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out by them at a rather high figure, for the formation of trophy 

 groups. There are no very great objections to their use, and, in my 

 opinion, it ia perfectly legitimate to put any fruit upon the table 

 that will please the eye, provided there is a sufficiency of first-class 

 quality to eat. 



To make up a selection of first-class Apples in perfection at 

 Christmas requires considerable practical knowledge, because some 

 of the most handsome and best flavoured are not suitable for general 

 culture, and for planting in gardens of too small a size to afford 

 accommodation for any but productive trees. One of the best of the 

 whole series is Adams's Pearjnain, an excellent fruit, as remarkable 

 for its handsome appearance as it is for its high quality. The skin 

 is beautifully striped with red on a yellow ground, and the flesh is 

 pleasantly perfumed, crisp, and fall of saccharine juice. Api, or 

 Lady Apple, is a pretty little fruit commonly met with in fruiterers' 

 windows in the winter. It is not so highly flavoured as many 

 others, but it has such a brilliant appearance as to be worth growing 

 expressly for ornamental purposes. The 'Fairy Apple is also a 

 small very highly coloured fruit, worth growing for the same purpose 

 as the preceding. £ess Pool is very useful and handsome, as also 

 is Braddick's JS^onpareil. Blenheim Orange is one of the most desir- 

 able, as the fruit is usually large in size, richly coloured, and of 

 excellent flavour ; it is, in fact, one of the most useful apples grown. 

 Court of Wich is a pretty medium-sized fruit, rich in flavour, and well 

 coloured. Coxs Orange Pippin is one of the most useful of its class, 

 as it is in use from the end of October to the middle of February, of 

 good quality and appearance, and the tree an abundant bearer, 

 Fearji's Pippin is second to none in appearance, for it is handsome 

 in shape and rich in colour and flavour ; like the preceding, it is a 

 capital bearer, and can be highly recommended. The Golden Pippin 

 is quite distinct in colour from the preceding, as the skin is of an 

 uniform lemon yellow, and rather showy on the table when nicely 

 arranged. King of the Pippins is a handsome and useful apple,but it is 

 rather too early for our present purpose, as its season is from October 

 to January, and it may be considered at its best during November and 

 December. Siohbard's Pearmain has little to recommend it besides 

 its high quality and productiveness, for it is dull in colour. Lord 

 Burghley is very beautifully coloured, and is in perfection throughout 

 January and two following months. The Margil is a useful mid- 

 winter apple, for it is exceedingly rich, and the tree is a good bearer, 

 and hardy. Northern Spy is one of the best of the high-coloured 

 American apples in cultivation in this country, and although less 

 valuable as regards its productiveness and quality than some of the 

 finest English varieties, it is well worth growing. Pitmasto,} Non- 

 pareil, although dull in appearance, can be highly recommended 

 for its high quality. Our old friend the Eiiston Pippin, although, 

 like the last, comparatively unattractive, is so thoroughly good and 

 generally appreciated, that it must have a place in a select collection. 

 Another dull-coloured apple of good quality is Shjehouse Piisset, 

 which may be considered one of the best of the russet class. There 

 are others that could be mentioned as being of good quality and in 



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