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pumila qiias potius frutcx quam arbor. C. 

 Dz^hTz-f Jppky which is rather cjlorub tkm a tra^ mn- 

 _ 7nonly called Paradifc Apple. 



- Of the firil ibrt there arc two varieties of fruit, one 

 is v/hite, and the other purple toward the fun, but 

 thefe are accidental variations. There is aUb a vari- 

 ety of this with variegate'd leaves, whicii has been pro- 

 pagated in fome of the nurferies near London i but 

 when the trees grow vig-orous, their leaves foon be- 

 come plain. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in mod parts of 



North America, where the inhabitants plant them for 

 ^ Hocks to graft other forts of Apples upon ; the leaves 



of this are longer and narrower, than any of the other 

 . forts, and are^cut into two acute angles on their fides. 



The flowers of this have a fragrant odour, w^hich 



I perfumes the American woods at the time they appear. 



*ZThe third fort is undoubtedly a diftin£l fpecies from 



' all the others, for it never rrtes to any height •, the 



- branches are weak, fcarce able to fupport thcmfelves, 

 . and this difference is permanent when -railed from 



feeds. 



I have not diftinguiflied the Apples from the Crab, 

 as diftinft fpecies, though I have never ^i^tw any Ap- 

 ■ pics produced from the feeds of Crabs. I ihall next 

 mention a few of tliofe forts of Apples which have 

 been introduced from France, which were moft of 

 them grafted on Paradife flocks, fo were for fomc 

 time much efteem'ed, and Ihall mention thofc of our 



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own growth afterward. 



; There is alfo a fort of Apple, called the Fig Apple, 



whicJi is common to England and North Amer-ica, 



but the fruit is not greatly eftecmed , however, as 



- fome perfons are fond of variety, fo I have men- 



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• Pommede Rambqur. The Rambour is a very large 



■ fruit, of a fine red next the fun, and unped with a 

 i..pale or yellowifli ereen. This ripens very early, com- 



monly about the end^^^oE Augutt, and foon grows 



meally. therefore ishoTefteemed^in England. ^. V;.; 



Pofrime de Courpendu, the hanging body. This is a 



^ very large Apple, of an oblong figure, having fome 



■"."Jrrecular nfing or angles, which rlin from the bafe 



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been generally eflccmcd a^ the befl frock for g-aftin 

 Apples upon, being very hardy, and of lop.r j^.^^ 

 tion ; but of late years there have been few pcrions 

 who have been curious enougli to raifc theic ftocb 

 having commonly fov^n the kernels of all forts of cv* 

 der Apples for flocks without diftindtion, as thcfe ar 

 much eafier to procure than the other ; fo the c^arden*^ 

 ers generally call all thofe Crabs, which arepr'^duced 

 from the kernels of any fort of Apple which has not 

 been grafted ; but were the kernels of the Crabs 

 fown, I fhould prefer thofe for flocks, becaufe thev 

 are never fo luxuriant in their growth as thofe from 

 Apple kernels, and they will continue hncr^r found ■ 

 befide, thefe v/ill preferve fome of the b^ft fort' of 

 Apples in their true fize, colour^ and flavour ; whereas 

 the other free flocks produce larger fruit, which are 

 not fo well tafted, nor will they keep fo lonff. 

 The Paradife Apple for fome years palt was^^rcadv 

 efteen-ied for flocks, to graft or bud the other forts 

 upon i but thefe are not of long duration, nor will the 

 trees grafted upon them ever grow to any fize, unlefk 

 they are planted fo low as that the cion niav ftrike 

 root into the ground, when it will be equal to no 

 flock •, for as the graft will draw its nourifhment from 

 the ground, fo the flocks will become ufelefs after'- 

 therefore it is only by way of curiofity, or for very 

 fn^all gardens, that thefe flocks are proper, fince there 

 can never be expeded any confiderable quantity of 

 fruit from fuch trees. 



