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Branches slender. This does not appear to be the same as the 

 Royal Pearmain, or Merritt's Pearmain, of New-Jersey, which 

 Coxe describes as rather flat ; but we have not, as yet, had a fair 

 opportunity of comparing them. 



27. BLENHEIM PIPPIN. Thomp. Lind. 



Blenheim Orange. 

 Woodstock Pippin. 



A large and showy English apple, admirable for baking, but 

 which is not so highly esteemed for the table here, as abroad. 

 The trees make strong and vigorous shoots. 



Fruit very large, roundish, three inches in diameter at the 

 base. Skin yellowish, becoming deep orange, stained on the 

 sunny side with dull and dark red stripes. Calyx set in a 

 large hollow basin. Flesh yellow, breaking, very sweet, and of 

 tolerable flavour. October to December. 



28. BEAUTY OF KENT. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



The Beauty of Kent is, in this climate, one of the most mag- 

 nificent of all apples, frequently measuring sixteen or eighteen 

 inches in circumference. The flavour is of second quality, but 

 as a kitchen fruit, it is among the finest. The tree grows very 

 strong and upright. 



Fruit very large, roundish, but flat at the base, and narrowing 

 distinctly to the eye, where it is slightly ribbed. Skin smooth, 

 greenish-yellow, marked with large, broken stripes of purplish 

 red. Stalk short, slender, deeply planted in a round, shallow 

 cavity. Calyx small, set in a narrow basin. Flesh juicy, crisp, 

 tender, with a simple sub-acid flavour. October and November. 



29. BEAUTY OF THE WEST. Ken. 



A large, showy, sweet apple, of fair flavour. 



Fruit large, round and regularly shaped. Skin smooth, light 

 greenish-yellow, marked with small stripes of red. Stalk short, 

 set in a round cavity. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. 

 A. fall fruit, but may be kept for some time. 



30. CORNISH AROMATIC. Thomp. Lind. 



A rich flavoured English apple. The quality is excellent, 

 but the fruit not very fair with us. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish and angular. Skin rich red, 

 much marked with russet yellow dots, on a pale russet ground. 

 Stalk short, set in a deep, narrow cavity. Calyx small, in a 

 i arrow basin. Flesh yellow, with a rich aromatic sub-acid 

 flavour. October to December. 



