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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
June  7,  1900. 
and  1  trust  that  the  information  they  have  given  may  be  of  use 
to  my  other  correspondents,  as  I  am  sure  it  will  be  to  many  of  the 
reading  public. 
It  will,  I  think,  be  wise  to  point  out  that  although  the  replies 
given  come  from  all  parts  of  the  country,  the  bulk  of  them  are  written 
from  the  fruit-growing  districts  of  the  south  and  west,  so  that  some 
Apples  most  suitable  for  the  norih  and  midlands  do  not  stand  quite 
BO  forward  in  the  list  as  they  might  have  done  had  the  votes  been 
more  evenly  divided.  Setting  this  aside,  it  will  readily  be  seen  that 
certain  varieties  take  the  lead  in  all  localities,  as,  for  instance.  Lane’s 
Prince  Albert  and  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  which  for  bush  culture  have 
each  secured  thirty-one  votes  out  of  thirty-two.  A  remarkable  feature 
of  this  election  is  the  way  such  comparatively  new  varieties  as 
Newton  Wonder  and  Bramley’s  Seedling  have  come  to  the  front  ;  it 
took  fifty  years  for  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  to  gain  the  favour  of  culti¬ 
vators,  but  things  move  more  qu’ckly  to-day  ;  still,  I  am  inclined  to 
think  that  such  Apples  as  Alfriston  and  Beauty  of  Kent,  which  are 
of  finest  quality,  and  also  productive,  deserve  more  notice  than  they 
have  received, 
I  am,  of  course,  not  responsible  for  my  correspondents’  selections, 
and  whilst  some  class  Blenheim  Pippin  as  a  table  fruit,  others  call  it 
a  culinary  Apple,  and  some  of  the  most  practical  name  it  under  both 
headings  as  a  desirable  variety.  It  is  only  fair  to  say  that  Worcester 
Pearmain  would  have  had  more  votes  but  for  my  remark  about  quality 
— indeed,  the  votes  given  are  recorded  despite  the  quality  clause. 
Lord  Suffield  and  Lord  Grosvenor  detract  the  one  from  the  other  to 
some  extent,  as  most  growers  prefer  the  former  where  it  will  grow, 
and  where  it  will  not  they  take  the  latter. 
six  Standards  for  Cooking. 
Dumelow’s  Seedling  (Wellington)  ...  ..  ..  21 
Warner’s  King  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  18 
Bramley’s  Seedling  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  18 
Newton  Wonder  ..  ..  ..17 
Ecklinville  . .  . ,  .  .  . .  . .  .  .  13 
Lord  Grosvenor  . .  . .  . .  10 
Lane’s  Prince  Albert  . .  .  . .  . .  10 
Blenheim  Pippin  . .  . .  . .  7 
Duchess  of  Oldenburg  . .  . .  . .  6 
Keswick  Codlin  . .  .  .  . .  . .  . .  G 
Lord  Derby  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  6 
Annie  Elizabeth  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  6 
New  Northern  Greening  . .  . .  . .  . .  5 
Alfriston,  Golden  Noble,  Beauty  of  Kent,  New  Hawthornden, 
Grenadier,  and  Bismarck,  4  each ;  others  1  and  2  each. 
Three  Standards  for  Dessert. 
King  of  Pippins 
Cox’s  Orange  Pippin 
Worcester  Pearmain 
Blenheim  Pippin 
Devonshire  Quarrenden 
Irish  Peach  . . 
..  25 
..  21 
..  14 
..  11 
8 
3 
Sturmer  Pippin,  Allington  Pippin,  Duchess  of  Oldenburg,  Sibston 
Pippin,  and  Adam’s  Pearmain,  2  each ;  others  1  each. 
Twelve  Bashes  for  Cooking. 
Lane’s  Prince  Albert  ..  ..  ..31 
Stirling  Castle  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  23 
Ecklinville  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  22 
Newton  Wonder  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  20 
Bramley’s  Seedling  . .  ....  . .  . .  IS 
Potts’  Seedling  . .  . .  . .  . .  18 
Lord  Grosvenor  . .  . .  . .  . .  18 
Warner’s  King  . .  . .  . .  . .  IG 
Grenadier  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..15 
New  Hawthornden  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  13 
Duchess  of  Oldenbiiig  ..  ..  ..  ..  13 
Lord  Derby  . .  . .  . .  11 
Alfriston  . .  11 
Golden  Noble  . .  . .  II 
Lord  Suffield..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  0 
Progmore  Prolific  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  9 
Dumelow’s  Seedling  (Wellington)  ..  ..  9 
Golden  Spire. .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  8 
Peasgood’s  Nonesuch  . .  . .  . .  . .  7 
Beauty  of  Kent  . .  6 
Stone’s,  New  Northern  Greening,  Annie  Elizabeth,  Cox’s  Pomona,, 
and  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Seedling,  5  each.  Thirty  others,  smaller 
number  of  votes,  chiefly  1  and  2  each. 
