COLONIAL APPLES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2185, 10 July 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

COLONIAL APPLES.

Wk clip the following letter from The Field of May lfith :— Sir,— l send you a few applet, which werelP grown by Mr James Lang, Harcourt, near Castleru.iine, Victoria, and sent by request of Mr John Carson, of Melbourne (late incident of the Victoria Horticultural Society), to the care of Mr (i. F. Wilson, to be. exhibited by the Royal Horticultural Society. The apples, which have readied heie in fine condition, were, each of them, packed in soft paper, surrounded with cotton wool ; a layer of cotton wool wan also put between etch layer of apples, which were kept at a temperature of 40* all the way. Tho soil in which Mr Lang grew them was decomposed granite. I give y«»u the. names of the apple*, and hope the sxibject will be one of mteie^fc to your readers. They are as follows: — Seulet Nonpareil, Duinelou 's Seedling or Wellington, Stone Pippin, lieinette dv Canada, (lipsy Queen* Perfection (colonial and non-blightiivfiV \Voieestei 1 , Merntt's, and blue Pearmaisi'si Cleopatra, London, Stunner, ;\nd Xewtown. Pippins, -and MunroV F-ivonnte, ihfr last colonial. Kmu no 13a\, A^r>t. Sec. Royal Horticultural Society, South Keus* }7)gti»). JT«*> kimh of ."jfjplo came, iN'feh very h.'Hulvmio; nnd \\ a ha\ u aheudy s>eeu some K>ry (hie apples femu Austiwluv, paiticuUilv the StumicT Pippin, tinuv than \va have e\ or seen it in England, and of first-, rate flavour. There is no doubt that if tb^ Australians take the samo care in packing; tlvitthe Ameiicimsand Canadians do* and take the trouble to grow good kinds suitable . for the country, and alsf i for our markets. ▼ they will succeed in getting a g< od market heie, and they will give us a, supply of fresh fruit iust at the season when our own is past. In f.ict, shall, by-and-by, wit)* rapid comtnunieution and totally ditfer^t. climates, enjoy in our markets the fruit* ofsummer all the year round.— Ed. g$ Ths» Field.]