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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 21, 1905. 
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Notes on 
, Our Illustrations. 
ON CENTRE SHEET (pages 816 and 817). 
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Apple Bismarck. 
Rarely is the above variety absent from a 
|show in which British-grown fruit is staged in 
any quantity. It is a cooking Apple of large 
size and great weight, as it is reckoned to 
possess the texture of Dumelow s Seedling, 
better known as Wellington. When well 
grown it has a rich bronzy-red cheek on the 
exposed side, giving it a handsome appear¬ 
ance. The fruit keeps in season from October 
till January. The tree is a strong grower, 
hardy, and very productive. For this reason 
jit is very suitable for growing in the form 
of standards, and has been much planted for 
market purposes in recent years, and is con¬ 
sidered a very profitable Apple to grow for 
jsueh a purpose. 
Peach Princess of Wales. 
The fruits of this variety are of large size 
and handsome appearance, being more or less 
shaded and mottled with red on the sunny 
aspect, while the shaded side is pale yellow. 
It varies considerably in colour according to 
the treatment given it by the grower in ex¬ 
posing it to sunshine. It is a very handsome 
fruit, however, with a rich and melting juice, 
and is doubly valuable to gardeners in private 
establishments owing to its lateness, which 
enables the supply of Peaches to be con¬ 
tinued till well into October. It gives most 
satisfaction under glass. The fruit is round, 
with a strikingly deep furrow along the top 
and on one side, as may be seen by reference 
to our illustration. It was shown in winning 
stands at Westminster on the 10th inst. 
Pear Doyenne du Comice. 
This is undoubtedly the best Pear in cul¬ 
tivation. It varies from medium to large 
■size, is rather shortly pear-shaped, and, though 
possessing but little colour, its excellent 
qualities make a grand substitute for what it 
may lack in appearance. It holds the same 
position amongst Pears as Cox’s Orange 
Pippin does amongst Apples. It is of 
deliciously rich flavour, and melting when 
eaten during its season. It is a tree that 
every grower should have well represented in 
his collection. It is a remarkably free bearer, 
and may be grown in pyramid or cordon form, 
or as a'wall tree. A succession of fruit may 
be obtained by growing trees in different 
aspects, those in sunny positions ripening 
their fruit earlier than those facing quarters 
which enjoy less sunshine. It is in season 
from November to December. It was granted 
a First-class Certificate by the R.H.S. when 
brought before that body. 
Apple Bramley’s Seedling. 
Good keeping Apples are by no means too 
numerous in this country, so that when the 
above was put into commerce by Messrs. H. 
Merryweather and Sons, Southwell, Notts., it 
made a grand addition to British Apples. The 
firm in question has been highly instrumental 
in bringing the good qualities of this variety 
before the British public. The tree is of large 
size and vigorous growth, being thus suitable 
for planting in orchards. It may, however, 
be equally well grown on the Paradise stock, 
and if lightly pruned soon begins to bear 
heavily. It succeeds in a variety of soils, in¬ 
cluding those that are heavy and damp. The 
fruit is large and handsome, green, with a 
dull red cheek, and rather flattened. The 
flesh is of a brisk acid flavour, thus making 
a good cooking Apple that may usually be 
relied upon on aocount of the constant bear¬ 
ing qualities of the tree. 
Pear Catillac. 
While the Pear previously named is the 
best for dessert purposes, Catillac may be 
described as the best stewing Pear. The fruit 
is of splendid size, and when it reaches its 
full development under good cultivation each 
fruit weighs about a pound or more, hence it 
is also known as The Pound Pear. The tree 
is a vigorous grower, and may be planted as a 
standard or grown as a dwarf tree worked 
upon the Quince. On this stock it comes into 
bearing while yet quite young. No attempt 
should be made to grow it as a pyramid, as 
the tree is unsuited for restriction in such 
limited and neat outline. It may be used 
for stewing purposes from December till 
April. 
Grape Alicante. 
