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January. The fruit is most attractively coloured, and has a splendid 

 taste.— G. B. 



Apples and Pears, The best (Garden, No. 1613, p. 260, 18/10/02). 

 So great is the interest taken in fruit growing that a select list of the 

 best varieties of Apples and Pears for gardens and orchards, arranged in 

 the order of ripening, may be useful. Selections are given for all the 

 year round. — E. T. C. 



Apples, Origin of favourite sorts. By Alger Petts (Gard. Mag. 

 No. 2545, p. 511; 9/8/1902). — An interesting account of the origin of such 

 Apples as ' Ribston Orange,' ' Cox's Orange Pippin,' 1 Blenheim Orange,' 

 'Mannington's Pearmain,' 'Emperor Alexander,' or 'Peasgood's Nonsuch,' 

 and the newer sorts that have been derived from those well-known Apples. 

 The history of the origin of popular fruits and flowers is always interest- 

 ing, and this very readable account gives much information on the subject. 



W. G. 



Apples, Storage of. By Alger Petts (Gard. Mag. No. 2553, p. 653 ; 

 4/10/1902). — An important subject to most gardeners, but one that is 

 perhaps less understood than most others in connection with gardening. 

 So rarely does one find in private gardens, new or old, an Apple storage 

 room constructed on rational principles, that one feels that either the 

 matter of Apple preservation is little understood or that it is not con- 

 sidered worthy of serious consideration. 



This article deals with the subject from a scientific and practical 

 standpoint, and is worth reading by those who are interested in the matter. 

 The storage of fine fruit is as important as its production, but properly 

 constructed Apple stores are seldom seen in private gardens in this 

 country. — W. G. 



Apples, The Twelve Best. By G. Gordon (Gard. Mag. No. 2552, 

 p. 630; 27/9/1902). — The compiler of this selection must have felt a 

 great responsibility before he attempted to make a choice from the 

 hundreds of good varieties. Even a limited selection is seldom seen 

 narrowed to twelve. It may be well to give the names given in this 

 list. They are 'Bismarck,' 'Blenheim Pippin,' ' Bramley's Seedling,' 

 ' Cox's Orange Pippin, ' Ecklinville Seedling,' ' King of the Pippins,' 

 'Lane's Prince Albert,' 'Lord Grosvenor,' 'Newton Wonder,' 'Ribston 

 Pippin,' * Worcester Pearmain,' ' Warner's King.' All these are admirably 

 illustrated life size. Many a good sort is necessarily excluded from the 

 select dozen. — W. G. 



Apricot, The. By A. P. H. (Garden, No. 1621, p. 417 ; 13/6/1902).— 

 A glass- covered wall or a house effects a great improvement in the size 

 and quality of the Apricot. Fair success may be obtained by growing the 

 Apricot in pots as an orchard-house tree, but great care is necessary, 

 especially when the trees are in bloom. This practical article tells how 

 to grow the Apricot under glass, and gives the best varieties. — E. T. C. 



Araucaria imbricata. By P. W. Meyer (Die Gart. p. 79, 15/11/ 



1902, with illustration). — The author describes an Araucaria growing in 



