From the GARDENER, September i$th . — “ The greater experience one has of this early Apple 
(Beauty of Bath), the more pleased one becomes with it ; there can be little doubt that many 
thousands of trees of it will be planted this autumn.” 
GEO. COOLING & SONS, NURSERYMEN, BATH. 45 
EARLY DESSERT APPLE, COOLING’S BEAUTY OF BATH. 
Name. 
Description. 
Use. 
When fit for use. 
APPLES — Continued. 
Annie Elizabeth 
an excellent late variety ; if kept until spring good 
for dessert . . 
K 
Nov. to Mar. 
Astrachan 
large, beautiful, with fine bloom and rosy cheek 
D 
Aug. to Sept. 
Baron Wolseley 
very large, similar to Warner’s King, but deep 
bronzy red colour 
K 
Dec. to Jan. 
Baumann’s Red Reinette . . 
medium size, good cropper ; an excellent apple . . 
D K 
Nov. to Mar. 
BEAUTY OF BATH 
quite distinct from any other variety ; the finest 
early dessert apple in cultivation, beautifully 
striped and spotted crimson upon a yellowish 
green ground ; a certain and free cropper, 
superior in flavour to any other early variety . . 
D 
Tulv and Aug. 
Beauty of Hants 
a seedling from Blenheim Orange, large handsome 
fruit of first-class quality 
D K 
Nov. to Feb. 
Beauty of Kent 
medium size, conical shape, great bearer . . 
D K 
Dec. to Feb. 
Bedfordshire Foundling 
large dark green, becoming pale as it ripens ; a hand- 
some apple . . 
D K 
Nov. to Mar. 
Belle de Pontoise 
a valuable exhibition variety of the Blenheim 
shape 
D K 
Dec. to Feb. 
Bens Red 
[ an early dessert variety, similar to Quarrenden, 
colour brilliant bronzy red, first class flavour 
D 
September. 
Bess Poole 
a capital late variety 
K 
April and May. 
Betty Geeson 
large, an excellent late apple, very free bearing . . 
K 
Dec. to Mar. 
Bietigheimer Red 
large, handsome for exhibition, rather shy bearer 
K 
October. 
BISMARCK 
a grand variety ; may be described as a gigantic 
Blenheim ; valuable and distinct 
K 
Oct. to Dec. 
BLENHEIM ORANGE 
handsome, splendid variety ; good for all purposes 
D K 
Nov. to Feb. 
Bramley’s Seedling . . 
valuable late keeping ; free and constant bearer 
K 
Dec. to Mar. 
Cardinal or Peter the Great 
medium size, very handsome, of pleasant flavour ; 
very fine 
D I< 
Aug. to Sept. 
CELLINI PIPPIN 
handsome ; a certain bearer 
D K 
Oct. to Nov. 
