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fruit, without any previous flowers ; but it grew at 

 foiTie diftance from his habitation, and h 



having 



exceeding large, and produced great quantities of j and the flefh firm and juicy. This is a very good 



kitchen fi'uic, and will keep late in the feafon. 

 The Monftrous Renette is a very lar^c Arole, of an 

 oblong fliape, turning red toward th^e fun,' but of a 

 dark green on the other fide; the flcfli is apt to be 

 meally, fo it is not much valued by thofe who are cu- 

 rious, and only preferved for the' magnitude of the 

 fruit. 



other opportunity to obferve it ftriftly himfelf, but 

 by vifiting the place two or three times about the fea- 

 fon of flowering, and not being apprized of the fud- 

 dcn decay of the flowers, they might eafily be fup- 





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pofed to have appeared and dropped off, between the 

 times of his vifiting the place. 



. The other forts which are above-mentioned, are what 

 have been introduced from France, but there are not 

 above two or three of them, which are much efceemed 

 in EnMand, viz. the French Rennette, the Rennette- 

 srife, and the Violet Apple ; the other being early 

 fruit, which do not keep long, and their flelh is ge- 

 nerally meally, fo they do not deferve to be propa- 

 gated, as we have many better fruits in England : but 



" as there 'may be fomc pcrfons who are willing to 

 iiave all the forts, I have mentioned theni^ here for 



" their infliruftion ; but I fh'all next put down thofe 

 forts of Apples which are beft eflreemed in England, 

 placing them in the order according to their time of 



•. ripening. , :■ - ■;■:'—- ^ •■:.-::■.-. ;- ^ 



, .The firft Apple which is brought to the markets, is 



. the Codlin. This fruit is fo wtj^l known in England, 

 that it is needlefs to defcribe it. ' .^K..-.; . , 



The next is the Margaret Apple : this fruit is not fo 

 loner as the Codlin, of a middling fize ; the fide "next 



• the fun changes to a faint red, when ripe 5 the other 

 fide is of a pale p;reen ; the fruit Is' firm, of a quick 

 pleafant tafte, but doth not keep long. ; '■;;:, '/; : 



..The Summer Peafmairi is*an oblong friiit^' ftnped 



c with red next th'^ furtV the flefh ih lbft,_an^ in a Ihort 

 ■ virtue is meally, fo that it is not greatly efteemed^'*'^ "^" 



-, The KentjfK Fill Bafket is a fpecies of Codlin, of a 

 . l' Jzfgh iizeV andTomewfia't longer fhapcd than the Cod- 



.., ]inj this ripens ' a TTltfe later in the feafon, and is ge- 



The Embroidered Apple is a pretty laro-e fruit, 

 fomewhat fliaped like the Pearmain, but the fcripes 

 of red are very broad, from whence the o-ardeners 

 have given it this title : it is a middling fruit, and 

 is commonly ufed as a kitchen Apple, though there 



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are many bett 

 The Royal Rufl!etj by fome called the Leather Coat 

 RufiTet, on account of the deep r'ullet colour of the 

 ikin ; this is a large fair fruit, of an oblong figure, 

 broad toward the bafe ; the flelh is inclinable to yel- 

 low. This is one of the befl:kitchcn Apples we have, 

 and is a very great bearer: the trees grow large and 

 handfome, and the fruit is in ufe from 06tober till 

 April, and is alfo a pleafant fruit to eat. 

 Wheeler's Ruflet is an Apple of a middling Tize,' flat, 

 and round ; the ftalk is flender, the fide next the fun 

 ' of a light ruflet colour, and the other fide inclining 

 ■ to a pale yellow, when ripe •, the fiefli is firm, and the 

 juice has a very quick acid tkvour, but is an excel- 



g tune. 



is of an oval fi 



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'- The Tranfparent Apple : this was brought to_ Eng- 

 : land a few years fince, and was efl:eemed a curiofity ; 

 ' it came from Peterfburgh, where it is affirmed to be 

 ' ,':vfo TfanTparent, as that the kernels may be perfedly 

 •i;;feen, when the Apple is held to the light-, but, in 

 t'this country, it is a meally infipid fruit, fo not worth 



fropagating. '\ - ; -. '■ . t • 



loan's Pearmain t 'this is a beautiful fruit, being of 



%?1i middline fize ; the fide next the fun is of a beauti- 



t ful red, and ftriped with the fame colour on the other; 



the flefli is vinous, but as it foon 'grows meally, ' it is 



'" not greatly efteemed. ' ^' .'':'■' .j: ' ' ^ -v-' ' '' 

 «_T-u„ Quince' Ar^rile': this Is a fmall fruit, feldom 



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*/■ lent kitchen fruit," and will keepalon 



