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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
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taken from the shape of the fruit, the ribs forming at the top 
a crown of five parts.—Y orkshireman. 
Nelson Codlin. 
This is a sweet variety of good size, greenish yellow when ripe, 
and a fairly good cropping sort. The tree is of dwarf habit, not 
unlike Keswick Codlin in this respect, and, though subject to 
canker, it is on the whole a useful sort. It is not exactly an early 
variety, as the fruit keeps in capital condition till February. 
King of the Pippins. 
This Apple has in certain quarters been so much depreciated 
that there may be some hesitation to grow it. As a dessert 
fruit it is not equal to such as Cox’s Orange, but there are dessert 
sorts which are not one whit better as regards flavour. The tree 
possesses a healthy constitution and a dwarf habit of growth. The 
fruit is not large, but if the crop is thinned early in the season the 
Apples will swell considerably. As a cooking Apple, King of the 
Pippins is well worthy of attention, and in soils where it does not 
develop a dessert flavour it will be found to be one of the most 
useful for the kitchen. I allow the fruit to hang late, and gather 
it as it becomes ready. 
Cox’s Pomona. 
This is a very pretty well-flavoured Apple, which may be 
employed in the kitchen or occasionally for dessert. The tree is 
of medium spreading growth, which cankers rather badly with me. 
Young trees produce very handsome fruit. Though a soft Apple 
the fruit must be allowed to hang late in order to develop its 
flavour. 
Warner’s King. 
This may be designated the Apple of many aliases. Most 
gardens possess it under more than one name, and not a few nur¬ 
serymen catalogue it under a variety of designations. I knew it 
first as Hawick King, and then as Nelson’s Glory. It is extensively 
cultivated as D. T.-Fish. I have also seen it under the name of 
Barker’s Seedling and Cobbett’s Fall. It is a very distinct Apple, 
and is quite easy to determine. 
Keswick Codlin. 
I see that this old favourite does not give universal satisfaction, 
but according to my experience it deserves a place in the front 
rank of culinary Apples. Under the treatment I have for many 
years given it I could desire nothing better. We begin to use the 
small fruit after Early Julyanis past, and later on the largest fruits 
are removed, allowing the others to remain, when they swell to a 
good size. As a jelly Apple Keswick Codlin is first-rate. It seems to 
do best on a system of spur-pruning, and it is necessary to remove 
all small spurs which appear incapable of bearing fruit. Some old 
trees which have nothing but small spotted fruits were completely 
rejuvenated by the simple process of thinning out the many spurs 
with fruitless buds. Aged trees I would boldly decapitate, and 
expect in three to four years to have a fair crop of beautiful fruit. 
Apples and Light Soil. 
It is due to Mr. Raillem to state that the light soil I referred to 
is not of a loamy nature. The class of soil quoted in his note I 
should consider just medium for Apples of all sorts ; and, indeed, 
for all kinds of fruits. I can assure Mr. Raillem that Lord 
Suffield, Cellini, Stirling Castle, Blenheim Orange, Dumelow’s 
Seedling, and Tower of Glamis, all of which are first-rate sorts, 
cannot be depended on when grown in light soils. The trees do 
not thrive, some do not bear freely, and the fruit is deficient in size 
and quality. On the other hand, I have seen each of them 
doing splendidly on heavy soils ; in some cases approaching to clay. 
—R. P. Brotherston. 
Beauty of Hants. 
I draw attention to this Apple once more to refer to the very 
remarkable results found in the drying experiments conducted at 
Chiswick, and reported in the Journal last week. Here we find such 
solidity or firmness of flesh that the dried yield is 6 ozs. from 
10 lbs. of fruit in excess of that obtained from Blenheim Pippin, so 
that here is conclusive evidence, were any needed, that the varieties 
are dissimilar ; 6 ozs. excess may not seem much on 10 lbs. of 
fruit, but were the quantity 100 lbs., and the same proportion of 
dried product maintained, their increase would be 5 lbs.—a very 
material quantity, and making an immense difference in a profit¬ 
able aspect were the amount dried product from a ton of Apples. 
