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est bearer. It is an excellent apple for house use; 

 makes a large quantity of cider, though of a thin 

 quality. A large long kind, sometimes called lady- 

 finger, is not so good ; the taste is not so pleasant, 

 and they have a thick skin. This apple is of a 

 beautiful golden colour, in the spring. The trees 

 of both those varieties grow larger, and are great 

 bearers.* Forsyth remarks, that the Newton pip- 

 pin seldom ripens in England. Mr. Cooper, of 

 New Jersey, remarks, that the Newton pippin does 

 not thrive in a sandy soil." (Mease.) 



26. Grey house, c. " Mr. Riley, of Marcus Hook, 

 thinks this is not excelled by any for making cider : 

 it is of a middling size, reddish grey colour, ripe in 

 October. Cider is made of it in November. The 

 tree bears but every other year, and then is heavi- 

 ly loaded. It is a very tender fruit, though late in 

 blossoming. At the time of the formation of this 

 fruit, it is very subject to perish by easterly winds, 

 attended by cold rains, which frequently cause the 

 apples to fall off in abundance, sometimes to the 

 loss of the whole crop ; and, on an average, the tree 

 does not succeed in bearing a good crop above one 

 fourth of the time. It was first discovered by P. 

 Roman, in his township, (Marcus Hook,) by a na- 

 tural tree, that grew close to his house ; hence call- 

 ed his house tree, and by some, Roman knights. This 

 free is of a middling size, inclines to grow low, and 

 is short lived. Twelve bushels of these apples are 

 required to make a barrel of cider." (Mease.) 



27. Hagloe crab, c. w According to Mr. Mar- 

 shall, a gentleman in Herefordshire, England, Mr. 

 Bellamy, produces cider from the Hagloe crab, 

 which, for richness, flavour, and price on the spot, 

 exceeds, perhaps, every other fruit liquor, which 

 nature or art have produced. He has been offer- 

 ed sixty guineas for a hogshead, containing one hun- 

 dred and ten gallons of this liquor." William 

 Coxe, esquire, of Burlington, New Jersey, having 



