28 Management of Orchards. 



but to get a variety in their character, especially for making 

 good cider. Thus, some of the apples should be sour, others 

 sweet, bitter-sweet, tart, and harsh, as much of the keeping cha- 

 racter of the cider depends upon this mixture, which also makes 

 it fine down well. It may be remarked, that sweet or eating 

 sorts of pears seldom make perry that will keep any length of 

 time, or that fines well. 



There is another peculiar feature in regard to sorts of fruit, 

 viz., that each variety has its day, then gradually dies out — the 

 trees become non-bearers, and their places are filled with new 

 sorts. This is especially the case with the Hagloe Crab, Fox- 

 whelp, and Skyrme's Kernel, which seldom bear or grow well 

 now, and are nearly gone out. 



List op Pears. 



Barland — Produce great ; imtil last few years in great demand for 



early drinking. 

 Oldfield — Produce moderate ; easily fined, and of great value for 



bottling. 

 Moorcroft — Produce moderate ; very strong, making nearly the 



strongest perry we have. 

 Longland — Produce great ; perry of a very high colour. 

 Eed pear — Produce gi-eat ; much used for bottling ; valuable sort. 

 Blakeney Bed pear — Produce great ; quantity of liquor great. 

 Trump pear — Produce great ; perry strong and large in quantity, 



but bad to keep. 

 Pine pear — Produce great ; perry large in quantity, but not very 



good in quality. 

 Huffcap — Produce variable ; in some districts good and used for 



bottling. 

 Holmore pear — Produce large and of good quahty in some dis- 

 tricts. 

 Taynton Squash — Produce middling ; the most valuable sort for 



bottling. 

 Thorn pear — Produce large ; perry not very good, and will not 



keep. 

 Honey pear — Produce large, but a very small pear. 

 And numerous other sorts having local names, such as the Dadnor 



pear, Ingestone pear, &c. 



List of Apples. 



Tliose marked with (A) are good for hoardinfj, and those with f are good 

 for boiling. 



■ Skyrme's Kernel — Tart ; good for cider. 



Boyal Wilding — Bitter sweet ; good for cider. 

 Black Foxwhelp — Moderately tart ; good for cider. 

 fEed Foxwhelp (A) — Moderately tart ; good for cider. 

 Cowan Eed — Sweet ; good for cider. 



