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CUBRANS’ LIST OF FRUITS, 190S.9. 
Peaches — continued. 
No. 
483 Princess Of Wales (9), one of the largest and most richly flavoured 
peaches ; delicate cream colour; a good bearer, forces well. 
490 Royal George (9), large, very pale, speckled and marbled red, juicy, 
rich and highly flavoured ; a good bearer. 
491 Sea Eagle (9-io), very large, pale lemon, with deep red sun cheek, 
rich and vinous ; forces well. 
493 Stirling Castle (9), a very hardy medium-sized peach, with pale skin 
marbled red ; melting, very juicy and rich ; the best of all for a wall. 
494 Thos. Rivers (9), ( New), F.C.C..R.H.S. A large round peach with 
a bright red cheek, ripening at the end of .September. Flesh firm, 
juicy, and of good flavour ; a remarkably heavy fruit ; freestone; 
forces well, aud with heat attains great size and very deep colour. 
Maidens 2/- and 2/6 each; Trained Trees 5/- and 7/6 each. 
495 Violet Hative, or English Galande (9), large, pale skinned, with 
a dark red cheek ; rich, melting, and juicy ; forces well ; succeeds 
Crosse Mignonne. 
498 Warburton Admirable (9-10), large, pale yellow-green, with crimson 
cheek ; tender delicate flesh of highest flavour. 
499 Waterloo (7), of large size, pale green, with a bright red cheek; 
flesh firm, tender, and of delicious flavour; bears carriage well. 
PEARS. 
A well drained loam of good depth suits most Pears. Trees on the Quince 
stock require a fertile soil ; on the Pear stock a rich soil is often dangerous, 
especially when loose in texture, as it produces an exuberant growth of wood. 
The Quince being a dwarfing stock bearing nearly the same relation to the 
Pear that the Paradise stock does to the Apple, there is not the same 
tendency to make wood as there is on the Pear stock, consequently 
Pears worked on the former may produce splendid fruit when quite young. 
For hints on planting, etc., see pages S and 9. 
A number of Pears when grafted on the Quince Stock will often 
bear a year or two after planting, at the same time not taking up more 
room than the Currant or Gooseberry bush. Almost all the fruits should be 
gathered before being quite ripe. Many Pears are spoiled if allowed to hang 
too long. Many sorts do equally well on the Pear as 011 the Quince, and 
produce results in the quality of the fruit equal to that of the Quince 
worked. 
CORDON TRAINING. — This style of training the Pear is 
commendable. The places against which trees are planted, walls, etc., are 
much more quickly filled and by a greater variety. The trees should be on 
Quincestock. Thedistance to plant apartshould be about 2 feet, which will 
allow sufficient space for air and light, whereas if a greater distance is given 
more root room is the consequence, hence, too much wood without the 
necessary fruit spurs on side wood. Upright cordons should be planted if 
a wall over 12 or 15 feet is to be covered, but for lower walls, trellises, etc., 
oblique shaped trees at an angle of about 50 or less for lower structures. 
This object is to check the sap and confine the tree. 
PRUNING. — Do not cut back more than is necessary to ensure the 
breaking oftlie buds, atthe time ofplanting (unless the wood be superfluous, 
unripeued or thin). The leading growth shouid be allowed to attain the 
