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to February. Beauty of Kent; large, yellow, red on sun side, 
flesh tender, good bearer. October to January. Bedfordshire 
Foundling, large, greenish yellow, tinged orange on sun side, hand¬ 
some, flesh tender, good bearer in silicious soils. November to 
February. Betty Geeson ; large, greenish yellow flushed on sun 
side with blush, flesh tender, early and great bearer. November to 
March. Emperor Alexander ; large, greenish yellow, orange, 
streaked bright red on sun side, noble and beautiful, flesh soft, free 
bearer, October to December. Golden Noble ; large, bright yellow, 
very handsome, flesh firm, but tender though solid, great cropper. 
October to December. Grenadier ; large, greenish yellow, hand¬ 
some, flesh tender, good bearer. October and November, Holland- 
bury ; large, yellow, deep red on sun side, a very handsome showy 
sort, flesh soft moderate cropper. October to December. Hor- 
mead’s Pearmain ; large or medium, greenish yellow, somewhat 
xussety, very handsome, flesh tender, moderate cropper. November 
to February. Lord Derby ; large, greenish yellow, handsome, flesh 
tender, great cropper. November and December. Nelson Codlin ; 
large, greenish yellow, brighter on sun side, flesh tender, good 
bearer. October to December. Peasgood’s Nonesuch; large, 
yellow, flushed and streaked red, handsome, flesh soft, free bearing. 
October and November. Round Winter Nonesuch ; large, pale 
yellow, streaked and spotted crimson, fine and handsome, flesh ten¬ 
der, good bearer. November to December or January. Royal 
Russet; large, brown russet, reddish on sun side, flesh soft, free 
bearer. November to March. Unless kept from air and light, and 
cool and moist, it shrivels and is worthless. Small’s Admirable ; 
medium, greenish or lemon yellow, flesh rather firm, free bearer. 
November and December. The Queen ; large, greenish yellow 
streaked crimson, very handsome, flesh soft. November and 
December. Loddington ; large, green, flushed red, flesh firm, hand¬ 
some, good bearer. November and December. The Sandringham: 
large, yellow and shining, striped and flushed red on sun side, very 
handsome, flesh tender, good bearer in a young state, in which only 
have I seen it. November to February or March. Castle Major ; 
large, yellow, flushed red, very handsome, flesh tender, moderate 
cropper. October and November. Tower of Glamis ; large, greenish 
yellow, flushed red, handsome, flesh rather firm, good cropper. 
November to January. Waltham Abbey Seedling ; large, pale 
yellow, flesh soft, free bearer. October to December. Warner’s 
Ring ; large, greenish yellow, patches and dots of delicate brown 
russet, imposing in appe.irance, flesh soft, good bearer. November 
and December. Welford Park Nonesuch ; large, lemon, bright 
crimson on sun side, streaked darker, handsome, flesh soft, good 
hearer. October and November. Melrose ; large, yellow, tinged 
orange and crimson, spotted on sun side, handsome, flesh soft. 
October and November. Greenup’s Pippin or Yorkshire Beauty ; 
large, orange yellow, flushed bright red, handsome, flesh tender, 
great cropper. October and November. Y'orkshire Greening ; 
large, green, streaked red, flesh rather firm, good bearer. October 
to January. I have omitted the Hawthorndens as I find the fruit 
■“pit” badly, and in most instances worthless on that account. 
Late. —Annie Elizabeth ; large, pale or greenish yellow, spotted 
and streaked crimson, flesh firm, good cropper. January to April. 
Bramley’s Seedling; large, green, streaked red, flesh firm, strong 
grower and free bearer. January to March. Dumelow’s Seedling ; 
large or medium, pale yellow, pale red on sun side, sometimes bright 
red, flesh firm, greater bearer. November to March. Flanders 
Pippin ; large or medium, green or greenish yellow, dull red on sun 
side, streaked, handsome, flesh tender, good cropper. December 
and January, or later. Galloway Pippin ; large or medium, pale 
yellow, pale red on sun side, handsome, flesh firm, good cropper. 
November to January. Gooseberry Apple or Pippin ; large or 
medium, green, red next sun, flesh firm, good bearer. November 
to May. Hambledon Deux Ans ; large, greenish yellow and dull 
red, streaked on sun side, flesh firm, good bearer. January to May. 
Hanwell Souring; large or medium, greenish yellow, .slightly 
flushed red on sun side, flesh firm, good bearer. December to 
March. Lane’s Prince Albert ; large, pale green, flushed and 
streaked red, flesh tender ; a handsome Apple after Cellini type, 
and a very free bearer. December to March. Minchall Crab ; 
large or medium, yellow, pale crimson in streaks on sun side, flesh 
firm, good bearer. November to March. Norfolk Beefing ; medium, 
greenish yellow, covered with dull brownish red, flesh firm, good 
bearer, but does not succeed in cold wet soils. January to May. 
Northern Greening ; medium, green, brownish red on sun side, 
slightly streaked, flesh firm, good bearer. December to April. 
