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and Scarlet Nonpareils, Margil, &c, would be placed on the west 

 walls ; a position, by the way, which might sometimes even now 

 be given them with advantage. 



The Plums on east and west walls would consist of— 



Coe's Golden Drop Old and New Orleans Red and White Mag- 



Coe's Late Red Prince of Wales num 



Goliath Purple Imperatrice Washington 



Green Gage Perdrigon 



with Victoria/then called " Royal Dauphin," as a recent variety ; 

 and if in Kent, possibly the Diamond and Kirke's Blue. 



The back of the stables (facing north) would have large rider 

 trained Pear trees, the Beurre Kirke, with Knight's introduc- 

 tions, Dunmore, Monarch, and Rouse Lench ; and late Plums 

 like Coe's Late Red and Imperatrice. 



On the north wall we should only find Morello Cherries, 

 with upright trained Gooseberries * and Currants for a late 

 crop. 



The Espaliers flanking the paths would mainly be Dessert 

 Apples, including those before named, with — 



Beauty of Kent- Hollandbury. Pearson's Plate. 



Colonel Vaughan. King of Pippins. Polinia Pearmain. 



Fearn's Pippin. Loan's Pearmain. Royal Pearmain. 



Golden Pippins (sorts). Nonesuch (old). Ribston Pippin. 



Hanwell Souring. Margil. Red Astrachan. 



Hoary Morning. Old Dutch Codlin. Ross Nonpareil. 



All would be of great age, with perfect bundles of spurs on 

 their old arms, carefully and hardly primed as to their branches, 

 but with roots which had never been disturbed from the day 

 they were planted, probably more than half a century before. 



It may be remarked that in those days Dessert Apples were 

 much smaller than they are now. 



In the south-west corner we should find Brunswick and 

 White Marseilles Figs, with large limbs rising from a stool 

 perhaps a hundred years old. 



In no class of fruit has greater progress been made than in 

 the Strawberry. Previous to 1837 Black Prince, Keen's Seed- 

 ling (1821), and Carolina were the only good varieties ; and the 

 gardens of the period were filled with such forgotten families as 

 Carmines, Hudson's Bay, Scarlets of several varieties, Rose- 



* Cordon Gooseberries are mentioned in the Florist for 1840. 



