Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden
Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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FRUITS FOR MANSIONS. 527 Red, the Hautbois, the new autumnal kinds, such as St. Joseph and Oregon, with a larger bulk of some kinds other than those provided for in the outside wall borders. A selection can be made from : Kitley's Goliath, Wonderful, Sir Charles N ipier, Au.miste Boisselot, Elton Pine (late), Dumbarton Castle, Trollope's \ ictoria, Sir Joseph Paxton, and Countess (very fine) ; and to provide runners for early forcing : Auguste Nicaise, Edouard Lefort, La Grosse Sucree, and Vieomtesse de Thury. At 6ft. from the Strawberries some fruit trees in bush form, or pyramidal if preferred, of the leading Apples and Pears should he planted, and to give a character to the work the portions where the grass walk's end should have pairs of some free-bearing, neat-growing kinds introduced, such as Pott's Seedling, Grenadier, Mank's Codlin, Seaton House, Golden Spire, Bismarck', Cockle Pippin, or Baumann's Reinette, which naturally form prettv pyramids, and four of the same kind should be placed in the centre, while for the bushes or other trees confine the selection to such as are fruitful and handsome in growth, as many others can possibly be planted in the orchard near to provide good store fruit. For example, Plums are not, as a rule, satisfactory as pyramids, nor arc Cherries. For bushes and pyramids the follow ing can be recommended to give the best results : Kitchen kinds: Ecklinville, Gold Medal, Emperor Alexander, Stone's or Loddington, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Warner's King, Lord Derby, Gascoyne's Seedling, Beauty of Kent, Tower of Glamis, Lane's Prince Albert, Alfriston, Newton Wonder, Bramley's Seedling ; for dessert: Kerry Pippin, Lady Sudeley, James Grieve, Cox's Orange Pippin, Ribston Pippin, Allington Pippin, Egremont Russet, Hubbard's Pearmain, Adams' Pearmain, Mannington Pearmain, Rosemary Russet, Sturmer Pippin, and Allen's Everlasting. In addition to those named previously, the following good kinds of Pears make handsome and prolific pyramids and bushes : Thompson's, Beurre Fouqueray, Fondante de Thirriott, Hacon's Incomparable, Directeur Hard)', Beurre d'Amanlis, Doyenne Boussoch (bush), with Bellissime d'Hiver, and Vicar of Winkfield for stewing, and stewed Pears are often highly appreciated.
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DESSEhT WALL CHERhY

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