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Blenheim Pippin ; large, yellow, tinged red next sun, handsome, 
flesh tender, shy bearer on young trees. November and December. 
Baxter s Pearmain ; large, pale green, tinged red, deeper on sun 
side, flesh firm, free bearer, even in adverse seasons. November to 
January. Cobham or Golden Ducat; large, clear yellow, a little 
streaked with red on sun side, not unlike Blenheim Pippin, flesh 
tander, early, and abundant bearer. November to January. 
Gravenstein ; large or medium, waxen yellow, streaked crimson, 
handsome, flesh rather firm, moderate cropper. October to Decem¬ 
ber. Lady Henniker ; large, yellow flushed crimson, and streaked, 
handsome, flesh tender, free bearer. Lewis’s Incomparable ; large, 
red streaked crimson on sun side, yellow on shaded side, faintly 
screaked red, strewed with russety dots, very handsome, flesh firm. 
December to February. King of Tomkin’s County ; large, greenish 
yellow, streaked red, very handsome, flesh tender, free bearer. 
December to March. An American Apple, which in this country 
does not ripen, or rather hangs late on the trees, and keeps re- 
naarkably well until April or May. It may not suit all soils and 
situations ; when grown against a wall with southern aspect magni¬ 
ficent. Royal Pearmain or Herefordshire Pearmain; large or 
medium, greenish yellow, red on sun side, with deep coloured 
streaks, becoming bright crimson when maturing, flesh rather firm, 
free bearer. November and December. Harvey’s Wiltshire 
Defiance ; large, sulphur yellow, deeper on sun side, very hand¬ 
some, fiesh rather firm, good bearer. October to December. Lemon 
Pippin ; medium, yellow, flesh firm, good bearer. November to 
January. Reinette de Canada ; large, greenish yellow, brown on sun 
side, fiaked russet, flesh rather firm, good bearer. Ic good soils and 
warm situations this is a remarkably fine Apple. November to 
January. Washington; large, yellow, streaked red, very hand- 
some,_ flesh tender. October to December. Although this is an 
American Apple it promises to be a good grower and cropper, 
especially so in good situations. 
Late. —Dutch Mignonne; medium, greenish yellow covered with 
streaks of red and crimson, flesh firm, great bearer. December to 
April. Bess Pool ; medium, yellow, washed and striped red on sun 
side, faintly streaked on shaded side, handsome, flesh firm, does not 
bear well on young trees, an uncertain bearer. November to March. 
Barnack Beauty ; medium, greenish yellow, streaked red, handsome, 
flesh firm, free bearer. February to April. Balchin’s Pearmain ; 
medium, lemon, crimson on sun side, flesh firm. March to May. 
London Pippin ; medium, pale yellow, brown or red on sun side, 
flesh firm, free bearer. November to April. Calville Malingre ; 
large, slightly yellow on shaded side, deep red on side next sun, red 
streaked, very handsome and distinct, free bearer. January to 
April. I have not seen this otherwise than in a warm situation— 
i.e., well sheltered and well drained soil, but it seems to have a 
good constitution. Northern Spy; large or medium, greenish 
yellow changing to rich yellow, crimson on sun side, streaked dark 
crimson, becoming brilliant as the fruit matures, very handsome, 
flesh tender, pleasingly aromatic. Does not bear well when young, 
evidently growing too freely, and is apt to become very much 
crowded in growth, therefore requires to have attention in keeping 
the heads open. Though an American Apple it thrives well in 
sheltered situations and properly drained soil. The fruit sent from 
the Canadas or northern seaboard States is usually conical-ovate in 
form, but in this country the fruit is less so, yet in no sense round, 
but ovate, less inclined to be conical than American grown fruit, 
and the flesh in English grown fruit is firmer. To my taste this 
is the finest of all Apples. December to April. Like Worcester 
Pearmain and Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Northern Spy is covered with 
bloom like a Grape. 
On the hypothesis that an Apple for market purposes should 
b« large in size, high in colour, or otherwise taking in appearance, 
with a tender flesh (or if firm falling when cooked), so as to make 
it acceptable in a raw state, and of greatest usefulness for general 
consumption, that is the Apple for the million. If an Apple be 
sweet enough to render it palatable for eating it surpasses as a 
culinary one those that require a deep dig into the sugar basin. 
