CLIBRANS’ LIST OE FRUITS, 
1909-10. 
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QUINCE. 
„,. Fruit a , ri , ch golden-yellow, with a powerful but attractive odour 
VVhen used with other fruits in cooking, it imparts a delicious flavour! 
Quince marmalade has a great reputation abroad, and epicures consider 
the flavour of Quince jelly to be unrivalled. 
Standards and Pyramids, 1/-, 1/6, and 3/6 each. 
S34 Champion, an American variety, producing apple-shaped fruit ; a verv 
strong and vigorous grower. 
835 Gros van Angerr, fruit produced with the greatest of freedom, a good 
grower with a strong constitution. Pyramids only. 
837 Pear-shaped, one of the best varieties for main crop purposes, remark- 
ably prolific. Pyramids only. 
836 Portugal, very good and distinct, with large downy leaves ; fruit large 
and fine ; tree handsome and ornamental. 
839 Reas Mammoth, a seedling from Orange Quince, larger fruit and a 
stronger grower, prolific. Pyramids only. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Raspberries will grow on almost any soil, provided it be sufficiently 
cool and moist. At the same time it must not be forgotten that tliev are 
injuriously affected by stagnant water. Strong clay soils are generally 
supposed to suit them best, but they grow equally well on deep alluvial 
sand or peaty soils, provided they be sufficiently well drained, and indeed 
on almost any soil that is of sufficient depth and adequately supplied with 
humus. Clay soils intended for this crop are benefitted by the addition of 
farmyard manure in a fairly fresh form, leaf mould, or spent hot-bed 
manure. Burnt soil is also of value in improving the drainage of the soil 
and in keeping the land sweet. Where such soil is in poor condition, 
rape dust should be employed along with the farmyard manure at the rate 
0 ‘i. lb - to the square yard. A mixture of equal pa'rts of superphosphate 
of lime and fine bone meal as a rule greatly improves the fruitfulness of 
the canes, and should be added to the soil at the rate of about 2 ounces to 
I tlie square yard, and raked in before the canes are planted. Sandy or 
gravelly soils if not well supplied with humus through previous treatment 
should have plenty of leaf-mould or spent hot-bed manure added to them 
so as to make them cooler and increase their power of retaining moisture. 
Planting is best carried out as soon as possible after the leaves have 
( fallen. On a shallow or very heavy soil, planting should be done on the 
surface, the roots being covered by a slight mound. The canes should be 
staked as soon as planted, as the wind is liable to loosen the roots The 
pruning of newly planted canes should be deferred till February, and its 
extent will depend upon the vigour of the cane and the amount of root it 
possesses. In the case of defective roots and of thin growth, it should be 
cut down to within a few inches of the ground. Where roots are abundant 
and the growth vigorous, 2 to 3 feet might occasionally be left. 
Any disturbances in the soil among Raspberries should take place as 
early in the year as possible. The annual surface roots, which are but 
thinly covered with soil, begin to grow as a rule in the beginning of 
March, and the less they are disturbed the stronger and better will the 
canes be. 
