul 

 handsome; the shin is >irei'n with rtnl inaik- 

 ings, changing to yellow wlieii ripe. AVhen 

 on the tre<> the skin is d isi m. i t_v ghuu'ous. 

 in .season during rlannary. 



in use during November. 



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G.M S3 5 



A new des&ert apple, raised by Mr. 



APPLE WILLIAM CPUMP. 



W Crump of Madresfield Court, which received 

 Horticultural Society when first introduced. 



an 



Award of Merit from the Royal 



would afford much interest, and the trials 

 jvould be of vahn^ in various ways. 

 The foUowdng varieties ot recent introduc- 

 tion can be recommended as well deserving 

 the attention of fruit-growers. 



Arthur Turner (C. Turner). 



A new and distinct culinaiy apple of 

 g»'eat promise. The fruit is large, sonie- 

 ^vhat conical in outline, and distinctly hand- 

 '^ome^ the skin bright green fltished with 

 led on the sunny side, changing when ripe 

 to bright yellow. The tree is upright in 

 growth , highly prmluctive, ami beai s large, 

 I'ichly-coloured flowers. The parentage 

 appears to be somew^hat doubtful, hot the 

 fi^nit reminds one of HoUandbury, without 

 Its brilliant colouring; the gix>wth is more 

 compact, and the tree is a heavier cropper. 

 The cooking qualities nre high, and the fine 

 appearance of tlu^ fruit ren-ders it of much 

 value for exhibition. The season extends 

 <>ver October and November. 



Crimson Bramley (H. Merry- 

 weather and Son)- 



A distinct form of Bnunley's Scetlling 

 that is described as differing from that 

 iamous apple in having a rich < i ims(m skui. 

 With me there is not mucli <litference m 

 the colour of the fruits of the new and old 

 forms. Shoidd it prove to be an improve- 

 ment in this respect upon the old tylH^. it 

 cannot fail to be of much value. Ut its 

 superiority in cropping there cannot be two 

 opinions, more especially in the young 

 state. The early period at which it <-om- 

 niences to bear fruit is a very strong point 

 in its favour. 



Encore (C- Ross). 



This is one of the se\eral good a]^i>h s 

 raised by that veteran fruit-grower Mr. ( 

 Ross. It originate<l from a cross eH.Mted 

 between Warner's King and i he Northern 

 (ireening. The fruits are hirge, with yel- 

 low skin Hushed with red o]i the sonny 



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Kroiii uiv earliest acquaintance with this 

 appK^ I have liad a high opinion us merits 

 as an earlv cidinaiy variety. an<l still regard 

 it as one\>f the l/est of tiie s(-ason. It is 

 <lesc rihed as having been raised as the result 

 oF a cross betwct^n Wanu-r's King and Walt- 

 ham Abhev Seedling, ami ]H>ssesses some of 

 the ].oints of l.oth these varieties. The fruits 

 nre larue. with light yeih)w skin, marked 

 v ith alew iraccs'of I'usset. Kor culinary 

 ]uu-])o.M>s it is not exctdhxl by any apple of 

 its season, which exUMuls over October and 

 November. It is a<lmirably adajited for 

 <-nltivation in bush form. an<l as an orchard 

 standard it cannot fail to j>ro\e a su<'cess, 

 for its iiianmM' oi growth is * \a< tly suited 

 to that method of ( ulture. 



Red Victoria (W. Miller). 



An earlv ddinary a]>|>]<', in us,^ during 

 August. 'Tlie tniit's ::re harge. with bril- 

 liant M-inison skin; the tlesh white. jni<y, 



