VARIETIES OF FKUIT RECOMMENDED. 



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VARIETIES OF FRUITS 

 (1906 Edition, Revised) 

 Recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Application being constantly made to the Society to recommend 

 varieties of fruits, cottagers, the owners of small gardens, and farmers are 

 advised to consult the following list before planting. Only those varieties 

 have been included which are considered to possess the four most neces- 

 sary characteristics of quality, fertility, good growth, and hardiness ; and 

 such short notes as appeared desirable have been attached. 



W. Wilks, Secretary. 



Note. 



(i) The lists are arranged as far as possible in order of ripening, not 

 in order of merit. 



(ii) Before deciding which variety to choose read the whole list 

 through carefully with the notes. 



(iii) The dates following the names indicate the season at which the 

 particular variety is usually ready for use ; it may, of course, be earlier or 

 later ; it will certainly vary slightly with each varying year, and will be 

 somewhat later in the North of England than in the South and West. 



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 when 

 they become at all crowded half of them can be carefully taken up and replanted 

 elsewhere. 



APPLES FOR COOKING. 



I. — Varieties Suitable for Gardens, as Bushes on Paradise 

 Stock, or as Half- Standards on Crab Stock. 



1. Early 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. Emneth Early (Early Victoria). Early September. A good grower 

 and splendid .bearer. Makes a beautiful bush-tree. 



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

 towns. 



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



6. Golden Spire. October and November. Compact upright grower. 



7. New Hawthornden. November. Medium spreading grower. 



8. Golden Noble. September to December. Fruit large ; quality 

 excellent ; very free bearer. 



