July 16, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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conical fruit of Victory is bright red, moderately 
deeply pitted, and of good flavour. Those of Duke 
Magenta are globose, of moderate size, very rich in 
flavour, bright red, and moderately deeply pitted. 
The fruit of Reeves' Eclipse is conical, crimson 
externally, but rather pale internally, moderately 
pitted, and of good flavour when ripe. Napoleon III. 
finds many admirers on account of the great show of 
fruit it makes, but ultimately it proves rather disap¬ 
pointing, because a great quantity of it remains 
small and does not come to maturity. The fruit 
when of fair size is oblate, rounded on the-top, soft, 
pale in colour, and of peculiar flavour, although by no 
means appetising. The surface is pubescent or 
covered with small hairs as in the case of Sargeant. 
The following are also new kinds of which we 
cannot say much until they have had further trial, 
but they are more or less promising,namely:—General, 
an early kind ; Royal Sovereign, which received a 
certificate last month from the Royal Horticultural 
EARLY COLOURING OF 
APPLES. 
The dry weather which has hitherto prevailed with 
slight exceptions during the past summer had the 
effect of diminishing the Strawberry crop and 
shortening the season, but the greatly increased 
amount of sunshine has already had a telling effect 
upon the colouring of the fruit of Apples. In the 
suburbs of London, cultivators are pleased to obtain 
a little colouring by the time the fruits attain 
maturity. The first or second week in July is there¬ 
fore unusually early for Apples to assume their 
wonted hues ; but what is more remarkable is that 
some of them which do not as a rule possess any 
colour at all, show more or less of some dark shade 
of red, purple, or bronze at this early stage. Irish 
Peach comes into the market of a greenish yellow 
hue when mature, but the appearance of the fruit 
now in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural 
room. Beauty of Kent does not as a rule assume 
much colour in the neighbourhood of London, 
although it often does so in other places less sub¬ 
jected to a cloudy atmosphere. Already, however, 
the fruits are of a deep purple red over the greater 
part. Yellow Ingestrie will have to fade before it 
resumes its wonted pale green hue later on to become 
clear yellow. The Old Nonpareil has a considerable 
amount of its surface of a russety hue even when 
mature, but at present it is of a brownish red on the 
upper half. Schoolmaster and Small’s Admirable 
are both red on the exposed side, but Reinette Van 
Mons is of a deep purple red over the greater portion 
of its surface as in the case of Cox’s Orange. This 
unwonted phenomenon, which is generally very 
prevalent, should prognosticate a crop of highly 
coloured fruit of good quality in the coming autumn. 
Under such circumstances it is to be regretted that 
the International Fruit Show proposed to be held on 
the Thames Embankmentwas postponed till next year. 
Adiantum SanctaJCatharinive and A. Victories. 
Society ; Admiral, White Knight and Scarlet Queen. 
The last-named was obtained from Noble crossed 
with King of the Earlies, and bears large, conical, 
vermillion-scarlet fruits. White Knight was also 
certificated last year, and is pale scarlet on the 
exposed side, white where shaded, and said to be of a 
rich vinous flavour. 
The number of varieties that continue to be raised 
not only in this country but on the Continent and 
elsewhere is very great, and naturally makes the 
selection of the most meritorious kinds a difficult 
operation. A few years, however, serve to thin the 
ranks as different kinds get abandoned on account of 
worthlessness, or it may be that they are unsuitable 
for the soil and locality. Those which have been 
raised in some other country from our own frequently 
prove unsuitable for the new surroundings under 
which they are placed. A great change has been 
made in the size of many new kinds, but they are 
frequently deficient in flavour. Attention ought to 
be given to this, as mere size alone is not desirable. 
Society, at Chiswick, would give the impression that 
it is Devonshire Quarrenden or something of that 
kind. The rapidly swelling fruits are of a bright 
red nearly all over, and this has been the case 
almost since the fruits began to be conspicuous 
amongst the foliage. Cox’s Orange as a rule has 
not very much colour, but now the fruits are of a 
deep purple all over the upper half, while the crop 
is very heavy as in the case of the Irish Peach. A 
little known variety named Ramhagher is likewise 
of a deep bright red. Mank's Codlin is well known 
for its light green hue changing to yellow, but 
already the light coloured fruits have a red cheek on 
the sunny side. A large culinary sort named Mrs. 
Barron is well known to be a green fruit changing to 
yellow as it matures, but already the fruits are red 
over the exposed side and the top. 
We never look for colour in Lord Suffield at any 
stage of its growth or maturity, as it is well known 
to be a pale or Apple green fruit becoming of a 
lighter or yellowish shade if kept long in the fruit 
TWO GOOD ADIANTUMS. 
The finely divided species of Adiantum are the most 
popular for cutting from, but independent of that use 
they are required for decorative work in the stove, 
and few are more handsome than A. trapeziforme 
Sanctae Catherine and A. Victorias. The last namSd 
is the dwarfest, but the former is even more effective 
for certain purposes when well grown. A. trapezi¬ 
forme is a tall and strong growing variety, but the 
variety under notice and which is represented at the 
left hand of the accompanying illustration is a dwarf 
form about 12 in. to 15 in. high, and forms a hand¬ 
some bushy plant when well grown. The pinnules 
are broader than those of the type, and more or less 
deeply lobed. The stove is the proper place for it, 
as the fronds soon get brown and rusty when kept in 
a cool dry atmosphere. In the warmth and moisture 
of the stove the fronds retain their light green hue 
throughout the winter. In this respect it may be 
compared to A. tenerum Farleyense. 