Our illustration would almost give one an 
idea that Alicante was a white Grape, 
whereas it is of a rich black colour, but 
covered with a bluish or glaucous waxy 
bloom, which gives it such a splendid appear¬ 
ance when well finished. The bunch from 
which the photograph was taken had been 
rather loosely handled, thus scratching the 
bloom and showing its true nature. The 
Vine is of vigorous constitution, and the 
berries set well, which thus accounts for the 
popularity of the variety. Almost every 
grower of Grapes includes this variety in the 
late vinery, as it may be depended upon to 
give plenty of good-looking fruit. The quality, 
however, is not so good as that of some of 
the earlier varieties, but it is certainly more 
easily grown. 
In Grapes we are more conservative, per¬ 
haps, than in any other fruit of any value 
grown in this country. We very rarely get 
new varieties to supersede the old, or, at all 
events, we think there are none better than the 
varieties that have been cultivated from time 
immemorial. The name Alicante is Spanish, 
and the variety is supposed to have been in¬ 
troduced from Spain, but there is no record 
to that effect. The flavour is considerably 
improved by giving it plenty of heat to 
mature the berries. After this stage the 
vinery should be kept cool, as the berries 
keep better under those conditions. 
Astee, Amelltts is now obtainable in a large 
number of varieties, but several of them come 
rather close to be distinguishable from other 
good sorts. White, red, and good blue 
varieties of it are wanted to make an interest¬ 
ing and useful collection for bedding purposes. 
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Choice Apples. 
Allington Pippin. , Newton Wonder, 
Lane's Prince Albert.Blenheim Orange. 
Lady Sudeley. Cox's Orange Pippin. 
(See Supplement.) 
As the present is the season of the in¬ 
gathering of hardy British fruits, we 
thought it appropriate to give a supplemen¬ 
tary illustration of half a dozen choice varie¬ 
ties of Apples. We shall not say the six 
best, because we do not believe it possible to 
put the best Apples into six, nor even double 
that number. Some varieties are more suited 
for one particular locality than another, and 
in such casesi they would be the Apples for 
that district, even if the quality was not 
equal to the very best. The half-dozen which 
we have selected, however, represent dessert 
and kitchen Apples of the highest standard 
of excellence, and while some of them are 
widely cultivated, we believe the more recent 
ones will very soon be so. 
At the upper left-hand corner is a reduced 
photograph of Allington Pippin, which was ac¬ 
corded a First Class Certificate in 1894, and 
put into commerce by Messrs. Bunyard and 
Co., Maidstone, in 1896. The fruit is of 
medium size, but quite large enough for 
dessert purposes. The fruit is somewhat 
similar in shape to Cox’s Orange, but rather 
more elongated, and certainly much more 
handsome in colour. The flavour is also 
brisker than that variety, and it keeps in good 
condition from the time of gathering till 
the end of February, being in use from No¬ 
vember till the latter month. The fruit re¬ 
presented was. a highly-coloured one, as it 
varies 1 considerably according to the condi¬ 
tions under which the fruit is matured. Some 
samples will have much of a dull brownish red 
ground upon them, but others assume quite 
a crimson hue on the sunny side. Since it 
was put into commerce it has been widely 
planted all over the British Isles, and market 
growers are planting it by thousands. 
Immediately below this is a representation 
of Lane’s Prince Albert, a large fruit, usually 
green and polished, but under certain condi¬ 
tions becoming striped with red on the sunny 
side. The tree is hardy, and bears heavily 
in most seasons. It may be used for kitchen 
or dessert purposes, and keeps in season from 
November till April, that is, six months. The 
tree is suitable for cultivation in small 
gardens on account of its fertility and beauty. 
It may be grown in the half standard form 
or as bushes or cordons. It is not suited foi 
planting on grass, as the weight of the fruit 
brings the branches within reach of cattle. 
Within recent years hundreds of growers have 
recog nised the value of this late-keeping 
Apple. 
Lady Sudeley, on the lower left-hand corner, 
is an early Apple, being in season during 
August and September, though many fine 
dishes of it were shown at Westminster on the 
10th inst. The variety is notable for its rich 
and aromatic, spicy flavour, as well as 
its beautiful appearance, being handsomely 
suffused and striped with crimson. Those who 
would 1 enjoy its flavour should eat it when 
freshly- gathered from the tree, as the soft 
flesh is liable to lose in flavour when placed 
away in the fruit room. It grows and suc¬ 
ceeds well at both ends of Britain. It was 
put into commerce as recently as 1885. 