Rymer ; large or medium, greenish yellow, streaked and flushed red, 
flesh firm, good cropper. November to March. Some of the 
kitchen varieties have value for the dessert, alike from noble 
appearance, juiciness, tenderness of flesh, and briskness of flavour, 
as Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Yorkshire Beauty, Emperor Alexander, 
Lord Derby, Melrose, Nelson Codlin, Small's Admirable, Hormead’s 
Pearmain, and Hambledon Deux Ans. 
Altogether eighty-nine varieties have been briefly described— 
viz., twenty-three sorts as suitable for kitchen and dessert, of whose 
quality for both purposes there is no question, and if to those be 
added the kinds which, though having greatest value as dessert or 
kitchen varieties—viz., nine of each—the number is brought up to 
forty-one. We want varieties that are staid, fair and taking in 
looks, flat and pleasing in quality. Brandy Apple, Golden Knob, 
and Golden Pippin, delicious as they are, are inadequate to the 
requirements of boys who make no account of skin and core. 
Ribston Pippin that cankers its life away, or Hawthornden that pits 
off its good looks, neicher satisfy the old gentleman nor please the 
cook. No, the colonists of America have shown us that there are 
Avants to be met other than luxurious fancies—indeed fruit must 
be “ a delight to the eyes and good for food ”—a combination of 
ornament with utility, the measure of its appreciation depending 
on its usefulness and economic value. Variety is not considered in 
food supplies of Apples. That is most highly prized that offers 
the most and is enjoyed the longest. Therefore the Americans 
with not more than half a dozen varieties are able to transport fruit 
profitably to our markets. Evolution in Apples truly has advanced. 
1545 varieties are described in “ British Apples ” as “ presumably 
distinct,” but there has been so little selection that the American 
Apples represented by the units have given the hundreds their 
quietus, and scared the home growers “ out of their Avits.”— 
G. Abbey. 
(To be continued.! 
A Chrysanthehuii Dinner. 
The members of the Sheffield and Ilallamshire and the Sheffield and 
West Riding Chrysanthemum Societies, which have now been amalga¬ 
mated under the title of the Sheffield, Hallamshire, and West Riding 
United Chrysanthemum Society, held their annual dinner on Thursday 
evening, March 6th, at the Maunohe Hotel, where, after full j ustice had 
been done to an ample repast prpvided by the manager, Mr. W. Ross 
Cattanagh, the chair was taken by T. B. Hague, Esq. 
The Secretary having read letters of apology from the President, 
Mark Firth, Esq., Archdeacon Blakeney, and other patrons, the Chair¬ 
man proposed the usual patriotic and loyal toasts. Mr. G. S. Stocks 
then proposed the toast of the evening—“ The United Society,” and in a 
neat and very effective speech alluded to the great advantages which 
would certainly accrue from amalgamation ; the jealousy which had 
existed previously would be now swept away, and professionals and 
amateurs would now look for one common object—the successful culti¬ 
vation of the flower, and the success of the annual Exhibition. 
Mr. E. D. Smith, in proposing “ The Officers of the Society,” trusted 
that as^heretofore they would work well and effectively. The Secretary 
in replying stated that he thought as at present officered failure was out 
of the question, as everything had been so thoroughly in unison, such 
unison must tend to ultimately achieve the most thorough success. Mr. 
Newsham proposed “ The President, Vice-President, and Patrons,” 
which was responded to on their behalf by Mr. Collier ; the rest of the 
evening being devoted to harmony, Messrs. Cattanagh, F. Lawton. Edge, 
Jarvis, Padley, Housley, and others contributing, and a pleasant evening 
came only too quickly to a close. 
The annual Show is fixed for the 14th and 1.5th of November, and 
schedules Avill be ready as early as practicable, due notice of which will 
be given in the horticultural press. 
The Kingston and Surbiton Chrysanthemum Society. 
The Society named above is entering upon the fifteenth year of its 
existence, and from the time of its formation its finances have been 
looked aUer by one gentleman—Mr. John Drewett—who is known to 
many as being connected with sundry and divers public institutions in 
the town. With him was associated nearly twelve years as Honorary 
Secretary the late Mr. Thomas Jackson ; and it is a fact that the Society 
would have .come to an end about five years ago, owing to the financial 
depression, had they not made up their minds to one more effort, which 
was attended with success. On the death of Sir. Jackson his colleague 
wished to be relieved of the duties of the office of Treasurer, but was 
induced to continue them by the prospect of finding a worthy successor 
to the late Secretary in the person of Mr. George Woodgate, and by the 
promise of support from several amateurs, among whom may be men¬ 
tioned Alderman Sherrard, Messrs. Furze, Douet, F. J. Hayward, and 
Dr. Walker of Wimbledon. The tide of prosperity now seems to have set 
again in favour of the Kingston and Surbiton Chrysanthemum Society, 
for after putting £40 to the reserve fund there is a balance of £23 still 
in hand. 
Out of the feeling that to Mr. J. Drewett was due in a high degree 
the survival of the Society through most adverse circumstances, came a 
