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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 30, 1904. 
Roses, interspersed with herbaceous 1 and alpine plants. On 
the occasion of our visit the Roses, were in full bloom. 
Another walk is flanked with conifers and evergreens in a 
similar manner, and is veiy effective. 
The Kind’s Acre Nurseries are famous as a ground tor tae 
raisins' of Apples for both the garden and orchard, and, as 
they are situated in a, high and exposed position, young trees 
which have been reared there are of a hardy constitution, wit i 
o'ood fibrous roots. To insure this latter qualification, rer 
quent transplantation is practised throughout the nursery, 
and the greatest care taken to grow only from the best and 
true, to name. A new Apple, which they have named the 
“ King’s Acre Pippin,” is a cross between the Ribston Pippm 
and the Stunner Pippin. The fruit, is medium to large m 
size and of roundish shape; the skin is a greenish-yellow, 
faintly striped with red on the side, exposed to the sun. It . 
has a "firm flesh and a most excellent, flavour, pleasantly acid 
and richly aromatic. Its keeping qualities are very good. 
It ripens in December, and remains 1 sound until March, during 
the time Apples are scarce. The, tree is of free growth and 
a very prolific, bearer. It shows no signs of canker. It is 
claimed to be one of the best dessert Apples m cultivation. 
Kind of Pippins is an, Apple of great local fame. _ It grows 
remarkably well in, the county of Hereford, and is a good 
bearer of handsome medium-sized fruit. It is largely cul¬ 
tivated locally for market. For producing fruit for kitchen 
use our attention was directed to several varieties winch ap¬ 
peared to be of excellent, promise, judging by the amount, of 
young fruit, they bore. Of these Golden, Spire, is worthy of 
mention. It bears a, mediunnsized, conical-shaped yellow 
skinned Apple, of a, juicy yellowish-white flesh. It is a great 
bearer, and valuable on account of its yield m adverse seasons. 
Warner’s King is a, good market, Apple for orchard planting. 
It is a vigorous grower and good bearer, and makes, strong, 
healthy standards. Lord Derby is a fine Large fruiting 
variety, a most, constant and abundant bearer, and makes 
a good orchard tree. Grenadier yields, a nice fruit, firm and 
juicy, and is a good bearer. All these varieties, were, alike 
in one respect—they were, full of sound green young fruit, 
while the ground at the, foot between the rows was, in most 
cases strewn with young Pippins which had been knocked off 
for the good of the others that, remained. _ The Stirling 
Castle, a, variety of marvellous, fertility, which commences 
bearing when very young, was looking particularly well. 
Another good bearer of dessert Apples which also attracted 
attention was James, Grieve. This is of veiy robust constitu¬ 
tion, and is a coming Apple. Several thousands of Lanes 
Prince Albert were also to be seen. This is one of the most 
prolific Apples cultivated, and is here grown all on the Grab 
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In cider Apple trees the King’s Acre do a very large trade. 
We saw many thousands in various stages of their growth. 
The demand for cider Apples is largely on the increase, the, 
supposition being that, more cider is being drunk. Amongst 
others, Kingston Black was notable on account, of the numbei 
of prizes it has taken, at, various agricultural and other shows. 
Strawberry Norman is also an -excellent, cider Apple, and a 
heavy cropper. Oowame Red yields a small popular cider 
Apple, and is, a, free bearer and very hardy. Egglet-on Styre 
is also 1 one of the best cider sorts. 
Pear trees, both for the growth of dessert fruit and tor 
fruit, for perry making, are largely, cultivated at King s Acre, 
as well as most other fruit trees and bushes. Apricots, 
Cherries,, Peaches, Plums, Damsons, Currants, Gooseberries, 
Raspberries, Strawberries, and out-of-the-way miscellaneous 
fruits were all in evidence and in good condition.. Young 
fruit trees of all sorts are sent from here to all parts of the 
country and a big trade is also- done in, forest trees, conifers, 
shrubs,’etc., and"in the greenhouse department houses are 
devoted to, Vines, Chrysanthemums, Azaleas, Clematis, etc. 