It is interesting to note that whilst the popular Lord Suffield gives 
only 1 lb. 2 ozs., the Beauty of Hants gives exactly double the 
quantity of dried product from 10 lbs. How that fact illustrates 
the difference there is between the texture of many varieties, for 
the biggest is not always the best.—A. D. 
Colour in Apples. 
Mr. Molyneux almost beat the record in the very beautiful 
colour he has been able to induce Mere de Menage to put on at 
Swanmore Park ; and his Cox’s Orange Pippin, showed with these 
at the Drill Hall the other day, were also remarkable for high 
colour. But it was a striking fact, yet perhaps borne out by most 
Apple growers’ experience, that the very high colour left some¬ 
thing to be desired in flavour, as that was not so good in the 
Swanmore fruits as in those devoid of colour from Hastings. 
Whilst it is no guarantee that a rough or russetty skin is allied to 
flavour, yet it is a fact that great beauty and high colour afford no 
indication of the presence of flavour also ; indeed, we have hardly 
a rich-coloured variety in cultivation that can at all approach in 
flavour to Ribston, Cox’s Orange, and other dull coated Pippins, 
such as the Cockle’s, or of some of the Russets, or Margil, or of 
many others that could be named. Colour always tells well with 
judges of exhibition dessert fruits,but were these tasted it is probable 
that they would lose in flavour what they gain in colour, hence 
dull coloured fruits should be tested for flavour when found in 
competitions.—A. D. 
Events of the Week. —Horticultural events will be numerous 
during the ensuing week. On Tuesday, November 1st, the Committees 
of the Royal Horticultural Society will meet at the Drill Hall, West¬ 
minster, particulars of which are given elsewhere. The annual 
Exhibition of the Kent County Chrysanthemum Society will open at 
Blackheath on the same day, as also will one at Brixton. Croydon 
Chrysanthemum Show opens on Wednesday, November 2nd, as likewise 
do Portsmouth, G-uildford, and numerous other Exhibitions. A list of 
some of the leading Shows will be found on another page. Several 
sales will take place at the various auction rooms. 
- The Weather in London.—D uring the past week the 
weather in the metropolis has been of a variable character. Sunday 
was bright but cold, with a frost at night, similar weather continuing 
on the following day. Tuesday proved dull with occasional showers 
but a sharp frost occurred at night. At the time of going to press the 
weather is bright and seasonable, the wind being in a north-easterly 
direction. 
- Royal Horticultural Society.—T he next meeting of the 
Society will be held as usual in the Drill Hall, Westminster, on 
Tuesday next, November 1st. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon a paper on 
“Fruit Trees in Pots” will be read by the Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., 
Secretary of the Society. Among the exhibits Chrysanthemums will 
doubtless form a conspicuous item, especially as the Council have offered 
prizes for competition in three different classes. Growers wishing to 
enter the lists should communicate with the Superintendent of the 
Show as to space, &c. 
- Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution.—I ntending 
candidates for the next election of pensioners on the funds of this 
Institution should at once apply for the necessary forms of application, 
which must be returned to the Secretary on or before November 25bh 
next, after which date they cannot be received.— George J. Ingram, 
Secretary. Office, 50, Parliament Street, London, S. W. 
-The Fruiterers’ Company and the Lord Mayor. —At 
the Court of the Company, held on the 18th inst., the following resolu¬ 
tion was passed unanimously :—“ That the cordial thanks of this Court 
be presented to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Sir David Evans, 
Bart.) for his courteous and generous hospitality at the Mansion House 
to the members of the Court and their ladies on the 12th inst., and they 
desire to place on record their belief that such occasions have a distinct 
influence in the promotion of the objects of the Company, which include 
the more extended cultivation of hardy fruit in the British Isles.” 
-Fruit and the Lord Mayor’s Show.—I n reference to 
our intimation last week we are able to announce that active steps arc 
being taken by the Fruiterers’ Company in having a representation 
of home-grown fruit in the historical procession on Wednesday, 
November 9th. The Committee appointed to carry out this project 
