VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



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3. Grenadier. September. Compact grower. Free bearer. 



4. Warner's King. November. Strong grower. 



5. Lord Derby. November. Medium upright grower. Better in the 



South of England than in the North. 



6. New Northern G-reening. December. Free grower. A favourite 



in the Midlands and North. 



7. Alfriston. January to March. Free grower. Also good as a Bush 



on Paradise stock. 



8. Bramley's Seedling. See above. A very good Apple to graft 



on feeble trees of inferior varieties. 



9. Newton Wonder. See above. 



10. Dumelow's Seedling (syns. Wellington and Normanton Wonder). 

 February to April. Medium grower. Productive, but prone to 

 canker. 



APPLES FOR EATING. 



I.— VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR GARDENS, AS BUSHES OR 

 HALF-STANDARDS. 



1. Mr. Gladstone. August. Compact grower. Very short keeper. 



{Irish Peach. Late August. Medium grower. Bears on the tips. 

 Or 

 Lady Sudeley. August and September. Medium grower. A very 

 handsome fruit. 



3. Devonshire Quarrenden. August and September. Medium 



grower. Good on Paradise stock. 



4. Worcester Pear main. September. Free upright grower. A good 



Market Apple, because of its colour. 



5. King of the Pippins. October and November. Compact grower. 



Likes a warm, strong soil. 



6. Cox's Orange. October to January. Medium grower. The finest 



English eating Apple. 



f Scarlet Nonpareil. December and January. Medium grower. 



7. \ Or 



[ Cockle's Pippin. January to March. Free grower. 



f Braddick's Nonpareil. January to March. Compact grower. 



8. I Or 



[ Court Pendtl Plat. February and March. Compact grower. 



Note. — Ribston Pippin is not mentioned, because the tree is so prone 

 to canker. Many growers would prefer Margil, which has a Ribston flavour, 

 to King of the Pippins for their October Apple. 



II.— SUITABLE FOR STANDARDS AND ORCHARD TREES. 



1. Devonshire Quarrenden. See above. 



2. Worcester Pearmain. See above. 



