1876.] 
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WORCESTER PEARMAIN APPLE. 
, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
:f’P-^ONE of tlie Apples to be found in our gardens and orchards excel the 
Worcester Pearmain in brilliancy of colour. The symmetrical form and 
good quality of the fruit, combined with its charming and attractive 
colour, must give it one of the most prominent places among • dessert 
apples; while from its free growth and great productiveness, it cannot fail to 
claim the attention of all who grow fruit for profit; it bears as freely as the 
well-known apple Lord Sufifield, and must soon become one of the leading sorts 
for market, as well as for exhibition ; indeed, no eollection should be without it. 
We have to thank Mr. E. Smith, of Worcester, who holds the stock of this 
apple, for the specimens figured, and which are very faithfully portrayed by Mr. 
Macfarlane. It is a beautiful apple, as the illustration shows, and that it is as 
good as it looks, is the general verdict which has been given wherever exhibited. 
It was much admired by the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
when shown at South Kensington, on October 6th, 1875, and was awarded a 
First-class Certificate. 
The tree is said to be a seedling from the Devonshire Quarrenden. The 
fruit is medium-sized, 2|- in. wide, and the same in height, conical, very- 
symmetrical, and pearmain-shaped, with a smooth glossy skin, which is com¬ 
pletely covered with a brilliant crimson-red, dotted with minute fawn-coloured 
spots. The eye is small and prominent, suiTounded by a few plaits. The stalk 
is three-quarters of an inch long, deeply inserted in a russety cavity. The flesh 
is white, tender, crisp, sweet, and very pleasantly flavoured. It ripens in August 
and September, and will keep until Christmas. This exceedingly handsome 
apple is sure to become a general favourite.—T. Moore. 
THE CARNATION AND PICOTEE. 
Chapter VI.— Work for June. 
iflE the flowering stems neatly and securely (not tightly) as they advance. 
Stop all shoots running for bloom, except the leading stems. Some 
cultivators remove these entirely from the plant; my practice is merely 
to pinch out the shoot, and thus, as a rule, a large accession to the in¬ 
crease is obtained. Top-dress with equal parts of sound loam, sweet leaf-mould, 
and well-decomposed manure. Watch persistently for green-fly, and remove 
them with a small brush ; if the points of the shoots are much infested, moisten 
the brush with a little tobacco-water, as needed. Syringe frequently, and water 
liberally when required. A free use of the syringe will not only promote a 
vigorous growth, but greatly aid in keeping the plants free from thrips and green¬ 
fly, either of which, if allowed to get ahead, is certain destruction to a fine bloom. 
‘ Remove any decaying foliage on the plant; it is unsightly, and harbours all 
kinds of destructive insects. Disbud as soon as the young buds can be conveni- 
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