. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. NORTHERN DUMPLING. M This large Culinary Apple, for which a CulturalCertificate was awarded by the Royal HorticulturalSociety of London in 1874, was raised from seed someyears ago by Mr. J. Webster, Gordon Castle Gardens,as far north in latitude as 57° 38. It is a crossbetween White Moor and Stirling Castle, beingmuch larger than either sort, and of a very differentform ; sialic, much sunk, short and fleshy ; eye, hollow and slightly ribbed round the apex ; shape, roundishoblong ; colour, yellowish-g
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. NORTHERN DUMPLING. M This large Culinary Apple, for which a CulturalCertificate was awarded by the Royal HorticulturalSociety of London in 1874, was raised from seed someyears ago by Mr. J. Webster, Gordon Castle Gardens,as far north in latitude as 57° 38. It is a crossbetween White Moor and Stirling Castle, beingmuch larger than either sort, and of a very differentform ; sialic, much sunk, short and fleshy ; eye, hollow and slightly ribbed round the apex ; shape, roundishoblong ; colour, yellowish-green, with a rosy tint nextthe sun. The Northern Dumpling has proved to be bothhardy and prolific—much desired quaUties in a Britishclimate—combining the excellencies of the well-knownold favourites with a constitution admirably adapting itfor cultivation in cold and exposed districts. A Colour$d Lithograph of the Apple ?will be sent to every Purchaser of Six Trees, Price, 7s, 6d, each. The usual Discount to the Tra4e. LEITH WALK NUR^EBIBS, EDINBURGH. NEW SCARLET AND VfTHY grow the old ordinary kinds when you can have the colours nearly as bright as the ZonaPelargoniums ? Per pkt. s. RED 0 0 SWAKLEY PURPLE . 5 CRIMSON 2 6 My Primula-house can now be seen. These are totally away fromall others, and even superiorto the Chiswick Red andrubro-riolacea which weroawarded First-class Certifi-cates last November. The finest collectionever brought together. The Editor of the Gardener^ Magazine says the crowningglory of the group is the great Single Red, the colour deep andrich, with a fine fiery glow. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. ~J^^,:s Collections. ^o//.iOX£S OF ALL THE FINEST^/rei^sr fL0WER-3E£ V ? BLOOM ALL THE YEAR, B ~ , ^ , dtJ2k£St-^ so/- i^/^JiU .i^^^i;i:j^__^\^ The Christian Union says:— MR. CANNELLS HOME FOR FLOWERS at Swanley,Kent, is known to all florists for its varied excellencies, but it iswell that it should
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