558 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



APPLES. 



Compact Growers may be planted, as Bushes, 8 feet apart ; as low 

 Standards, 15 feet apart ; or high Standards, 18 feet apart. 



Medium Growers, as Bushes, 10 feet apart; as Standards, 24 feet. 



Free and Strong Growers, as Bushes, 12 feet; as Standards, 30 feet. 



Bush trees may, if desired, be planted twice as thickly as advised 

 above, and in three years half of them can be carefully taken up and 

 replanted elsewhere to extend the Fruit garden. 



Soot, and wood or bonfire ashes, spread over the surface with a little 

 lime form an excellent manure for Apples— indeed, for all fruit trees. 



APPLES FOR COOKING. 



I. — VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR GARDENS, AS BUSHES OR AS 

 HALF-STANDARDS. 



1. White Transparent. August. Compact grower; healthy and 



productive. It is also an excellent eating Apple for those who like 

 a brisk, sub-acid fruit. 



2. Lord Grosvenor. September. Strong sturdy grower. 



3. Potts' Seedling. September. Compact grower. Succeeds well in 



towns. 



4. Frogmore Prolific. October. Medium grower, rather pendulous. 



5. Stirling Castle. October. Compact grower ; pendulous. 



6. Seaton House. October and November. Compact grower. 



7. Golden Spire. November. Compact upright grower. 



8. New Hawthornden. November. Medium spreading grower. 



9. Small's Admirable. November and December. Compact grower ; 



pendulous. 



10. Hormead Pearmain. November to January. Medium grower. 



11. Bismarck. December and January \ Medium grower. 



12. Bramley's Seedling. December to March. Strong grower. 



N.B. — For a bush it must be on Paradise stock. 



13. Lane's Prince Albert. January and February. Compact 



pendulous grower. Best as a Half-Standard. 



14. Newton Wonder. February and March. Free grower. Keeps 



well. A grand Apple. 



II.- SUITABLE FOR STANDARDS AND ORCHARD TREES. 



1. Duchess of Oldenburg. August. Free upright grower. Will 



not keep long. 



2. Ecklinville. September, Free grower, 



