APPLE VARIATIONS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 446, 9 March 1912, Page 6

APPLE VARIATIONS.

Mr G. A. Nobelius, a well-known Victorian nurseryman, writing on fruit variations, says :—"Climate and soil have a wonderful effect; on apples. In Sweden one of the best early apples is White Astrachan for dessert. Here it is only a second rate cooking apple. The Tasmanian growers will stick to their names, right or wrong. There must be thousands of cases of Scarlet Nonpareil going to Europe as Cox's Orange Pippin as I see these quoted in English papers as late as Julv, and no Cox's Orange Pippin would keep till then. New York Pippin is the name of Ben Davis. As for Cleopatra,, nobody seems to know where that name came from. It is evidently an apple raised in America under the name of Orthley. As showing how apples vary, once when visiting Huonville I was shown an apple from a young tree of Hoover with not the least colour. Seeing the tree I was sure it was rightly named.

"Several apples were mentioned about two or three years ago as good market apples in England," adds Mr Nobelius. "'I got them all out. Some have fruited and are good, but some are ueless here. lam planting in my place some 500 varieties of apples, pears, etc., for experimental purposes, only new tree of each. I find it very difficult to introduce new varieties, such as James Grieve, a very beautiful apple. We worked a large stock and hardly sold any. KingDayidis another apnle I have every faith in. I have planted 4000 of it, showing I have faith in it. Delicious is another very fine apple. These two apples brought last season more than double the money of any other apples in the American market. Of Delicious we sold 7000 this season. I got several new apples from American this sea son. One of these, the Department of Horticulture, Washington says is the best apple in fhe world. I think thatall orchardists" who can afford it should plant a tree of al! new varieties, and try same for themselves. I hope to fruit.the new varieties sooner in my new orchard on theTamar, the climate and soil being more suitable for the purposes. The trees take many years to come into bearing here,."