THE 



GARDENERS' MA GAZINE. 



APPLES IN H 



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1 1 cannot be said that this part of the county is famous for its good apple 

 orchards ; in fact, this particular neighbourhood is, I fear, somewhat 

 noted for'the reverse. In the Havant district, and from there on to the 



bruised, 

 I 



t r t j dealing fi rs t 



planted freely of Lord (>rosvenor, which 



is a close imitation of Lord Suffield although nn? 

 It, however, has the merit of resisting canker in thi 

 case with Lord Suffield. T — J * 



and therefore valueless. _ . , , 



Wlth kltc ^n van^ 

 generally fcjjj 



rst of which 



heavy crops of fruit, the first ui wmcn are readv hv th"«""" : Y?? U5a «tto 

 Warner's King is really a grand apple where space can't"** 

 allow of a free extension of its branches, thus brin? • 

 bearing than though it had to be somewhat severely n lt J eaifie * 

 its limit of growth. Good specimens of this apple alia t0 



highest price. Lane's Prince Albeit was largely nlamS C ? mnia ^ tfc 

 was a happy choice, as the habit of growth is desirable ' 



^^fVJjiS 9 . T," k " m I n . » r ^ Praises 



varieties ; 

 sorts as 



also, inde. 

 a "mited si* 



. ,uu uiuu. w - r , Pomona I planted but a dozen trees ; the number ought to °* 



Hambledon Deux Ans being a great favourite. In this imme- times that number, as it possesses ail the characteristic f te 

 ality apple culture might be successfully carried out, both soil market apple. Of the Queen I planted a dozen which M i ,, a 



diate locality apple culture might be successfully carried out, both soil 

 and climate being quite suitable. For years past I have endeavoured to 

 impress upon planters the advantage of growing good varieties only, and 

 procuring a good class of trees. Too much thought is 

 purchase of cheap trees, simply because they are cheap. 



impress upon planters the advantage _ 



- — j - r Too much thought is given to the 



purchase of cheap trees, simply because they are cheap. This is an 



error. 



In this garden we have under cultivation one hundred and forty 

 varieties. The object in planting so many was to test their suitability for 

 the locality. To a person intending to plant an orchard for profit I 

 strongly advise a limited selection. The point is to find out what is 

 required, and plant accordingly. It is useless in this part to grow late- 

 keeping varieties. English-grown apples cannot compete with American 

 or Tasmanian produce. Even varieties like Cox's Orange Pippin, really 

 good in quality, have to give way to the imported fruit in the Southampton 

 market. In spite of what so many persons write, from supposition, English 

 cultivators have to face these facts. So few of the general public, too, 

 know the quality of such apples as Cox's Orange Pippin. To me it is 

 astonishing, too, that small cultivators should be content with local 

 varieties, worth only two shillings per bushel, when their neighbours are 



almost- too deeply to be sought after. 



too many ; as a market apple it is too flat and dulHn anL!*^ 7 tWeh - 

 appreciated. Mere de Menage here succeeds " ^mS^ShS 



here it is quite so. Bramlev's Seedling succeeds reS? weH^?A?!5 

 but being a late variety it is useless for the market, w ;* ™i. * 

 home consumption. 



Other desirable varieties, but planted 

 purposes, are Alfriston, with which I 



market, but is valuable fc 



January the fruit was in splendid condition. 



*-rop of ibl 

 Golden Spi* 



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obtaining double the amount for superior sorts 



and other competition 



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In the face of American and other competition I strongly urge 

 intending planters to so arrange their varieties that all their fruit is 

 cleared six weeks before Christmas. This advice may appear strange 

 to many persons who write advising the planting of late varieties. Storing 

 the fruit does not pay in a general way ; you may secure one or two 

 single customers who appreciate the good quality of superior English 

 .ipples, but in a general way late apples are a failure as far as their 

 market value is concerned. I am too well acquainted with the best 

 fruiterers in the southern ports to advise any other plan. Plant varieties 

 like Worcester Pearmain in quantity, and fear not, for there is always 

 a sale for this apple, it being handsome in appearance and in season at 

 a suitable time. In September and in the early part of October there is 

 a dearth of really good dessert apples. The varieties in existence at 



l i i PF c Sent day do not admit o{ a suc cession. After the Quarrendens, 

 Lady Sudeley, Irish Peach, Worcester Pearmain, and Nanny or Sussex 

 apples as they are teimed, there are none of any moment, until King of 



sparingly, and those for tri 

 am well pleased, for at the end* 



dition. Waltham Abbey See*I 

 I cannot recommend, as, in spite of severe root pruning it grows™!! 



