The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
The large and steadily increasing demand for all kinds of choice Fruit Trees, &c., furnishes a 
sure indication that good English-grown fruit is, year by year, becoming more appreciated, and it is 
clearly shown by the splendid samples being brought to our markets and sold at highly remunerative 
prices, that by planting only really choice varieties, and with good cultivation, Apples, Pears, and other 
fruits can be grown in this country of a size, flavour, and quality altogether surpassing those of 
foreign production. 
Wherever space in the garden will admit, fruit of some kind should be grown, as apart from its great usefulness in point of domostio 
economy, its great value as a health agent cannot be fairly over-estimated where it is freely used in the household. 
For small gardens such compact-growing fruits as dwarf or pyramid Apples and Pears, Gooseberries, Currants, Raspberries, and 
Strawberries are the most useful, and where there is a good south wall a Vino or Peach should be planted, whilst a wall with a westerly 
aspect will do well for Cherries or Pears, and a north wall is well suited for Currants. In planting in the garden be careful to plant at 
such a distanoe apart that the plants get the full benefit of light and air, the result of overcrowding being but too often barrenness 
or inferior quality. 
In very dry weather young fruit-bearing trees of Apples, Pears, Plums, &c., are much benefited by a liberal supply of water, 
which promotes a healthy growth and prevents cracking of the fruit. Dwarf or pyramid trees are also rendered more fruitful by being 
partially lifted every other year and having the roots slightly pruned. 
The various stocks of choice Fruit Trees we offer include all the best varieties of their respective kinds in cultivation. The plants 
will be found well grown, strong, and healthy, with abundant fibrous roots, and in the best possible state for removal. 
The prices quoted per dozen for Apples, Pears, Gooseberries, Currants, &c., are for our own selection of kinds, and are governed 
principally by the size and strength of the plants supplied. When the selection is left to us, customers may rely on only the best sorts 
being sent. 
SELECT APPLES. 
Our Apples are mostly worked on the ordinary or crab stock, we can, however, supply several of 
the best varieties in dwarfs on the paradise stock, 
if requested. 
Dwarfs or Bushes in fine variety 
Dwarf Trained 
Pyramids, our own selection of varieties 
Standards, our own selection of choice varieties ... 
and shall be happy to furnish a list of these 
.. ... ... per 100, 80s.; per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
each 3s. 6d. to 5s. 
.. ... ... per doz. 21s. to 36s.: each 2s. to 3s. 6d. 
.. ... per doz. 18s., 21s., 24s.; each Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. 
Special Quotations for Larger Quantities. 
General List. 
Z> denotes dessert, K kitchen. 
Annie Elizabeth (K.) A very fine late Apple of excellent 
keeping qualities. Dec. to May. 
Blenheim Orange (D.K.) Well-known and splendid variety ; 
large, handsome fruit. Dec. to Feb. 
Brantley’s Seedling (K.) A large handsome fruit, resembling 
Blenheim Pippin. Sept, to Jan. 
Cellini (D.K.) A fine, showy, and handsome Apple of the 
first quality. Oct. and Nov. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin (D.) A highly popular and first-rate 
dessert Apple; fruit, medium-sized, finely coloured, rich, 
crisp, and juicj r , and of delicious flavour. Oct. to Mar. 
Cox’s Pomona (K.) Large, handsome fruit; excellent bearer. 
Oct. to Dec. 
Court Pendu Plat (D.) A handsome fruit of good keeping 
qualities ; a capital bearer. Nov. to April. 
Devonshire Quarrenden (D.) A fine hardy, free-bearing 
variety of excellent quality; fruit small. Aug. and Sept. 
Doctor Harvey (K.) A very fine, large, handsome fruit; 
first-class for culinary uses. Oct. to March. 
Duchess of Oldenburg (K.) Medium-sized, handsome fruit, 
of good brisk flavour. Sept, and Oct. 
Dumelow’s Seedling (K.) A large and excellent variety; 
one of the most useful of culinary Apples ; a strong grower, 
and an excellent bearer. Nov. to May. 
Ecklinville Seedling (K.) A large and useful sort; flesh 
white and tender ; a great bearer. Oct. to Dec. 
Golden Russet (D.) Fruit medium-sized; an excellent 
dessert Apple of first-rate quality, but requires a warm 
situation. Dec. to March. 
Gloria Mundi (K.) Very large and excellent kitchen Apple. 
Oct. to Jan. 
Irish Peach (D.) One of the best early dessert Apples. 
July and Aug. 
Jolly Beggar (K.) A first-rate early, and very prolific. Aug. 
to Oct. 
Juneating Red (D.) A very popular early variety. July 
and Aug. 
Kerry Pippin (D.) Small fruit, sweet, crisp, juicy, and richly 
flavoured ; one of the best dessert Apples. Sept, and Oct. 
Keswick Codlin (K.) One of the earliest and most useful of 
kitchen Apples ; very prolific. Aug. and Sept. 
King of Pippins (D.) Fruit medium-sized; a richly flavoured 
and excellent dessert variety ; in season during Aug. and Sept. 
Lady Henniker (K.) Large, handsome fruit; a free bearer, 
and good keeper. Oct. to Feb. 
Lane’s Prince Albert (K.) Large, handsome fruit; a 
great bearer, and one of the very best kitchen Apples. Oct. to 
March. 
Lord Grosvenor (K.) A large and handsome culinary 
Apple. Sept, to Nov. 
Lord Suffield (K.) A fine variety of the Keswick Codlin 
type, on which it is a decided improvement. It is an early 
and prolific bearer, and one of the very best of early cooking 
Apples. Aug. and Sept. 
Mere de Menage (K.) A very handsome and useful 
culinary Apple; the fruit are very large, and of first-rate 
quality. Oct. to Jan. 
New Hawthornden (K.) A large and excellent variety. 
Sept, to Dec. 
Norfolk Beaufln (K.) A well-known, useful, late-keeping 
sort; excellent for baking. Jan. to June. 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch (D.K.) A large, handsome Apple 
of the Blenheim Orange type ; excellent for dessert or 
kitchen. Sept, {o Jan. 
Ribston Pippin (D.) Well-known splendid old sort, but 
tree rather subject to canker. Nov. to March. 
Stirling Castle (K.) An early and free-bearing Apple ; a 
great bearer, and well-suited for dwarf culture. Aug. 
and Sept. 
Striped Beaufln (K.) Very large, handsome fruit; one 
of the best culinary Apples; first-class for baking. Oct. 
to May. 
Sturmer Pippin (D.) One of the most valuable of dessert 
Apples; medium-sized fruit of splendid keeping quality. 
Feb. to June. 
The Queen (K.) A new and most excellent variety. Nov. 
to Jan. 
Warner’s King (K.) A very large and splendid Apple of 
first-rate quality ; the tree is a free and vigorous grower, 
a great bearer, and not subject to disease. Nov. to March. 
White Astrachan (Transparent) (D.). Medium-sized hand- 
some fruit of pleasant flavour ; a great bearer. Aug. and 
Sept. 
Worcester Pearmain (K.D.) Handsome early variet)', 
suitable for kitchen or dessert ; a great favourite in the 
market. Aug. and Sept. 
And many others. 
