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Ecklinville Seedling. — A large and fine apple, flat, and 

 slightly angular, a greenish yellow, changing to pale yellow, and 

 dotted with brown specks ; its only fault being that it is very 

 soft and requires careful packing for market. Tree, a vigorous 

 grower, with a somewhat erect habit. 



Pott's Seedling. — A large angular shaped fruit, slightly flat- 

 tened, skin pale yellow. A very free cropper. Tree, a good 

 grower, with a slightly spreading habit. 



Warner's King. — A very large and fine apple, round, and 

 somewhat flattened, skin pale green ; tree, a vigorous grower, 

 with very large foliage, and, considering the size of the fruit, a 

 free bearer. The tree has a spreading habit. 



Golden Noble. — A large and, as its name implies, a truly 

 noble apple, round and even in shape, with a beautiful clear 

 yellow skin. Tree, a vigorous grower, with a spreading habit. 



King of Pijjj^ins. — A well-known dessert fruit of medium 

 size and good quality. Tree, a vigorous grower, with an upright 

 habit, a free and certain cropper, and when well grown one of 

 the best for market purposes. 



Cox's Orange Pipijin. — The king of dessert apples, medium 

 in size, rich in colour, luscious and juicy in texture, delicious in 

 flavour ; there is no apple in the wide world that can equal it in 

 quality. Tree, a moderate grower, with a spreading habit. 



Blenheim Orange. — The king of apples when grown as a 

 standard, the large fruits being suitable for kitchen, and the 

 small ones for dessert. The greatest drawback to this variety is 

 the length of time that elapses before it comes into bearing, 

 eight or ten years being the usual period : a long time for this 

 age of speed. But it is one that we cannot do without, and can 

 afford to wait for, there being plenty of others which step in to 

 supply the gap during the period of probation. Tree, a vigorous 

 grower, with a spreading habit. 



Winter Quoining or Ducksbill of Sussex. — A medium-sized 

 conical fruit, covered with deep crimson. It is grown largely in 

 Sussex, especially by cottagers and small growers, and called by 

 them the Winter and the Scarlet Pearmain. The tree has a 

 spreading habit and crops well ; a valuable late apple. 



Wellington. — A large and well-known fruit, one of our most 

 valuable kitchen apples for late use, and coming in as they do 

 when fruit is scarce, good samples command high prices. Tree 

 of a spreading habit and fruit in season from November to April, 

 and even later when well kept. 



Norfolk Beefing. — Medium size, round and flattened, colour 

 a very dull deep red. Tree, a vigorous grower, with an upright 

 habit. Valuable on account of its extreme lateness, being in 

 use until June. 



Beyond the foregoing twelve varieties, I may mention a few 

 more as a supplementary list of sorts that also do well as stand- 



