SOUTHERN COUNTIES : MIDDLESEX. 



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Alexander, Adam's Pearmain, Pott's Seedling, Claygate Pearmain, 

 The Sandringham, Court Pendu Plat, Blenheim Orange, Sturmer 

 Pippin, Lane's Prince Albert, Annie Elizabeth, Bramley's 

 Seedling, Bismarck, Wellington, Northern Greening, Eosemary 

 Russet. 



Selection of Twelve Vaeieties most suited foe CultueE; 



IN THE DiSTEICT, NaMED IN OeDEE OF SUCCESSION. 



Early Harvest, Keswick Codlin, Lady Sudeley, Duchess of 

 Oldenburg, Worcester Pearmain, Golden Noble, Cox's Orange 

 Pippin, Stirling Castle, Blenheim Orange, Court Pendu Plat^ 

 Lane's Prince Albert, Wellington. 



Selection of Ten Vaeieties suited foe Maeket 



CULTUEE. 



Keswick Codlin, Duchess of Oldenburg, Worcester Pearmain > 

 Cockle's Pippin, Stirling Castle, Emperor Alexander, Blenlieim 

 Orange, Lane's Prince Albert, Bramley's Seedling, Wellington^. 

 Five- Crowned Pippin. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Situation, sheltered. Soil, the top 

 spit a friable loam ; subsoil, a light clay, resting on gravel. My 

 own experience leads me to the conclusion that the Paradise 

 stock is the best for the early Kitchen Apples, but the Crab for 

 late keepers ; while for dessert kinds, I decidedly prefer Standard 

 trees on the Crab stock, as the fruit is more fully exposed to 

 the sun, and always eats crisper than from Pyramids on the 

 Paradise stock. Our best Kitchen Apples are from Pyramid 

 trees 12 to 14 feet high, on the free stock. Before planting 

 the ground was deeply trenched and liberal supplies of 

 manure added. In addition to this about three barrow-loads of 

 maiden loam and burnt ashes was placed around the roots of 

 each tree at planting time. 



These trees are mulched once during the early summer, and 

 receive an occasional watering from the hose in dry weather. 

 Very little in the way of root-pruning has been needed, as, the 

 position being sheltered, we seldom fail in securing good crops of 

 fruit. Pruning has consisted in regulating the main branches 

 thinly, so that the sun and air have free access to the centre of 

 the trees. 



6. — EOYAL HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY, CllisiVlch. 



Observations. — The examples in this collection, although not 

 SO large and highly coloured as some others, were specially 



