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mend itself by its great beauty, but its flavor is similar and not inferior to tliat 

 of the old Golden Pippin, its flesh being of a fine deep yellow, with a rich 

 and briskly-flavored juice. 



"The fruit is produced in clusters of from three to five, much in the same way 

 as clusters of cherries. They are an inch and a half wide, and about an inch 

 and a quarter high, rather flattened at both ends, consequently inclining to the 

 oblate form, and very even and regular in the outline. The skin is smooth and 

 shining, covered with bright lively crimson, shaded with streaks of a deeper 

 tinge, and on the unexposed side it is lemon-yellow. The eye is closed, set 

 prominently, almost level with the surface, and surrounded with plaits ; stalk 

 sometimes less than a quarter of an inch long, and frequently straight, slender, 

 and as much as an inch or more, inserted in a small, shallow cavity, which is 

 russety. Flesh of a fine deep yellow, firm, crisp, very juicy, with a rich brisk 

 flavor, and fine delicate aroma when eaten with the skin on. 



"The fruit comes into use in December, and lasts till well on in the season. 

 It is now (February) in perfection, and has the appearance as if it would last for 

 some weeks on into April. 



" This desirable acquisition was raised by Mr. Jennings, in his nursery at 

 Shipston-on-Stour, from seed of the Scarlet Siberian Crab, or Cherry Apple. 

 The seed was sown with no intention of raising new varieties of fruit, but for 

 stocks on which to graft the ordinary varieties of apples. One of these showing 

 signs of fruit, Mr. Jennings grafted it upon a free apple stock, and from one of 

 the trees obtained the fruit as described. 



" The parent tree from which the seed was taken is growing in an orchard 

 consisting of such varieties as Ribston Pippin, W3'ken Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, 

 Margil, Hanwell Souring, and Pearmain. That which is in closest proximity to 

 it is Margil ; and it is not improbable that this was the male parent. The tree 

 is of moderate vigor, with an erect habit of growth, and is hardy and prolific. 

 The young wood is moderately stout, of a dull purple color ; and the leaves 

 downy, elliptical ovate, evenly serrated, with a stalk half an inch long. 



" Another and not an unimportant recommendation of the Fairy Apple is, that 

 it makes a delicious preserve." 



Large Grape Vine. — A grape vine in Jonchecy, France, fifty-four years 

 old, yielded three tons of grapes last year. The stem is one hundred feet long, 

 and the branches cover a space of two hundred feet square. 



Fine Ginkgos. — There is a fine specimen of the Ginkgo {Salisbitria adian- 

 tifolia) at Whitfield in Herefordshire, the residence of the Rev. A. Clive, which 

 measures seven feet two inches in girth at five feet from the ground, is fifty feet 

 six inches in height, and has a diametric spread of foliage of forty feet. It is 

 supposed to have been planted about 1776. At Messrs. Cutbush's nursery, 

 Highgate, is a vigorous and beautifully symmetrical tree, also about fifty feet in 

 height. One of the largest trees is said to be growing in the garden at Hassop 

 Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire. Probably the oldest and highest Maidenhair tree 

 in England is that in the grounds of Lord Ravensworth, Walham Green, which 

 is seventy feet high, and was planted in 1767. Florist and Pomologist. 