On the lawn are two very fine trees of great age a Weep¬ 
ing Ash and a Cedar of Lebanon. It, was under the latter 
that the National Rose Society was, inaugurated. This 
picture we reproduce. 
A plant for the generation of acetylene gas has been laid 
down, and the houses, offices, various sheds; etc., are lighted 
by this means throughout. The system is found to be con¬ 
venient and economical. 
Cinerarias. 
The introduction within, recent years of the Stellata forms 
of the Cineraria has done much towards giving an impetus to 
a plant that in not a few places at least had lost popularity. 
That Cinerarias are beautiful, and up to a certain stage 
present no real difficulties of cultivation, all gardeners who 
have had much experience with them will concur, and no 
one will, I think, be disposed to disagree with me when I say 
that we owe a deal to them for creating during winter and 
early spring, in the greenhouse and conservatory, displays that 
for brilliant, colour effects are not easy to surpass; and again, 
for supplying decorative material for occasional use in, windows 
and on tables, the Cineraria must be acknowledged. Like 
some other flowering plants, they have their special enemies 
One of them is the common scourge; viz., greenfly, to whicl 
perhaps one might say they seem predisposed, and it is there 
fore of the highest importance that the treatment they receivt 
should be such as will minimise, if not altogether prevent, it, 
appearance. What that, treatment, is, I purpose briefly to de 
6cribe, drawing on, my own experience and observations. 
As will be admitted, the time of the year when flowers o 
almost any sort are most appreciated is that pericx 
when the supply does net exceed the demand, an* 
that is; of course, in winter, when for house deco 
ration, consequent on social functions, a gardener' 
resources are taxed to the utmost, this especial! 
being the case when glass accommodation is limited, and whe 
so much is expected of a man. This; I submit, is the ea 
periemice of a wide circle, and in this connection it only remain 
to be said 1 that, he is wisest who prepares as fat as he is abl 
for any exceptional drain upon, the houses under his supeo 
vision. To have Cinerarias in bloom from November to Ma 
suecessional sowings are recommended from May to July, i 
shallow, well-drained pans 1 of loam and leaf-mould, with sail 
if needed, the rougher portions which remain in the sieve bein 
placed at the bottom of the pans to give a better drainage. 
In a, 'heat of 55 deg. to 60 deg. seed is not long in germina 
ing. I prefer to adopt the method of exluding light b 
shading the pans with sheets of paper, which does not onl 
aid germination, but also keeps the soil in a modster conditio^ 
and in my opinion, When this practice is followed, there 
less risk of seedlings damping off. The first shift should nc 
be delayed a day longer than, is necessary, as the sooner the 
are got into, thumbs the better. The second removal may s< 
an, addition to the compost already suggested of rotted co 
dung or horse-dlroppings, the former for choice, owing to i 
cool nature. Now it will be needful to consider what pi a* 
they shall occupy. A house or frame having a north aspe, 
is the best, as in such quarters they will escape a deal ' 
hot sun which hurries them and dries them up, thus makii 
them an easy prey to greenfly and other troublesome pest 
Here they may remain until well on into autumn, and if the: 
are means of heating the frame, until a later period. Whil 
in these structures they should not be allowed to want f< 
water—in fact, a thorough syringing of the foliage in a mor 
ing or night is often, the best antidote to the greenfly questio 
Any sized 1 pots from 6 in. to 8 in. may be used for the fin, 
shift, as the will of the grower dictates and accommodatk 
serves, but it is well to observe that under no circumstanc 
should the plants be crushed or packed against each other 
otherwise the foliage, which adds so much to their beauty, w. 
be marred. Premature buds that will form, especially in 
hob summer, must be nipped off as fast, a,s they show ther 
selves, and everything done to encourage the plants’ growt 
only introducing stimulants about six weeks prior to bloo 
being wanted. A span-roofed house is, I think, the best phn 
for them to finish, as there the light is more equally dnti 
