. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. Fig. 892—Apple. Warners King. (§.) or as a standard on the Crab. Fruit of medium aize,round, deep-green, very firm and acid. Wiyitcr Quarrenden.—Dessert. , hardy, and valuable for garden or market. Treeof free growth, but forming good bushes on the medium, resembling Devonshire Quarrenden, deeplycoloured, sweet, and of good aromatic flavour, Worcester Pearmain (fig. 893).—Dessert. September-October. Prolific, hardy, and profitable; valuable for
. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. Fig. 892—Apple. Warners King. (§.) or as a standard on the Crab. Fruit of medium aize,round, deep-green, very firm and acid. Wiyitcr Quarrenden.—Dessert. , hardy, and valuable for garden or market. Treeof free growth, but forming good bushes on the medium, resembling Devonshire Quarrenden, deeplycoloured, sweet, and of good aromatic flavour, Worcester Pearmain (fig. 893).—Dessert. September-October. Prolific, hardy, and profitable; valuable for THE APPLE. 93 gardens or market. Tree much branched, and of mediumstrength on a Dwarfing stock; in some soils subject tocanker. Succeeds on a Free stock, forming a good stand-ard of compact growth, bearing early, and continuingregularly productive. Fruit medium, rather conical,. Fig 893.—Apple. Worcester Pearmain. (J.) yellowish with abundant bright-red tint, sweet and goodflavour early in the season and when fresh gathered. Yellow Ingestrie.—Dessert. September. Hardy andprolific; a useful market variety, though small. Tree ofmedium growth; forms small bushes on the Paradise,vigorous bushes and fine standards on the Crab. Fruitsmall, conical or oblong, even, deep-yellow, brisk some-what acid flavour. Yorkshire Greening.—Culinary. October - excellent variety, hardy, and free. Tree vigorous,suitable for the Free stock as a standard; can also begrown as a strong open bush. Fruit large, flattened,slightly angular, green with red, sharply acid, but first-rate for cooking. Selections of the Best Apples forSpecial Purposes. In the following lists it has been the objectto include only the varieties which have givensatisfaction for the particular purposes underdifferent conditions. Many others might beincluded, but the longer the lists the more per-pl
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