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The Sfurmer Pippin is a first-rate late | part of the country. I have had good 
Apple of fine quaHty. Sussex Forge \ crops of it from trees only two years 
is an excellent Apple, pretty in colour, planted. It is well to get trained trees 
and good in flavour for autumn use. | at first, in order to save time. Other 
Kentish Fillbasket is one of the best of Apples of fine quality are the Melon^ 
all regular bearers, and of good flavour, j and the Mother^ two well-flavoured 
Wajyiej's King is a fine Apple and a j kinds which need choice garden treat- 
fine tree. D' Arcy Spice is perhaps the . ment. 
most delicate in flavour of all cooking ! With the Pears a careful choice 
o Pears. 
Apples, finding its own sugar ; but it \ ' of kinds is even more import- 
is diflicult to get clean trees of it. It I ant than with Apples. Those who know 
is however such a good Apple that it ' and avoid ill-flavoured varieties can 
ought to be tried on various stocks, on \ always find Apples of the finest quality 
the Crab as well as the Paradise, and i in our markets, imported from other 
also, if possible, on its own roots and | countries ; but with Pears this is not 
on that strong French stock, the IVoir i the case. There is also the danger of 
deVitry. ir^;/c/^ Cr^7<^ has fine qualities growing kinds that will not develop 
for cooking and is a long keeper, but ! their true character in our climate, such 
is much neglected in our gardens though ^%Doye?ine' Hiver^ndi Duchesse d' An- 
far better than some of the conventional gouLhne.^ as well as the Pears wrongly 
Apples of the lists. The colonial grow- classed as good in every catalogue, even 
ers, noticing its fine quality, are sending of the best houses. The best Pears 
it to our markets. Bramleys Seedling for Britain, all kinds of high quality, 
is a good bearer and a fine Apple, are the following : — Clapp's Favourite ^ 
Welliiigto?! we must have for its fine LouiseBo7i7ie.,DoyenndduComice^Marie 
acid quality. Hawthornden^ Yorkshire Louise., Nouveau Poiteau., yosephine de 
Greeni7ig.,2in^ Reinette Grise.,2ir& worth Malifies., Beurre Superji?2., Thompso?^., 
a place where they can be grown. The i Urbaniste., Beurre Hardy., JVinter 
west-country Apple, To7n Putt., is a ' Nelis., Olivier de Set^res., Passe-Cras- 
good and handsome fruit. T\\q. Keswick sane Soldat labour eur. Excepting 
Codling should be grown for its early Doye?ine dit Cornice we should trust all 
quality. Pr/>/<:^^/(^^?r/ is a capital Apple these as orchard trees, and even Z);?)'^;^;// 
for gardens, but does not make a fine du Cornice we have seen do well as an 
standard. Among the more tender orchard tree in the south. Nearly all 
Apples which have no claims as orchard ; can grow in our country as standards 
trees, there are some of good flavour ! on the Pear stock, and the Pear that 
which may be grown in gardens, e.g.., will not stand this test is not much 
6'^A;/7/^-5Z^7;/<:, so much used by French good for us. Because in large areas of 
cooks and a very expensive Apple on ' dry and chalky soils the Quince is often 
the markets ; this I find to be easily | a failure, and some kinds will not grow 
grown against walls, in the southern | well on the Quince in any soil. There- 
