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fruit is of medium size, the skin rich yellow, and streaked and mot- 

 tled with bright reddish crimson on the sunny side. Its season is 

 comprised in the months of October and November. 



Court Fendu Plat, a medium-sized roundish apple, of the richest 

 crimson on the sunny side, the ilesh rich and pleasantly acid, and 

 the tree a heavy cropper. Its season is from November to April. 



Fearns Pippin is somewhat similar to the variety immediately 

 preceding it, and remarkable for its fine rich, red colour, splendid 

 flavour, and good bearing qualities. In use from November to 

 February. 



Lord Burffhleij, a medium-sized fruit with golden yellow skin, 

 overlaid with deep shining crimson on the side exposed to the sun ; 

 the flesh is tender, rather sweet, and full of juice. It is fit for use 

 about the middle of December, and remains in excellent condition 

 until the end of April. 



Northern Spi/, an American apple of large size, handsome in 

 shape and richly coloured, the skin being beautifully streaked 

 with bright red on a yellow ground ; the flesh, as in the case of most 

 American apples, is tender, juicy, and perfumed. In use at the 

 same time as the variety immediately preceding. 



Winter Pearmain, a large conical fruit of excellent quality, both 

 for cooking and dessert. The skin is richly painted with red on the 

 sunny side. The flesh is rich, crisp, rather sweet, and pleasantly 

 acid. The tree is very productive. In use from December to April. 



Worcester Pearmain is a new apple, of surpassing beauty. The 

 fruit is rather above medium size, and the skin is of the most intense 

 crimson colour. It is of excellent quality, both as a dessert and 

 kitchen fruit, and the tree is said to bear heavy crops. Like other 

 new fruits it is as yet expensive, but not extravagantly so. The 

 raisei' is Mr. R. Smith, of Worcester, who is now distributing it in the 

 ordinary course of trade. It is in use during September and the 

 three following months. 



Several of the kitchen apples make splendid trophy groups, but 

 in my opinion they ought not to be put on the table, although I know 

 it is done sometimes. 



KEEPING EIPE GEAPES IN WINTEE. 



BT WILLIAM COLE, 

 The Grove Vineyard, Feltham, Middlesex: 



T may not be amiss to remind those readers who have 

 grape-vines in their greenhouses.or are fortunate enough 

 to possess a vinery, that grapes after they attain maturity 

 can be kept in the most excellent condition for a con- 

 siderable period after they are removed from the vines. 

 The length of time they can be so kept depends cntirelyupon the sort 

 and the time it will hang upon the vine. The Black Hamburgh 

 and other thin-skinned grapes cannot well be kept over Christmas ; 



