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is not even mentioned in the catalogue of the extensive collection which was cul- 

 tivated by Miller and Sweet, of Bristol, in 1790. I find it was cultivated in the 

 Brompton Park Nursery in 1780, at which time it was received from Mr. Wheeler, 

 nurseryman, of Gloucester, who was author of " The Botanist's and Gardener's 

 Dictionary," published in 1763, and great-grandfather of the present proprietor of 

 the nursery. 



Astrachan. See White Astrachan. 



AUGUSTUS PEAEMAIN. Fruit, below medium size ; pearmain- 

 shaped, regular and handsome. Skin, thick and membranous, yellow 

 in the shade, and marked with a few broken stripes of red ; but red, 

 streaked all over with deeper red, on the side next the sun; it is 

 dotted with grey dots, and sometimes marked with patches of grey- 

 coloured russet, which is strewed with scales of a darker colour. Eye, 

 small and closed, with long segments, set in a narrow and even basin. 

 Stalk, very short, not protruding beyond the base, and having the 

 appearance of a knob obliquely attached. Flesh, tender, juicy, brisk, 

 and vinous, with a pleasant aromatic flavour. 



A dessert apple, generally of only second-rate quality ; but in some 

 seasons it is of a rich flavour and of first-rate quality. 



It is in use from November to Christmas. 



Aurore. See Golden Reinette. 



Autumn Calville. See Calville Rouge d'Automne. 



Autumn Red Calville. See Calville Rouge d'Automne. 



Autumn Pearmain. See Summer Pearmain. 



BACHELOR'S GLORY. Fruit large, three inches wide, and two 

 and three-quarters high ; roundish and irregularly ribbed, generally 

 higher on one side of the eye than on the other. Skin, smooth and 

 shining, striped with deep golden yellow, and crimson stripes. Eye, 

 closed, with broad flat segments, and set in a plaited, irregular, and 

 angular basin. Stalk, about half an inch long, deeply inserted in a 

 funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with rough scaly russet. Flesh, 

 yellow, tender, juicy, and pleasantly flavoured. 



A second-rate fruit, suitable either for the dessert or culinary pur- 

 poses ; in use from October to November. 



This is a variety grown in the neighbourhood of Lancaster, where it is much 

 esteemed, but in the southern districts, where the more choice varieties can be 

 brought to perfection, it can only rank as a second-rate iruit. 



Bache's Kernel. See Best Bache. 

 Baddow Pippin. See D'Arcy Spice. 



BALCHIN'S PEARMAIN. Fruit, about medium size, two inches 

 and three-quarters wide, and the same high. Roundish in shape, but 

 narrowing a little towards the apex, one side of which is higher than 

 the other. Skin, smooth and lemon yellow, with a few scattered 

 broken streaks of pale crimson on the shaded side, and a light crimson 



