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middling size. In France, from whence it was impor- 

 ted, it is sometimes called Long-bois, or Long wood 

 the fruit grows in clusters ; it is a late but abundant 

 bearer; it keeps well during the winter, and hangs 

 late on the tree : it is a much admired dessert apple ; 

 no trees make a more handsome appearance in an 

 orchard ; the leaves are small, and the wood dark, 

 approaching to a black. 



NO. 29- MONSTROUS BELLFLOWEU, 



A very large, fair, and beautiful apple; of an ob- 

 long shape resembling the yellow Bellflower, but 

 more regular in its form, and of a paler yellow colour. 

 The flesh is rich, juicy and tender ; it ripens in Octo- 

 ber, and is a pleasant fruit, although inferior to many 

 excellent apples of the season the foliage of this tree 

 is singularly large and luxuriant; the growth very reg- 

 and strong; the form upright. 



NO. 30. POUND APfrLE. 



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This is a large fair apple, very showy; the form i 

 flat, the stalk short and planted in a deeply indented 

 cavity the skin is smooth, a pale yellow inclining 

 to a green, streaked with a lively red the flesh of a 



