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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Selection of Ten Vaeieties suited for Market Culture. 



Early Julien, Duchess's Favourite, King of the Pippins, Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Blenheim Orange, Lord Suffield, Keswick Codlin, 

 Stirling Castle, Manks' Codlin, Dumelow's Seedling. King of the 

 Pippins is the chief kind grown in the market gardens. Situation, 

 partly sheltered. Soil, very light, gravelly. 



General Bemarks. — In the market gardens the trees are all 

 planted as Standards, with Gooseberries, Raspberries, and 

 Currants in between. In the well-kept gardens the trees are 

 kept well thinned out every winter, and useless sorts are grafted 

 every spring. 



10. — Mr. R. Wood, Gardener to Mrs. Saunders, Duhe's 

 Avenue, Ghiswick.^ 



Exhibitor's Bemarhs. — Nearly all were gathered from old 

 Standard orchard trees, worked on the Crab. Situation, very 

 sheltered by large houses and tall trees. We have had very 

 large crops this season and for several years, owing to the shelter, 

 but the fruit has been small. The trees have been very much 

 neglected for many years. 



11. — Mr. J. WooDBRiDGE, Gardener, Syon House, Brentford, 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Grown on Bush and Standard trees of 

 various ages, grafted on the Crab and Paradise stocks. Situation, 

 sheltered, in walled garden. Soil, light and sandy, on gravel. 

 I find that trees grown in a Bush form, on the Paradise or 

 Dwarfing stock, are very suitable for the borders of kitchen 

 gardens. They bear better fruit, require less pruning, and can 

 be allowed to grow in a more natural way. Trees on the Crab 

 or Free stock I consider more suitable for orchards. 



12. — Mr. A. Wright, Gardener to Mr. E. H. Watts, Chisicick, 



Observations. — Examples of fair average size. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Grown on very healthy and clean 

 Standard and Bush trees, grafted on the Crab. Age, from 10 to- 

 12 years. Situation where grown, sheltered. Soil, a medium 

 black loam, on gravel. 



