NURSERY 
DEPARTMENT 
W 
APPLE. 
APPLES. 
We are this season offering many varieties of 
fruit troes and bushes at a further reduction on last 
year’s prices. When it is remembered that we only 
send out trees of the very highest quality, we are 
confident that intending planters will decide at once 
to take advantage of these reduced prices and complete 
their schemes of new fruit plantations and the 
filling of vaoant places in the fruit garden. 
The Apple is now generally recognized as the 
staple fruit for all general purposes, and the greatly 
increased demand for these trees bids fair to be 
maintained for some years. In spite of the great 
demand of last season, and the especially dry Summer 
just experienced, we are able to offer a very fine 
range of Apple Trees in Standards, Half and Three- 
quarter Standards, Bushes, Pyramids, Cordons, and 
Horizontal Trained Trees. To enable our customers 
to select their requirements we have set out the 
Apples in seotions, showing the Varieties of each 
stylo that we can offer with the prices attached. 
The best time for planting Fruit Trees is Autumn, 
as early as convenient, in October and November, 
after the young trees have shed their leaves, and while 
the soil retains some of the summer warmth. 
Planting may however with safety be carried out any 
time to the end of March if the weather is open. 
We work our Apples on both the Crab and broad- 
leaved Paradise Stock, according to the varieties. 
Dwarf Apples on the Paradise Stock are of espocial 
value for garden planting, and have come into favour 
during recent years. They are much dwarfer in 
growth, oome into bearing and profit much sooner, 
are easier to thin and spray, and they produce almost 
continuously abundant crops of much finer fruit. For 
small holdings, or where the tenure is uncertain, 
they are specially recommended. 
To small holders, and those who have but recently 
become interested in fruit growing, we offer the 
advioe of our experts as to the best positions, soils, 
and varieties, and we invite correspondence. All 
enquiries will be promptly dealt with. 
PRUNING FRUIT TREES. 
Tho future success of Fruit Trees, assuming that 
thoy are oarefully planted, depends largely upon the 
pruning of the trees. From our very wide correspon- 
dence and from personal observation we are con- 
vinced that the importance of this work is not 
generally appreciated. Many failures and much 
disappointment would be avoided if tho work was 
properly undertaken and at the right time. 
Wo can with confidence recommend a little book 
entitled, “ The Handy Book on Pruning,” written 
by Mr. Jas. Udalo (Chief Horticultural Instructor 
for Worcestershire), and w r o shall be pleased to 
supply copies post free for 3/-. 
CORDON APPLES. 
A very useful type oPireo where space is limited as 
they can be planted 18 inches apart on wall or arch. 
Single Cordon Trained 
Growing at our Nurseries. 
We have a very fine lot of Single Cordons, for 
list of varieties see pages 5 to 7, marked with an *. 
