REPORT OF THE APPLE AND PEAR CONFERENCE. 



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Some of the hardiest varieties are occasionally met with bearii^ig 

 freely in the open in exposed -places, but generally they are not 

 profitable to cultivate, and invariably they are poor in quality, 

 and of very little service as dessert fruit. For cold localities the 

 best varieties are Crawford, Fair Maggie, Black Achan, Hessle, 

 Jargonelle, Doyenne d'Ete, Williams' Bon Chretien, Beurre 

 d'Amanlis, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Swan's Egg, Hacon's Incom- 

 parable, and Easter Beurre ; and all should be grown on walls, 

 except perhaps the first four, which are very hardy. 



There are not many pears grown specially for stewing pur- 

 poses, as the dessert varieties are too often found to be only fit 

 for stewing ; but the varieties named in the list are all good and 

 fairly prolific, especially Catillac, which is one of the most pro- 

 fitable of standard pears. 



The following selections of apples are the most suitable for 

 cultivation in Scotland : — 



The Best Twenty Dessert Apples. 

 Arranged in the usual Order of Succession. 



Early Margaret. — A good bearer, and the best of the very early apples. 

 *Irish Peach. — Does well almost everywhere ; free bearer, and good. 



Devonshire Quarrenden. — Generally does w^ell, even in cold localities. 

 *Oslin. — A favourite old variety; bears freely; not quite first-rate in 

 quality. 



*Thorle. — Another favourite old apple; bears moderately; of first-rate 

 quality. 



■f^ Kerry Pippin.— A well-known prolific variety, and always good. 



\* Worcester Pearmain. — A fine dessert apple; tree hardy and vigorous; 



succeeds everywhere. 

 Yelloio Ingestrie. — A beautiful dessert apple; rather small, but very 



prolific. 



f * King of the Pippins. — A sure bearer and a useful apple, but not of first-rate 

 quality. 



f*Cocc's Orange Pippin. — A first-rate variety; good bearer, and of the 

 highest quality. 



'^Eihston Pip>pin. — Does moderately well; on walls is generally first-rate. 



* Blenheim Pippin. — Free bearer, and one of the best and most useful of 



apples. 



Court of Wick.—k sure bearer; rather small; generally first-rate quality. 

 Adams' Pearmain. — A useful apple and a sure bearer, but not always 

 first-rate. 



Mannington' s Pearmain. — A good bearer, and generally first-rate. 

 ^* Clay gate Pearmain. — One of the best late varieties, and an excellent 

 bearer. 



Scarlet Nonpareil. — Moderate bearer; first-rate in good seasons. 



Court Pendu Plat. — A useful late variety; moderate bearer; good quality. 



* Duke of Devonshire. — Good bearer; always fine quality; the best of very 



late apples. 



Sturmer Pippin. — Generally bears freely, and in good seasons is of fair 

 quality. 



* "Best twelve varieties marked with an asterisk, 

 t The best sis varieties are m irked w ith a dagger. 