, Thcfe trees have been much more efleemed in France, 

 where they were frequently brouglit to the tabic m 

 the pots, growing with their fruit upon them ; but this 

 being only a curiofity, it never obtained much in Eng^ 

 land, fo that the gardeners do not propagate mapyof 



. . _ ^ them here at prefent. ; . , ^,, 



/"jtliere is gaptlaer Apple, which is called the Dutch Pa^ 



radife Apple, much cultivated in the nurferies foi- 



. grafting Ai)ples upon, in order to have them dwarfs ; 



and thefe will riot decay or canker as the other^ nor 



^,^ dp they %t tlie grafts near fb t:nuch, fo are generally 



; preferred for planting ^fp^ieq pr' dwarfs, being 



, -..fafily kept within the compaf? ufually allotted to 

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downward, which occafion _ 



give it this name. : , . .: .^ ,=..:: .-.r -;:"^ -S^^-- 

 The Rennette-blanche, or White Renette, or French 



' Rennette. This is ajarge fine fruit, of a roundifli fi- 



. gure, and of a pale green, changing a little yellowifli 



•; when ripe, having fome fmall gray fpotsj the juice 



, is fugary, and it is good for eating or bakings it will 



till after Chrifl;mas found. 





; The. Rennetre-grife. .T]^ is a middk fized fruit, 

 ■Ihaped like the Golden Rennette, but is of a deep 

 srav colour on the fide next the lun, but on the other 



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.^ fide intermixed with yelloi^j it is a very juicy good 

 Apple, of a quick flavour. It ripens in Qd,9.l?er, and 



. will not keep long. ., ;, ,. . . -;■ ^ . ^^ ^.^ 



Pomme d'Api, This is a fmall hard fruit, oFa bright 



- purple colour on the fide" next the lun, and of a yel- 



•;.-lpwifti green on the otner fide ; it isa very firm fruit, 



; J:lDut hath not ^mucK 'flavour, fo is, only preferved by 



* ^^:Tome perfons by way ^.curiofity . ^^ It keeps a long 



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^, . , _ ns have alfo made ufe of the Codlin 



'to graft Apples upon, in order tomakethem'dwarf; 



. but the fruit which 3re produced or^ fuch .trees art not 



fo firm, nor do they laft near fo long as thpfe ypon 



,' .Crab flocks; therefore the winter fruits fliould never 



' ^ be grafted upon them. , -^ V j, 



The Virginian Crab-tree with fweet flowers^' is often 

 .preferved bjr fuch perfons as are curious in collefting 

 great variety of trees -, it may be propagate^ by bud- 

 ding or grafting it upon the common Crab or Apple- 

 tree, but it is fomewhat tender while young ^; where- 

 fore it fhould be planted in a warm'fitualiori, other- 

 wife it will be fubjeft to fuffer by an extreme hard 

 winter. . The flow-ers of this tree are faid to be ex- 

 ■. ceeding fweet in Virginia, where it grows in the 

 ^' :jWo6ds in great plenty j but I could not obferveriiuch 

 ^ .\'fcent in fome ot them which have flowered inEngland, 

 . fo that I am in doubt whether the fort at pvdctit in 



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.'Is a large fruit of an oblong figure, of a fine red co- 

 _' four toward the fun. The juice is vinous, and much 

 :;efteemed by the French. ,.;:;■. ; ,;;; ■_.;.;- . 

 :>Fenouillat ou Pomme d'Anis, the Fennel, or Anife 

 .."jApple. , This is a middle fized fruit, a little longer 

 --.than a Golden Pippin, of a grayifii colour. The pulp 



IS tender, and has a fpicy tafte like Anife-feedi the 



w6od arid the leaves are whitifli. 



Pomme Violette,' the Violet Apple. This is a pretty' 



large friut» of a pale green, ftriped with deep red to 



the fun. ■• The juice is fugary, and has a flavour of 



Violets, which occafioned the name. 



The Crab, 'which is the firft fort Here mentioned, has 



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; '^which is tKe way it was firft obtained in England. • 

 I ./The Fig Apple is fuppofed by many perfons to be 

 ; , produced without a previous flower. But this opinion 

 ..js ^ rejected by^ more curious obferv^rs, who aiErni, 



■ , there^is a fmall flpvyer precedes the fruit, which is very 

 ; fugacious, feldom continuing above a day or two, 



,:Now, which of thefe opinions is the right, I have not, 

 as yet, had an opportunity to determine, not having 

 a tree in my own pofl^eflion which is arrived ^t matu- 

 rity to produce fruit ; though it might reafonably be. 

 expected, that fuch who have had trees of this kind 

 feveral years, might have determined this point long 

 before this timiC. * 



- I remernber an account of a tree of this kind, men- 

 tioned in a letter from New England, written by Paul 



■ Dudley, Efq; to the Royal Society, and publifliedin 



the Philofophical Tranfaaions, N^, 385. which was 

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