JANUARY. 



15 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 

 APPLES. 

 Among the many fruits cultivated in British gardens, none are per- 

 haps better adapted to our soil and climate than the Apple, and cer- 

 tainly no fruit is more universally esteemed or useful. Its beauty, 

 wholesomeness, and the variety of ways in which it is employed, to- 

 gether with the earliness of some varieties and long-keeping proper- 

 ties of others, extending its season nearly throughout the whole year, 

 render it the most valued of all the hardy kinds which our gardens 

 possess. 



Many hundred sorts are now cultivated in this and other tempe- 

 rate climes, and every succeeding year adds to the number. Several 

 possessing excellent qualities have been raised during the present 

 century. Nevertheless, some of our old kinds, such as the Ribston 

 Pippin and old Nonpareil, rank among the best in England ; indeed, 

 few if any can surpass them for winter use. 



In the following " Descriptive List" no favour will be shewn 

 either for new or old varieties ; and as these papers are principally 

 intended for the guidance of amateurs, a few of the best only will 

 be noticed, referring those who require a more extended list to Mr. 

 Hogg's excellent w T ork entitled British Pomology, where nearly all 

 the varieties will be found illustrated and described. Many Apples 

 are known under a host of different appellations ; and it is very doubt- 

 ful if all the sorts can be procured from the Nurseries under their 

 proper names, at the same time they may be had under false ones ; 

 therefore I shall give the synonyms principally in accordance with 

 the Horticultural Society's Fruit Catalogue. 



1. Early Red Margaret. 



Synonyms : Margaret, Margaret Early, Red 

 Marguerite, Early Red Juneating, Striped 



Juneating, 

 Juneating, 



