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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Selection of Twelve Varieties most suited for Culture 

 IN THE District, Named in Order of Succession. 



Dessert. — Devonshire Quarrenden, King of the Pippins, Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Blenheim Orange. 



Culinary. — Lord Suffield, Hawthornden, Tom Putt, Warner's 

 King, Cox's Pomona, Celhni, Winter Hawthornden, Dumelow's 

 Seedling. 



Selection of Ten Varieties suited for Market Culture. 



King of the Pippins, Blenheim Orange, Lord Suffield, Haw- 

 thornden, Tom Putt, Warner's King, Cox's Pomona, Cellini, 

 Winter Hawthornden, Dumelow's Seedling. The first six named 

 are generally grown in this locality, the four last named are not 

 so well known. Dumelow's is rapidly growing into favour, some 

 farmers growing them by hundreds, it being one of the most 

 profitable sorts if the produce is not sent to market until March. 



2. — Mr. A. EoGERS, Axminster. 



Observations. — An interesting collection of East Devonshire 

 Apples from the valleys of the Axe and Yarty ; mostly unlmown, 

 or bearing local names. 



Exhibitor's Bemarks. — Situation, in the Valley of the Axe, 

 exposed to south-west winds. Soil, alluvium, on blue lias marl 

 beds. A great variety of Apples are grown in this district, the 

 majority being Cider Apples of inferior quality, and unnamed, 

 owing to the practice of buying trees to fill gaps in the 

 orchards at the local market, regardless of any quality except 

 strong growth. Some of these are, after a few years, re-grafted 

 with sorts which flourish in that particular orchard. The Apple 

 most commonly met with is that named "Bound Apple." 

 Several distinct Apples are called Haccombe." Tom Putt is by 

 some called " Bed Haccombe." 



Much advantage would accrue to the farmers if the small and 

 worthless sorts were replaced by trees bearing larger- sized fruit. 

 At present, when there is an abundant crop, the excess remaining 

 after the necessary cider is made is unsaleable, although there is 

 a main line of railway running through the district. Were the 

 quality better, these would find a ready market in London or 

 Bristol. It is reckoned to take 14 bushels of Apples to make a 

 hogshead of cider, which, in a plentiful year, is not worth more 

 than £1. The labour and interest on value of utensils and 

 machinery maybe estimated at 5s., so that it is a question whether 

 cider-making would pay at all. If the Apples cultivated were of 

 marketable sorts, properly picked and packed, the profits would 

 be much greater. At present the fruit is not picked, but allowed to 

 fall, and gathered up into heaps wiien there is nothing else to do. 