An Apple, therefore, that is good as a table and cooking variety is 
most economical, and it becomes a question whether the buyer shall 
invest in sour fruits and purchase sugar to make them palatable, 
or purchase fruits that are so rich in saccharine matter as to render 
it acceptable to all palates in a raw state, and requires little if any 
addition of sugar in a cooked state. We have, of course, to decide 
between importing Apples or importing sugar. Another feature 
of the Apples that are good for cooking and dessert is that they 
have generally a tender flesh, being at the most crisp, particularly 
as regards the American varieties—viz , Baldwin, Newtown Pippin, 
Northern Spy, and Golden Russet, which are the varieties I hive 
seen most of .ind used to maintain a daily supply of fruit from 
November to May, and as such are suited to delicate stomachs. It 
is all very well to laud a Ribston Pippin or some other hard firm 
fleshed variety to the skies on account of their surpassing excellence 
of flavour, but it is another thing when the eater is a victim to 
dyspepsia, who eating a hard Apple may suffer agonies. In more 
ways than one the grower has not been in “ touch ” with the 
consumer, therefore I will proceed to a further digest of the 
varieties of Apples for the special purpose of dessert and cooking 
respectively.—G. Abbey. 
(To be continued.) 
Events OE the Week. —The horticultural meetings for the week 
are as follows :—British Fruit Growers’ Association to-day (Thursday), 
at 6 P.M., in the Horticultural Club Koom, Hotel Windsor; the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s Fruit, Floral, and Orchid Committees meet at 
the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster, at 12 noon on Tuesday, 
March 11th; the usual monthly meeting of the members of the 
Horticultural Club will also take place on Tuesday at 6 p.m., the 
subject for discussion being Plant Hybridism ; the first spring Show 
of the season will be held at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, on 
Wednesday, March 12th. Other Society meetings are the Royal 
Society, at 4.30 P.M., Thursday, March 6th ; and the Linnean Society, 
at 8 P.M. on the same day. The Royal Botanic Society, at 3.45 p.m., 
on Saturday, March 8th ; and the Society of Arts, at 8 p.m., on 
Wednesday, March 12th. 
- The Weathee in the Metkopolitan Distkict during the 
past week has been extremely winterly and of a more severe character 
than previously experienced throughout the season. On Saturday snow 
fell nearly all day, with the result that by night it was 4 to 6 inches 
deep. This was followed by frost and more snow on Sunday and 
Monday, with a keen north-easterly wind. Very low temperatures have 
been registered in some situations. On Monday the thermometer was 
down to 16° and Tuesday to 14°, while we have heard from one reliable 
observer, who states that his thermometer was down to 10° on Tuesday 
morning. In town a heavy yellow fog prevailed until midday, but in. 
the suburbs the day was extremely bright and sunny. At Greenwich 
the minimum registered was 13°, or 23° below the average, and 4° lower 
than any March temperature recorded there since 1843. Similar 
observations were taken in other towns, the record at Dungeness being 
exactly the same as at Greenwich. Towards evening on the 4th the 
wind changed to a south-westerly direction, and there was a rapid rise 
in temperature. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday the temperature was 40°, or 
26° above that observed at the same time on the preceding morning. 
Writing from Cardiff on the 3rd inst. Mr. Pettigrew says “We are 
having sharp frost; the thermometer registered 10° of frost this 
morning. It is dry and bitterly cold. It will do good in keeping the 
fruit buds back.” 
- The Weathee in the Noeth. —The days generally during 
the past week (24th February to 3rd March) have been clear and cold. 
The nights, with one exception, have been frosty, 8° being registered on 
two nights, and 13° (the lowest of the season) last night. A good deal 
of bitter east wind has prevailed. The barometer continues very high. 
The sowing of Beans is being carried on under conditions highly 
favourable for our heavy coarse land.—B. D., S. Perthshire. 
- We see it announced, but we have no official authority for 
stating it, that Mr. John Weathees of St. Albans has been appointed 
Assistant-Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
- “ Thlipiana.”— 1 should like much to know if the work 
“ Tulipiana ” was finished beyond the four coloured plates in the 
fraction of the work bound up in Sweet’s volume. They are works of 
art, beautiful in their colouring and execution.—D. 
- Many will learn with much regret that Mr. Maurice Young 
of Godaiming died on the 24th ult., at the age of fifty-six years. He 
followed his father as nurseryman in the town named above, and 
carried on the business for a number of years. Mr. Young possessed 
a good knowledge of landscape gardening, and was respected by a large 
circle of friends. His death resulted from inflammation of the lungs 
following an attack of influenza. 