' Piles Ruflet is not quite fo large as the former, 



, of a ruffet colour to the fun, 

 and of a <3ark green on the other fide ; it is a very firm 

 fruit; of a^ fliafp acid fiavodi^, 'b'Ln iS much efteemed 

 ■;Tor baking,' and will keep found till Apnl, ot later, if 

 ^^''"they are well preleryed. •.■^^ " :"%^^-^:^^y^ £:li^^ ' 

 The Nonpareil is a fruit pretty generally Icnown in 

 England, though there Is another AppIe'v/hicK is fre- 

 quently fold ih the ifiark&fs f6rit, which'ts whaf the 

 French call Haute-bonne ;' this is a larger fairer fruit 

 than the Nonpariel, more inclining to the yellow; 

 the rufi^ct colour brighter, and it is earlier ripe, and 

 fooner gone ^ this is not fo flat as the true Nonpa- 

 reil, nor is the juice fo fharp, though it is a good 

 Apple in its feafon ; but the Nonpareil is feldom ripe 

 before Chriftmas, and where they are wtU preferved 

 they will keep till May perfeftly found -, this is jufl:ly 

 efl:eemed one of the belt Apples that hkve been yet 



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'^ larger than the Golden Pippin,^ but_is in fhape like 

 /the Quince, eipeciaHy towani the ttal^ the fide next 

 "^i'the fun is of a ruflet colouFJ on tfie other fide in- 



The Golden Pippin is a fruit almofl: peculiar to Eno-- 

 7 land ; there are lew countries abroad where this fuc- 

 V4c"eeds*well, nor do they produce fo good fruiiin many 

 "- feart^ of Enaland 'il werd to be wifhed ; which, in 

 -' ■; fome meafure, is owine; to their being grafted on free 



which enlarges the iruit, but renders it lefs 





cTinincr to vellow : this is an 



Apple for about 

 ijl not keep much 



_ ■I'he Golden Renette is %fruit fo welf known in Eng- 

 ^ tand, as'to need no delcnption •, this ripens about Mi- 



imasVand for about a month is a very good fruit, 



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'.:/rh<Q Arofhatic Pippin is alfo a very good Apple : it 

 ^. IS about the fize of a Nonpareil, but not fo flat,^ it is 

 'r>l^ Rttle longer-, the fide next the fun Is of a bright 

 ' ^'^■'**'^ colour • the flpfli is breakine^. 'arid hath aharo- 





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^ tiiafic flav6ur,:v It npeiis "in O^obeW^^tl^ 

 ' The Hertfordfliire Pearmain, by fome calk'd'the Win- 

 ter Pearmain : this is ^ good fized fruit, rather long 

 than round, of a fine red next the fun, and ftriped with 

 ■ the fame colour on the other fide ; the flelh is juicy, 



' andftev/s well, but is hot efteemed for eating by ^ny 

 nice palates. This is fit for ufe in November and De- 

 cember, .'■ - 



The Kentifh pippin is a large handfome fruit, of an 

 oblong figure ; the fkin is of a pale green colour ^ the 

 flefli is breaking, and full of juice, which is of a quick 

 acid flavour. This is a very good kitchen fruit, and 



: ^'ili keep till February. , . * ; 



;:.Thje^Holland Pippin is larger than the former 5 the 

 frulfis fomewhat longer, the {kin of a darker green, 



vuvaluable, becaufe the flelH i"s riot fo firm, rior tlie fla- 

 -f^^vour To quick, fo is apt to ]be dry ai^tlrWeally- there- 

 .y iprq^this .fhould always be grafted upon 'the Crab 

 '- flock, which will not canker like the others," and 

 ■ * though tlie fruit will not be fo fair to tKe fight, yet it 

 "'will be better flaybtired and^keep longeR'^./v^^i??:^ 



^:There are yet a great variety 6f Apples, which^ be- 



- inff'ihferior to thofe here mentioned, I have omitted, 



"as^thofe which are here enumerated will be /uffi- 



'- cient to furnifli the table and' the kitchen,' during 

 tfc wiible feafo?! of thefe fruitsY'fo that' where thefe 



* -"'forts can be had, rib perfoh 6f tafte will ea'C the'dther. 

 -'1 fhall here mentiori fome 6f the Apples which are 



'"■ chiefly preferred for the making; of cyde/, ^tho' there 

 ' are in every cyder country, new lorts trequently ob- 

 tained from the kernels j but tfibfe' hereafter men- 



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tioned, have, for fome yea^^ 



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efteem'. 



The Red-ftreak: 

 Devonftiire Royal Wilding. 

 The Whitfour. . ' ' ^ 

 Herefordfliire Under Leaf. 



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John Apple, or Dcux-annes 



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Everlafting Hano;er. 



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Gennet Moyle.'" 



All the forts of Apples are propagated by grafting or 

 ' budding' upon' the fto'cks of the fame kind, for they 



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