CLIBRANS’ LIST OF FRUITS, 1909-10. 
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CRAB APPLES. 
Crab Apples are lovely ornamental trees. They flower profusely in 
Spring, anil their bright coloured fruit renders them attractive in Autumn. 
Tlie ripe fruit, which has a fine brisk acid flavour, makes delicious preserves. 
Photo] "FRUIT OF CRAB.” [Gibrans 
Standards and Pyramids of all not priced, 1/6, 2/6, 8 3/6 each. 
15/-, 18/-, 24/-, 30/- & 36/- doz. 
1644 Elise Rathke, large fruited weeping variety. Standards only, 2/6 &3/6 ea. 
231 Fairy, produced in clusters like cherries, clear lemon jelly, deeply 
flushed bright crimson ; delicious aroma ; very beautiful. 
232 John Downie, clusters of richly coloured fruit, very handsome ; this 
variety invariably carries a heavy crop. 
235 Mrs. John Seden, A.M., R.H.S., ( Transcendent x King of the Pippins), 
fruit about 2in. long and [Ain. wide; light orange yellow, spotted 
and stained crimson on the exposed side ; flesh firm with a crisp, 
pleasantly acid flavour ; upright grower, prolific. 
229 Siberian, red 1 t] le Siberian Crabs are much esteemed for preserving. 
230 — yellow ) 
236 The Langley, (Apple, King of the Pippins x Crab fohn Doivnie). The 
fruits are iiin. to 2in. in length, and iin. broad, bright golden 
yellow with slight russet markings ; flesh crisp and juicy ; hardy, 
a profuse cropper, and as the fruit hangs till late in November, 
highly useful as an ornamental ubject. Maidens 9d. each ; 2 year 
Trees, 1 /- each ; Standards, 2/6 each. 
236.A Victoria, A.M., R.H.S., a beautiful scarlet fruited variety, good 
grower and free bearer ; undoubtedly one of the handsomest and 
most useful of all the ornamental Crabs. 
