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EARLY TUDOR GARDENS.
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“prickles,” of a perfect red colour. But it seems that some
sort of currant is intended by li Reisons ” in this list.
Tusser goes on in December’s husbandrie to describe how
the trees should be planted in the orchard :—
“ Good fruit and good plentie doth well in the loft
then make thee an orchard and cherish it oft:
For plant or for stock laie aforehand to cast
but set or remoove it er Christmas be past
Set one fro other full fortie foote wide
to stand as he stood is a part of his pride.”
FROM GARDENER’S LABYRINTH.
We do not find many other changes in the orchards.
Wardens still held a prominent place among pears, and costards
among apples. The peach had not improved. Turner speaks of
trees abroad, and goes on to say, “ The peche is no great tre in
England that I could se—the apples are soft and flesshy when
they are rype something hory without.” Among the Privy
Purse expenses of Henry VIII., Mr. Long’s gardener is specially
mentioned as giving a present of peaches to the King, who at
various other times received gifts of cherries, apples, pears,
wardens, quinces, medlars, damsons, filberts, and melons.
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99
“prickles,” of a perfect red colour. But it seems that some
sort of currant is intended by li Reisons ” in this list.
Tusser goes on in December’s husbandrie to describe how
the trees should be planted in the orchard :—
“ Good fruit and good plentie doth well in the loft
then make thee an orchard and cherish it oft:
For plant or for stock laie aforehand to cast
but set or remoove it er Christmas be past
Set one fro other full fortie foote wide
to stand as he stood is a part of his pride.”
FROM GARDENER’S LABYRINTH.
We do not find many other changes in the orchards.
Wardens still held a prominent place among pears, and costards
among apples. The peach had not improved. Turner speaks of
trees abroad, and goes on to say, “ The peche is no great tre in
England that I could se—the apples are soft and flesshy when
they are rype something hory without.” Among the Privy
Purse expenses of Henry VIII., Mr. Long’s gardener is specially
mentioned as giving a present of peaches to the King, who at
various other times received gifts of cherries, apples, pears,
wardens, quinces, medlars, damsons, filberts, and melons.
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