February 10, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
377 
angia are termed, seem fresh and gcod, peg the 
fronds to nicely prepared and well filled, shallow 
pans. Or you could partially dry the fronds and 
shake off the spore on to clean paper, sowing these 
afterwards. Use moist soil, and water from below 
by placing the pans in saucers of water. Cover the 
pans with circles of glass, give them a warm house, 
and in a few weeks Fernlets will result. 
Seeds for Garden Plots. — Jas. Bidwell : To guide 
yourself and other amateurs who seem to prefer 
fuller hints on the quantities of various vegetable 
seeds necessary for garden plots we take the follow¬ 
ing from a table supplied by Messrs. Harrison & 
Sons, of Leicester : — 
Asparagus, bed of 15 sq. yds. 
i lb. 
Beans, Broad, row of 50 ft. .. 
1 qt. 
Beet, row of 50 ft. .. 
2 OZ. 
Broccoli, 4 sq. yds. 
1 .. 
Brussels Sprouts, 4 sq. yds. .. 
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• • 
1 .. 
Cabbage, bed of 8 sq. yds. 
• • 
1 .. 
Carrot, drill of 100 ft. 
„ bed of 12 ft. 
• • 
• • 
2 „ 
Cauliflower, 4 sq. yds... .. 
• • 
• • 
1 .. 
Celery, 4 sq. yds. 
• • 
• • 
1 .. 
Cress, 3 sq. yds. 
• • 
• • 
2 „ 
Endive, 4 sq. yds. 
e • 
• • 
1 .. 
Kidney Beans, row of 80 ft. .. 
• • 
• • 
1 pt. 
Leek, 2 sq. yds. 
• • 
• • 
I OZ. 
Lettuce, 4 sq. yds. 
• • 
I .. 
Mushroom Spawn, 6 sq. yds... 
• • 
1 bsh 
Onion, 6 sq. yds. .. 
2 OZ. 
Parsley, row of 80 ft. ., 
2 
Parsnip, drill of 200 ft. 
2 „ 
Peas, row of 60 ft. .. .. 
1 qt. 
Potatos, row of 30 ft... 
i pk- 
Radishes, 2 sq. yds. .. 
I OZ. 
Savoy, 4 sq. yds.. 
I .. 
Spinach, io sq. yds. .. 
2 „ 
„ drill of 120 ft. 
Turnip, 4 sq. yds. or 60 ft. drill 
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FREE BEARING BUSH APPLES. 
Most observing cultivators will agree that the culti¬ 
vation of Apples has made an upward march during 
the last twenty or thirty years. In some parts of 
the country this is most visible. In many instances 
this is where the land and rates are high. It is to 
be regretted that those owning land as well as those 
cultivating it, in the west where the climate and 
surroundings are highly favourably do not realise 
this and destroy the present existing orchards, which 
are worthless ; and plant fresh land. There is no 
disguising the fact that there is money in Apples, 
whether planted as standards in orchards or as bush 
trees, when the work is properly executed and right 
kinds chosen. 
Many of our market growers know the advantages 
of the bush form of tree as is seen by the number of 
trees grown in this form in Mr. Walker's establish¬ 
ment at Ham Common. When I visited it many 
years ago I learnt a good lesson on the advantage of 
selecting good and free bearing kinds. 
The pyramid form does not answer for some kinds. 
Nor do I recommend it for Apple culture generally. 
While the bush type has many advantages, not one of 
the least is its ease in management. Added to this 
they may be grown profitably in almost any size. 
As an illustration of this I may say in our own gar¬ 
den, three years ago, I bought a small bush tree of 
Lane’s Prince Albert, 3 ft. high, for which I paid 
is. 6d. The first year I gathered 8 lb. of fruit from 
it; the following year, 20 lb.; the third year, 10 lb. ; 
and some years the fruit was worth 2d. per lb. in 
March, according to our local markets. I may say 
this tree grows but little, being cropped so heavy. 