Six  Bushes  for  Table. 
Cox’s  Orange  Pippin 
King  of  Pi  I  pins 
Worcester  Pearmain. . 
Lady  Sudeley 
Eibston  Pippin 
Devonshire  Qaarrenden 
Allington  Pippin  (new) 
Claygate  Pearmain  . . 
Irish  Peach  . . 
Sturmer  Pippin 
Beauty  of  Bath 
Mr.  Gladstone 
American  Mother 
Duchess  of  Oldenburg 
31 
23 
20 
13 
10 
9 
8 
6 
6 
6 
6 
5 
4 
4 
Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Seedling,  Scarlet  Nonpareil,  Adam’s*'Pearmain,. 
Blenheim  Pippin,  and  Court  Pendu  Plat,  three  each.  Twenty-eight 
others  received  one  or  two  votes. 
I  regret  that  a  goodly  number  of  those  to  whom  I  addressed 
questions  (twenty-four  out  of  sixty)  did  not  see  the  importance’of  the 
matter,  or  had  not  time  to  reply  ;  but  I  think  we  may  take  if^for 
granted  that  the  tables  given  above  represent  the  best  of  the  knowledge 
obtainable  in  this  country,  and  if  planters  take  the  first  twelve,  six,  or 
three  in  each  list  as  a  guide  they  will  not  be  far  wrong. 
As  fruit  salesmen  have  a  considerable  interest  in  the  question 
under  consideration,  I  addressed  some  twenty  of  the  leading  men*in 
this  line  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  who  handle  Apples,  asking 
them  to  give  the  twelve  best  cooking  Apples,  and  six  best 
dessert  (British  grown),  that  sold  most  readily  and  gave  most 
satisfaction  to  buyers  and  best  returns  to  growers.  Only  six  replied,, 
the  others,  probably  dreading  to  disclose  any  trade  secret,  were- 
discreetly  silent. 
Cooking  Apples. 
Warner’s  King 
Lord  Suffield 
Lord  Derby  . . 
Dumelow’s  Seedling. 
Stone’s 
Lord  Grosvenor 
Bramley’s  Seedling 
Ecklinville  . . 
Blenheim  Pippin 
Lane’s  Prince  Albert 
Beauty  of  Kent 
Keswick  Codlin 
Table  Apples. 
Worcester  Pearmain 
Cox’s  Orange  Pippin 
Blenheim  Pippin 
King  of  Pippins 
Ribston  Pippin 
Devonshire  Qaarrenden 
Yellow  Ingestre 
Duchess’  Eavonrite  . . 
6 
5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
I  trust  that  the  importance  of  the  subject  will  excuse  the  lengtbi 
of  this  communication. — A.  H.  Pearson,  Lotodham,  Notts. 
- - 
Gooseberries. — In  spite  of  the  lateness  of  the  season  there  were 
plenty  of  good  sized  Gooseberries  in  the  shops  and  markets  for  the 
making  of  Whitsun  tarts,  and  the  mad  ones  of  the  earth  may  participate 
in  the  suitable  refreshment  of  Gooseberry  Fool.  How  cheap  the  berries 
are,  too,  telling  most  forcibly  of  their  abundance !  Lancashire  Lad, 
Keepsake,  Industry,  and  Crown  Bob  are  the  prime  producers  of  early 
green  berries,  and  amongst  the  most  profitable  of  varieties ;  I  may, 
perhaps,  say  the  most  profitable  of  fruits,  for  with  good  bushes  and 
a  good  crop  of  berries,  fe.w  fruits  return  more  profit  per  acre  than  do 
Gooseberries.  No  one  can  say  that  the  consumer  is  wise  in  so  par¬ 
taking  of  the  fruit,  because  in  its  half  developed  stage  it  contains  little 
that  is  nutritious  ;  but  to  the  consump  that  matter  gives  little  concern, 
and  certainly  it  gives  none  to  the  grower. — D. 
