100 APPLES. 



CHAPTER XXIII 



APPLES. 



The following descriptions of a selection of one hun- 

 dred kinds of the most estimable apples cultivated in 

 our country, are intended to establish with some de- 

 gree of certainty, the name, character, and origin of 

 each variety ; they refer to a corresponding engraving 

 of each kind in its numerical order, with a view to 

 identify each apple by an accurate delineation of its 

 form and size. 



NO. 1. JUNETING, OR JENNETING, 



This is the earliest table apple of our country : the 

 size is small, the form flat, the stalk long and thin ; the 

 colour a pale green, turning to a light yellow when 

 fully ripe, with sometimes a faint blush towards the 

 Sun ; the skin has an oily feel, the taste is pleasant^ 



