FRUIT GROWING.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8279, 20 June 1895, Page 2

FRUIT GROWING.

To every froit growar determined to keep abreast of the times and anxious to be in a position to supply the most approved varieties ol frait it is of the great eit importance not only that he Bhould be in a position to know what are the latest and beat kinds suitable for growth in the looality where he lives, bat that he should be able, with aa little trouble as may be, to prooare new torts. We have received from Mr 8. Bolton, of the Norwich Nurseries, Franklyn street, and whose seed warehouse ia close by tha Theatre, a oatalogue of plants and fruit trees for the season just beginning. Therein Mr Bolton intimates that he is prepared, where so desired, to do his best to supply aaoh trees etc, as will moat likely Bucoesd in any locality named to him, and in very man; cases growers wonld act wisely by Be«king the advice of a man of ezperienoe. The Oatalogue in Question, after referring to oonifers and taxadß, trees, shrubs, climbing plants, greenhoase and herbaceous plants, chrysanthemums, hedge plants etc, prooeeds to enumerate something like 300 different varieties of apples, some 30 varieties of aprioots, 20 varieties of oheriea, a like number of neotarinei, Borne 70 varieties of peaches, and various other fruits. Among the apples, all of which are worked on blight proof etooks, will be notioed the Beauty of Bath, a first* class early dessert variety, and which we learn, Mr Bolton introduced three years ago importing direot from the English raiser. In the list will be found the names of those sorts which have been most successfully shipped from Australasia to London— that is those which have best stoed shipment and have brought the best prices. These inolnde Bturmer Pippin, Soarlat Nonpariel, New town Pippin, New York Pippin, tiibston Pippin, Biamark, Hoover, and Borne Beauty. The apricots inolnde early, medium and late ; and regarding the cherry, Mr Bolton ia of opinion that the planting of this favorite fruit may be pursued with avery prospeot of success, and in view of the prices that have ruled daring the last few seasons, many will bo doubt agree with hira. The Oatalogue includes all the leading varieties. At the Norwich Nurseries currants and gooseberries are grown in large quantities, and of the last mentioned frait Mi Bolton has a stook of Whinman's Industry, a new sort recently introdnoed from England, and considered by many Homo growers to be unequalled for size, fitvor, and productiveness. His oolleotions of peaohes is a splendid one, and from it growet* will be able to choose varieties from which they may gather fruit from the saiddle of December till the end of April. Some ol the sorts enumerated are specially valuable for travelling qualities, others for suitability for canning. Of pears, he haß some 70 sorts, hat the plums are still more numerous, and inolude most of the leading varieties. In addition to the older and therefore better known pruneß of ownmeroe, a aew variety is enumerated — Tragedy, a f amuus Calif ornian sort, said to be one of the most prolific pluma known. Of Japanese I ploniß -which are both early and prolifio, Mr j Bolton has catalogued sixteen sorts. Amongst other frail Mr Bolton recommends the Japanese veineberry whioh is a new fruit belonging to the raspberry family, and is laid to be exoellent for canning, wine or syrup making. There are some new varieties, too, amongst the pears, nectarines, and strawberries, and besides all these there are nut trees of varies kind?, olive?, lemons, oranges, etc., oatalogued beside* herbs, taeds and edging plants. The Gatalogue, which is printed by Messrs Bond Finney and Co., is well got up, and BDitible aeleotions ma; be made therefrom with advantage.