180 . LAWSON'S HISTORY 



Codlin no better and fairer fruit in the world ; 

 yet the tree suffers the same distemper as the 

 Pearmains, or rather worse ; the trees always dy- 

 ing before they come to their growth. 



The Redstreak thrives very well. 



Long Stalk is a large apple with a long stalk, 

 and makes good summer cider. 



We beat the first of our Codlin cider against 

 reaping our wheat, which is from the tenth of June 

 to the five and twentieth. 



Lady Finger, the long apple, the same as in 

 England and full as good. We have innumera- 

 ble sorts ; some called Rope apples, which are 

 small apples, hanging like ropes of onions ; Flat- 

 tings, Grigsons, Cheese-apples and a great number 

 of names, given according to every one's discretion. 



The Warden Pear here proves a good eating 

 pear, and is not so long ripening as in Eng- 

 land. 



Katharine, excellent. 



Sugar Pear. 



And several others without name. The Berga- 

 mot we have not, nor either of the Bonne Chresti- 

 ennes, though I hear they are all three in Virginia. 

 Those sorts of pears which we have, are as well 

 relished as ever I eat any where. But that fruit 

 is of very short continuance with us, for they are 

 gone almost as soon as ripe. 



I am not a judge of the different sorts of quin- 

 ces, which they call Brunswick, Portugal and 

 Barbary ; but as to the fruit in general, I believe 



