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ni{h fcions of fiich different fruit as may coatribute 

 to the general good, by improving the ftock of fg 

 valuable an article, merits praife,—- If the following 

 charadcr of the fruit of a certain apple-tree be 

 thought worthy of your Society's attention, ^ fcir 

 fcions are at their fervice. 



Having purchafed a fmall freehold in the year 

 1777, the lail proprietor inforoocd me there was a 

 certain tree in tlie orchard (which orchard in general 

 wa^ in a deplorable ftate) of fo excellent a kind, 

 that they could always fell the fruit ac an advanced 

 price; nay, was fo good as to require no liigar whea 

 made into a pye. Being a litde hard of belief to- 

 wards this laft aflertion, trial at leaft ought to be 

 made, which was done by adding the ufuaj J^^ices, 

 refer ving only the fugar. The confequence was, 

 the paflry was fo well relifhed, that diis apple t9 

 this day maintains its fuperiority at table, without 

 the addition of a grain of fugar.* I requefted an 

 eminent nurferyman in this neighbourhood to e;i- 

 amine the tree and the fruit, anditi^rm nae, if he 

 could, what kind it was. Of the tree he could fi^m 

 no guefsi having tafted the fruit, he called k ti» 

 Orange Pippin, the fhape being finciilar to an old 



• Slugrfy If a fair trial were made, would not mai^y kinds ofpur 

 beft tablc-fniit do the feme > 



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