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ilAKUY APPLES.—VILLA GARDENING t NOVEMBER. 
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by heads of glossy scarlet fruits. It of course 
requires to be grown in a stove, and should be 
rested after its growth is perfected.—T. Moore. 
Hsmanthtjs Kalbkeyeri, flower-stem aud young leaves. 
HARDY APPLES. 
OME five months ago, I wrote that I ex¬ 
pected a full crop of apples, but alas! 
alas! now that the time has come for 
in-gathering, I am sony to say that there is 
not more than half a crop, and in many places 
not nearly so much as that. The fruit, more¬ 
over, is small and badly developed, all, no 
doubt, owing to the continued absence of sun¬ 
shine throughout the season. 
About a month ago I saw in a nursery iu the 
neighbourhood of London a very fine collection 
of apples, all dwarfs, grafted on the Paradise 
stock, the trees about 4 ft. high, grown pyramid 
fashion, and quite laden with fruit of the very 
finest quality. Seeing that the present has 
been such an ungenial season, it has occurred 
to me that it would be useful were I to give 
the names of the varieties I saw producing 
such fine fruit, thus evidently showing their 
hardiness. The list may be a guide to intend¬ 
ing planters. The sorts are forty-eight in 
number, and will supply the table for eight or 
nine months in the year;— 
Barton’s Incomparable. 
Ecklinville. 
Frogmore Prolitic. 
Peasgood’s Nonsucli. 
Ked Astrachan. 
Grand Duke Constantine. 
Transparent Keiuetto. 
Mere de Menage. 
Pearn’s Pippin. 
Lord SufReld. 
Dumelow’s Seedling. 
Manks Codliu. 
Old English Codliu. 
Gloria Mundi. 
Braddick’s Nonpareil. 
New Kock Pippin. 
North-End Pippin. 
Early Nonpareil. 
Martin’s Nonpareil. 
Scarlet Peramaiu. 
Ecinette Grise d’Automne 
Jolly Beggar. 
Norfolk Bearer. 
Stunner Pipijin. 
Winter Hawthorndcu. 
Rymer. 
Stirling Castle. 
Eldon Pip])in. 
Flower of Herts. 
Aitken’s Seedling. 
Coole’s Seedling. 
Annie Elizabeth. 
Keswick Codliu. 
Nelson’s Codliu. 
Cellini. 
Court-Pendn-Plat. 
Kerry Pippin. 
Northern Greening. 
Oslin. 
Adams’s Pearmaiu. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin. 
Worcester Pippin. 
Blenheim Pippin. 
Hawthornden. 
Lord Derby. 
King of the Pippins. 
Golden Knob. 
Burr Knott. 
I may further mention that trees of this 
character can be bought with plenty of blossom- 
buds on them.—J. Eust, Bridge Castle^ Tun- 
hridge Wells. 
VILLA HARDENING. 
« HE autumn has come. On the whole, 
October was an enjoyable month; there 
were many bright and drying days ; but 
about the middle of the month frost severely 
nipped the tender things, such as JJeddias., Bal¬ 
sams., Tropceolums., and Marigolds. The leaves 
are falling also, and green hues have changed 
to those of russet and brown. The winter 
season is at hand, and now is the time to pre¬ 
pare for it, and take every precaution against 
it when it comes. 
Oreenhouse. —At this time of the year, when 
many things have to be got under glass and 
housed for the winter, there is great danger of 
over-crow’ding, and the consequence is that 
many things suffer from damp and other causes. 
It would be a wise proceeding to destroy sur¬ 
plus stock, rather than to do injury to a whole 
collection by cramming too many plants into a 
limited space. There is great need for giving 
air on all suitable occasions, but care must be 
taken that the house is not left open at night, 
and surprised by frost. Water should be with- 
