. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. 981. Fig. 640.—Apple Allington Pippen. high ones they may be trained as upright cordons. i8in. apart will be ample for such trees planted against walls. The pruning of cordons is a simple operation : it consists really of allowing the leading shoot to go on unchecked until it has filled its allotted space, pruning all side shoots in to three or four eyes at the end of July, and then pruning back again to two eyes "in the autumn. The stock should be the English Paradise; if the Crab or free stoc
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. 981. Fig. 640.—Apple Allington Pippen. high ones they may be trained as upright cordons. i8in. apart will be ample for such trees planted against walls. The pruning of cordons is a simple operation : it consists really of allowing the leading shoot to go on unchecked until it has filled its allotted space, pruning all side shoots in to three or four eyes at the end of July, and then pruning back again to two eyes "in the autumn. The stock should be the English Paradise; if the Crab or free stock were used, gross wood in profusion and little if any fruit would be the result. Apples for -Exhibitioii.— Fruit-exhibitors have done much towards the improve- ment of Apple culture, and have also fired many amateur and professional gardeners with a desire to become successful growers and competitors at fruit-shows. The bush or cordon tree is the best to plant for this purpose, as it commences to fruit quickly, - the fruit can be thinned when there is a heavy crop, insect foes are more easily combated, and, if necessary, the roots can be supplied with liquid, chemical, or farmyard * manures to assist in swelling the fruit to a large size. The following twenty- four varieties of culinary and twelve sorts of dessert Apples will be a good selection for exhibition, being of good form, hand- some, and nearly always found in prize collections. Culinary: Beauty of Kent, Bismarck, Bramley's Seedling. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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