too freely and produces fruit much too sparingly. Tower of GlaS 

 good, and so is D. T. Fish, which for ordinary purposes may verv weli v 

 called Warner's King. Dumelow's Seedling, strange to say « not 

 success ; although the trees are healthy and bear freely the fmitsarerf 

 poor quality. Yorkshire Greening annually bears a heavy- 

 sized fruit, which, however, are not of a taking appearance. ' 

 is a desirable variety to plant, but Keswick Codlin is not Stiriit 

 Castle requires too much attention in the way of manuring to obtain 

 sufficiently vigorous growth to command success. For this reason 1 do 

 not recommend it, although many persons like it. 



Amongst dessert apples, Devonshire Quarrenden is the first inquini 

 after ; it crops freely, but does not make vigorous growth in this soil 

 Irish Peach I do not advise ; the fruit is too small, soft, and generaih 

 unsuited. Red Astrachan would probably meet with more succtsi 

 Worcester Pearmain, as previously stated, is a complete success. If I 

 had planted no other sort I should now have no cause for regret. Kingdf 

 Pippin- is good, and always meets with a ready sale. Cox's Orange Pippu 



and Blenheim Pippin are too well known to need comment, except to a> 

 too many trees cannot be planted. Growers must be content to wait x 



after that, if 

 we have Lid; 



freely, would K 

 The crop is, howeve. 



Russet 1 



least ten years before the latter does itself justice ; 

 succeeds, it is perhaps the most regular cropping apple 

 Henniker, if we could induce it to bear rather more 

 deserving of more space, as it finds a ready sale, 

 too sparse to warrant its inclusion to a large degree, 

 can recommend. 



Royal 



_ — , aic 1JU1JC ux All y uiuiiicm, uniu is.ing oi "*wMuiwuu. Pineapple Russet is far too soft in its flesh tobtt 



I ippins, Cox s Orange, Blenheim Pippin, and Ribston Pippins are readv. mucn service. Sturmer Pippin is too late and too dull in appearance ! 



J he cry is for more dessert kinds ; pudding apples, as the kitchen sorts 

 are termed, are plentiful. An apple which in time will do much to fill 

 the void is Benom when it becomes better known. In general appearance 

 it much resembles King of Pippins, but ripens fully a month earlier, 

 and is perhaps of better quality. It is certainly a pleasing apple in 

 «very way. The habit of growth, too, is desirable, being upright in 

 character, vigorous and and yet a free bearer. I am much impressed 

 with this apple after an extended trial. As yet, though, it seems to be little 

 known outs.de of the nursery or large garden. So much are the fruiterers 

 driven into a corner to procure dessert apples in October and the latter 

 part of September that they readily buy up Cox's Orange Pippin and the 



rinininf 7?^ ' T thtrt are other varieties than those named 



r/ « 3\ a ?f n °u d quoted) but thev are much to ° sma11 for the best 



rira A«flJ- Jn UCheSS $ G, ? ucester ' Golden Pippin, and a few others 

 ripen then, but all are useless for the above reason. 



