January 11, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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had the pleasure of seeing and tasting it. The fruits 
shown by the raiser, Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener to 
the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, 
would weigh about four to five pounds each, and 
were globular, pale yellow, and netted with gray, as 
shown in the accompanying illustration supplied by 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co , High Holborn, London. 
For private establishments Melons of moderate size 
are much more suitable than those we frequently 
see grown for market purposes, so that the variety 
under notice will answer the requirements of the 
dessert table as well as for exhibition. It is 
is a green-Seshed variety, darkest towards the rind, 
and becoming paler inwards. In any case the flesh 
is of great depth, very tender, juicy, and remarkably 
rich in flavour, as testified by the Fruit Committee 
in according it a First-class Certificate, the highest 
award that could be made, and the only one given by 
that body last season for a Melon. Mr.Ward describes 
Carters’ Earl’s Favourite Melon. 
crop of hardy fruit was secured both in the open air 
and under glass. There are plantations of both old 
and young trees of Apples and Pears, the young 
pyramidal specimens being now the most predomi¬ 
nant. By mulching the trees over the roots with 
farmyard manure, the gardener, Mr. Wright, con¬ 
trived to get satisfactory results notwithstanding the 
drought. 
We had the pleasure of seeing and noting a few of 
the fruits some time ago, but were unable to record 
them at the time. The notes may yet be interesting 
to those of our readers who have a dry soil to con¬ 
tend with. Amongst Apples the conical fruits of 
Hormead’s Pearmain were particularly notable for 
their size and beautiful shape. The skin is greenish- 
yellow, slightly flushed on the exposed cheek. The 
flesh is white, crisp, very juicy, and slightly acidu¬ 
lated when in prime condition, and powerfully 
fragrant. It is usually classed amongst culinary 
Apples. Calville Malingre, on the other hand, may 
be used either for cooking or dessert purposes. The 
skin is yellow on one side and bright red on the other, 
and very handsome. The flesh is firm, but crisp, 
agreeably acid, and of the first quality. It is a late 
keeper. Catshead is a singular Apple of no great 
beauty, being roughly oblong, angular and green, but 
it attains a great size here, and is useful for cooking. 
Washington, on the other hand, is a handsome 
Apple of moderate size, with a glossy skin of a 
bright red on the exposed side, but otherwise 
yellow. The white flesh is juicy, brisk, and 
pleasantly acid. It may be regarded as a mid-season 
variety. 
Pears grown upon young trees were equally well 
done, each according to its kind. Specially handsome 
were the fruits of Beurre Bachelier, with a glossy,clear 
yellow skin, and a warm flush on the exposed cheek. 
The flesh of this sort is melting, juicy, buttery, and 
sweet. Properly speaking it is a November Pear. 
Watering Fuchsias .—Jamo must not keep his Fuch¬ 
sias entirely without water, especially as they are 
standing close to hot water pipes, or the fibrous roots 
will perish. A little water must be given now and 
again to keep the wood from shrivelling. 
Dirty Camellias.—Your best plan, A'. R. P .toclean 
the leaves of your Camellias from the black deposit 
you speak of, is to make a washing solution by 
dissolving a piece of soft soap about the size of a 
pigeon’s egg in a half gallon of tepid soft water. 
This applied by means of a sponge or a piece of 
cotton wool will soon put things to rights. 
-- 
EARL’S F4V0URITE MELON. 
This Melon came before the public at the vegetable 
show held in the Gardens of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, Chiswick, on September ioth last, when we 
the plant as “ a strong grower, a free setter, and may 
be said to be ‘canker-resisting.’ It does quite as well 
in cool frames as in the houses.” Other connoisseurs 
consider it the finest green-fleshed Melon they have 
tasted. Since it was exhibited at Chiswick, Messrs. 
J. Carter & Co., have acquired the whole stock of 
seed, and have put it into commerce under the name 
of Carters' Earl’s Favourite Melon. We are indebted 
to the firm for this opportunity of reproducing the 
illustration. 
-- 
HARDY FRUITS AT FALKLAND PARK. 
The situation of Falkland Park, South Norwood 
Hill, the residence of j. Meekin, Esq., is rather 
elevated, and, while exposed to every wind that 
blows, the rainfall is light, owing very often to the 
dividing of the rain clouds, one half of which passes 
up the valley on either side of the hill. Last summer 
was exceptionally severe in this respect, yet a good 
On the other hand, Winter Nelis will keep good till 
Christmas or even longer. The top-shaped fruits 
are moderate in size, but very juicy, melting, 
luscious, and finely gritty around the core. Beurre 
Diel is also a very tender-fleshed Pear, but more 
decidedly gritty than the last-named. The fruits we 
were shown by Mr. Wright were so plump and full 
that they appeared fat and ” blown out,” as the com¬ 
mon expression is. It is a good and well-known sort. 
President d'Osmonville is much less common, but 
very juicy, melting, tender, and buttery when in 
prime condition. Mr. Wright finds it to be a good 
cropper. It is oblong-pyriform and yellow, 
marked all over with russety dots. Doyenne du 
Comice is a popular variety, and seldom, if ever, 
absent from a modern collection of hardy fruits that 
make any pretensions at being representative. The 
above constitute probably less than a tithe of the 
sorts grown at Falkland Park. 