The size of tree I favour most is from 8 ft. to 12 ft., 
and about as much across. The tree here photo¬ 
graphed (see illustration), is 8 ft. by 8 ft. It was 
planted seven years ago and cost 2s. 6d. The first 
year it gave a few pounds, and every year since it 
has given good crops. 
In the autumn of 1898, when the photograph was 
taken, this tree gave 64 lb. of large fruits. Last year 
36 lb. was gathered. These are clean and handsome, 
keeping well till February or March; and if only 
realising ijd. per lb., this brings a good return. 
Growing under this is Lily of the Valley, which 
gives good returns in bloom. 
As an early kind Domino is a great favourite with 
me, for this form of tree, I have one standing close 
to a corner by my cottage. It is 6 ft. x 6 ft. Most 
years this gives me from 50 lb. to 60 lb. So heavy 
is this crop that I make a point of thinning the fruits 
as soon as large enough, selling them for cooking, 
and they make good prices. Loddington Seedling 
does equally well, giving large, handsome fruit. This 
does not grow as freely as Domino, although growing 
side by side and treated in the same way. 
Dumelow’s Seedling is most satisfactory grown in 
this way. This year (1899) a tree planted four years 
ago, and now 5 ft. high and 5 ft. across, gave me 
nearly a bushel of the most beautiful fruit you could 
wish to see; and these would command good prices 
in March, as they are not spotted. 
[They are firm, plump, highly-coloured, and other¬ 
wise in fine condition.—E d.] 
Seaton House cannot be too highly praised for 
such culture. This is an excellent keeping kind, and 
soon grows large enough for cooking. This I 
generally thin and use the fruits early in August. 
With me this keeps well till the end of April. Mr. 
Temple often gives this a good word as growing in 
his northern garden. Lord Suffield, Worcester 
Pearmain, King of Pippins, Beaumann’s Red 
Reinette, and many others too numerous to mention 
in this limited space, can be relied on to give good 
and profitable fruits yearly. 
I find no stock answers for this form of tree as 
well as the broad-leaved Paradise, as the trees are 
quite strong enough in annual growth. 
Amateurs should not lose sight of this profitable 
hobby. Even those with ever so limited a space 
may grow a few trees. If grown in the shrub border 
or on the lawn few things are more ornamental when 
in bloom and fruit.— J. C., F., Chavi 
NOTES ON FOREST TREES. 
The effect of the great storm that swept over 
Britain five or six years ago is still manifestly 
visible in many parts of the country. Its violence 
must have been severely felt in many parts of For¬ 
farshire, as the destruction to woods and foresls in 
that county is simply appalling. The beautiful lake 
of Lintrathen, from which the town of Dundee 
obtains its water supply,was, a few years ago, almost 
surrounded with a wide expanse of dense forest, but 
to-day it looks a bleak and desolate sheet of water 
with scarcely a standing tree within miles of it. On 
the extensive estate of Airlie Castle, " The Bonnie 
House o’Airlie,” there are some hundreds of acres of 
young planting, about 20 ft. high, composed chiefly 
of Pines, Spruce, and Larch, and in some places 
there is scarcely a single tree left standing. The 
whole of them were blown over, and are lying level 
on the ground, and it is surprising to see how the 
branches on the upper side are shooting straight up¬ 
wards agaiD, and growing vigorously. 
To stand at the outside and look across one would 
think it was a beautiful young planting about 8 ft. 
or 10 ft. high, but when he enters the thicket he is 
surprised to find the main stems or trunks lying level 
on the ground, and that the vigorous growths that 
are shooting so straight upwards are simply the side 
branches of the fallen trees. 
Having had occasion to go through these woods 
a good many times during the last few months with 
shooting parties I took the opportunity to measure 
a few of the leaders of these branches, and I find 
that many of the Larches have made a growth of 
30 in. to 33 in., and the Spruces 28 in. to 30 in. dur¬ 
ing last summer. The durability of the respective 
Bush Tree of Apple Lane's Prince Albert, 