In the autumn of 1890 my employer decided to plant five acres of 

 grass land as a test of the value of apple culture, andwith the object of 

 Utfth* C !J p,0y 7 ent for . ,abour The site was sheltered from thi east 



trolvthZ thT 7T ™ dS r by fir trees > not to ° near to interfere wi th the 

 h,,nH~/ a ^ W Iu a situation like this, at an altitude of three 

 hundred and ninety-five feet above sea level, where strong south-westerly 



SSSRSSSift Cnd ° f AugUSt and the first fortni ^ ht in Septlmben 

 ZEflSSS ^^ "i*** inA P ril and May, shelter is abso- 

 lutely essential to success. The average rainfall is thirty inches • last 

 year this quantity was exceeded by one and a half inches^ Xreas the 

 AbunXn W ° y rT WC W T se veral inches short of the average quant ty 

 e W ,o Un >I ht ' C ° UP r ed , With the "pessary soil constituents, enabled 



S^tS^^S^* In fact > with few exceptions ' a p pIes do 



pectttion's Ingrowth S« °7 Charge have su « e eded, and equalled ex- 



of SiS^^ d S2w ess ' a f ew remar !r as 2 , the method 



The selection of varietts Zd Z l X^fS be USeful t0 ° thers - 

 object of obtaining ear v fr "? of k S°, d - °l J s 'mportant. With the 

 tion was made accord inel^ Wi^?v k, ^ hen Md de K Ssert f kinds » selec- 

 trees it must not be inferred thi J n " inbe f °- tW ° th ^sand 



The chronicling of failures oft™ 1 °. mistakes ,n /election were made, 

 matters. I will depart fron^ it** t0 , SUC " ss af terwards in gardening 

 failures. In making^he seWtioJ f USUal rUle ' "24 commence with the 

 Seedling largely, it beinJ one of i T P ersuaded to plant Ecklinville 

 to grow freely and crop well I r£ 2S best u ma !: ke i a PP ,es - Knowing it 

 perience now compels mo t* L p, ^ nt ? d two hundred and fifty trees. Ex- 



be desirable. Benoni I previously alluded to in favourable terms. 



I am not so deeply imprew 



Theo* 



The kind of trees to plant is important, 

 with the value of the Paradise stock as some persons are. 

 point they claim is that of coming early into fruiting condition. In« 

 soil I prefer trees grafted on the free stock or seedling apple, as they * 

 more likely to grow vigorously. As to their not cropping so early, if 

 experience leads me to say such an assertion is unfounded, as with * 

 the trees would bear the season after planting if it were necessary « 

 advisable to allow them to do so. There is a freedom of growth aW 

 seedling stocks not obtainable in the Paradise. 



The time to plant apple trees is an important point in t,:e!r fjj* 



welfare. I prefer the early autumn, directly the leaves change cohj 

 and while the soil has still some warmth left in it. If planting cannot" 

 done before the end of November I prefer to wait until the first 

 March, and would rather plant then than not at all, or even wait m 

 the following autumn. From March to November newly-planted Wft 

 if kept moist about the roots with the aid of a thick mulch of halt-row 

 manure, must produce much fibre, and surely they are in a better po*» 

 the following spring than newly-planted trees. 

 Swan more Park Gardens. 



E. MOLYNEUV 



Chiswick Gardens.— Although Dr. Ince regards the gardens at CtaJ 

 as a white elephant to the R.H.S., his opinions on such a matter are 01 "V^ 

 quence whatever. To one Fellow holding such an opinion, there are an 

 least of horticultural capacity who think differently. We would all like io» | 

 money spent on the gardens, not only to erect needful and proper tnal ^5 f 

 also furnishing more of labour. But there can be no doubt whatever on 

 trials at Chiswick have the greatest interest and value to the com ™" n ' t} ' 

 be said that the trade utilises them not, nor respects the results. * bm ^ fc 

 but these trials are conducted in the interests of horticulture g enerall >' JTL * 

 benefit of the Fellows. Whatever of scientific teaching may be engraitea 

 gardens, practical horticulture must dominate. — A. D. ^ 



The Parentage of Roses.— In my contribution to the Ga«^ 



Magazine on this subject, La Boule d'Or has, by a clerical error w ^ 

 been unfortunately substituted for Bouquet d'Or as one of tne n 



also 



be 



i]y 



— — — — — > a « 



be accura j _ m 



derived, I understand 

 entitled Paul Neyron. 

 able by reason of thei 



roses which approxin 

 size 



having 



ipecially 



If if** 



beauty 



maybercg^ 



t — v«v, ucvcnneiess, a iew oiuwuwh - t *msO>*. 



conspicuous exceptions to this general rule.— David R. Wii UA* 



