December 15, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
249 
Silf and others. It is easily grown and furnishes a 
wholesome vegetable. 
Potting Liliums.— Eastor : Liliums may as well 
be potted now as in a month hence. So soon as 
they die down after the summer's growth expert 
growers ripen them and dry them. They then shake 
away the old soil and retain only the healthiest 
roots. According to size the bulbs are placed into 
6 -in., 7-in., up to io-in. pots in a compost of three 
parts fibrous red or yellow loam, one part silver or 
cparse sea sand, and one part leaf mould. Some 
charcoal and a dash of bone meal may also be 
added. Crock well and place the bulb in about the 
SIX USEFUL APPLES. 
One of the oldest and most popular Apples known 
to market men is the famous Ribston Pippin. It is 
of medium size, the skin is greeD, tinted red in 
southern counties, and when maturing it changes to 
a dull yellow hue. Though it will keep from October 
till March it loses its crisp juiciness after December. 
It makes capital eating in November. The 
tree is hardy, a very good cropper, and it delights in 
a well drained soil. According to the Fruit Grower 
it adapts itself to any locality. When properly 
thinned and well grown no variety pays better. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin was obtained from the 
Ribston, and is a medium-sized Apple of roundish 
cropper, and the flesh is tender and sweet. It is a 
fine dessert variety, also' a good cooker, and one of 
the best early varieties ever seen on sale. 
King of the Pippins is a well-known and largely 
grown variety. The skin of the ripened fruits is 
yellow, marked with a yellow shade of red. The 
flesh is whitish ; it is very sweet, juicy, and of fine 
flavour. It is in season at the end of August and in 
September, being thus an early dessert variety. It 
keeps well till December, but is at its best about 
October. When well grown King of the Pippins is 
always sure of a quick and profitable sale. The 
variety does well on porous soils, and in the matter 
of pruning the centre should be kept open. 
Olearia stellulata (See p. 248), 
centre of the pot. Leave space or top-dressing. 
When the potting is finished the top scales of the 
bulb or bulbs should just be visible. Place a layer 
of sand below the bulb and also over the surface 
soil when finished. Store the bulbs (without water¬ 
ing the soil) in a cool house, free from drip and with 
only a moderate supply of light. When wanted to 
start they may be watered to encourage root action, 
and by and bye may be placed either in frames or on 
a greenhouse shelf. Now is the time to top-dress the 
bulb, for roots are emitted from its stem quite inde¬ 
pendently of those which protrude from the base of 
the bulb. It is also necessary not to allow the sur¬ 
face to become dried or heated by too much 
exposure 
shape, resembling in flavour that of the Ribston, but 
aromatic, and without its acidity. It also takes 
after the parent in colour. The eye, stamens, and 
flesh are similar in both, but in addition to the 
difference in shape the stalk of the Ribston is 
slender, whilst that of Cox’s OraDge is fleshy. The 
fleshy stalk is regarded as a defect, but on what 
grounds it is difficult to see. The variety is certainly 
a grand bearer as a bush Apple, and in all respects 
is vigorous. 
For an early ripening Apple Worcester Pearmain 
may be selected. It possesses a beautifully smooth 
and red coloured skin, dotted with light dots, and is 
eagerly sought after as being one of the best 
coloured Apples of the time of year. It is a free 
Wagner’s King is cne of the b<st culinary Apples 
we have. It is roundly ovate in shape, and is dis¬ 
tinctly broad at the base. The flesh is white, juicy, 
and crisp. It comes into use in October, and keeps 
till March. As au exhibition fruit it is often used. 
Duchess of Oldenburg is a very early eating 
Apple of large size. It is a very saleable Apple. 
It comes into use early in September or before. 
The tree yields heavy crops. 
Ducks Fattened on Celery are said to possess an 
exquisite flavour, similar to that of the famous sand 
back of the epicure. 
