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MARGARET (Early Eed Mtmjaret ; Early Red Juneatiny ; Red 

 Juneutiny ; Striped Juneatiny ; Karly Striped Jnncatiny ; Striped 

 Quarrenden; Summer Traveller ; Ere Apple, in Ireland; Early Mar- 

 yaret; Ma ry<t Apple ; Maudlin; Magdalene; Maryuerite ; Laninntx'}. 

 Fruit, small, two inches wide, and the same in height ; roundish 

 ovate, and narrowing towards the eye, where it is angular. Skin, 

 greenish yellow on the shaded side, but bright red next the sun, striped 

 all over with darker red, and strewed w r ith grey russety dots. Eye, half 

 open, and prominent, with long, broad, erect segments, surrounded 

 with a number of puckered knobs. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel- 

 shaped. Stalk, short and thick, about half an inch long, inserted in a 

 small and shallow cavity. Flesh, greenish white, brisk, juicy, and 

 vinous, with a jik-asaiit and very refreshing flavour. Cells, roundish 

 ovate or obovate ; axile, closed. 



A first-rate early dessert apple ; it is ripe in the beginning of August, 

 but does not keep long, being very liable to become meaty. To have 

 it in perfection, it is well to gather it a few days before it ripens on the 

 tree, and thereby secure its juicy and vinous flavour. 



The tree does not attain a large size, being rather a small grower. 

 It is a good bearer, more so than the Joaneting, and is quite hardy, 

 except in light soils, when it is liable to canker. It is well adapted 

 for growing as dwarfs, either for potting or being trained as an espalier, 

 when grafted on the doucin and pomnae paradis stock. 



This is a very old English apple. It is without doubt the Margaret of Rea, 

 Worlidge, Hay, and all our early pomologists except Miller ; Mr. Lindley, how- 

 ever, is of a different opinion, for he believes the Margaret of Miller to be identical 

 with that of Hay. That this variety is the Margaret of Rea, his description is 

 sufficient evidence. " The Margaret or Magdelen Apple is a fair and beautiful 

 fruit, yellow, and thick striped with red, early ripe, of a delicate taste, sweet flavour, 

 and best eaten off the tree." Ray gives no description of it, but it is only reason- 

 able to suppose that it is this variety he refers to, seeing it is the Margaret of all 

 authors both immediately preceding and subsequent to him. And indeed in no 

 instance is that of Miller noticed by any English author but himself anterior to 

 Mr. Lindley. 



Margaret. See Madeleine. 

 Marget. See Maryaret. 



MARGIL (Margill ; Never Fail; Munches Pippin ; Small Ribstori). 

 Fruit, small, two inches and an eighth wide, and the same in 

 height; conical, distinctly five-sided, with acute angles on the side, 

 which terminate at the crown in five prominent ridges. Skin, orange, 

 streaked with deep red, and covered on one side with patches of russet. 

 Eye, small and closed, compressed as it were between the angles of 

 the basin. Stamens, median ; tube, deep, conical. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, slender, and rather deeply inserted in a round and russety cavity. 

 Flesh, yellow, firm, juicy, rich, and sugary, with a 'powerful and 

 delicious aromatic flavour. Cells, roundish ovate ; axile. 



One of the finest dessert apples, a rival of the Ribston Pippin, 



