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Laxton Catalogue 1949
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A general list of varieties of bushes priced 10/6 and half standard apple trees priced 14/- from the 1949 catalogue.
| Allington Pippin | Egremont Russet | Newton Wonder |
| Annie Elizabeth | Ellison's Orange | Orleans Reinette |
| Arthur Turner | Gascoyne's Scarlet | Peasgood's Nonsuch |
| Beauty of Bath | Golden Spire | Rev. Wilks |
| Beauty of Kent | Grenadier | Ribston Pippin |
| Belle de Boskoop | Irish Peach | Rival |
| Bismarck | James Grieve | Rosemary Russet |
| Blenheim Pippin | King Edward VII | Royal Jubilee |
| Bramley's Seedling | King of Pippins | St Cecilia |
| Brownlees' Russet | King of Tompkins County | St Edmond's |
| Charles Ross | Lady Sudeley | Stirling Castle |
| Claygate Pearmain | Lane's Prince Albert | Sturmer Pippin |
| Coronation | Lord Derby | Tydeman's Early |
| Cox's Orange Pippin | Lord Grosvenor | Wagener |
| Crawley Beauty | Lord Suffield | Warner's King |
| Crimson Bramley | Miller's Seedling | William Crump |
| Crimson Cox's Orange | Monarch | Wyken Pippin |
| Early Victoria | Mother |
Examples of fruit trees and small fruits available from the 1949 catalogue.
| Apples | Flowering Cherries | Pears |
| Apricots | Flowering Plums | Plums |
| Asparagus | Globe Artichokes | Red Currants |
| Blackcurrants | Gooseberries | Rhubarb |
| Cherries | Grape Vines | Strawberries |
| Crab Apples | Nectarines | White Currants |
| Damsons | Nuts and Filberts | |
| Figs | Peaches | |
Information from Jennifer Salter 2011
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Images from Laxton catalogues; The Higgins, Bedford. Not for publication or reproduction for commercial purposes
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