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form of a willow pollard, running much to wood, 

 and, in deep soils, growing to a great size before it 

 becomes fruitful. It suits sandy ground. By the 

 end of September it is ripe in England; generally 

 the middle of October, in common years, the time of 

 gathering. By Mr. Knight's experiment, the must 

 outweighed all others, except that of a new varie- 

 ty produced by mixing the Lalham green and Sibe- 

 rian crab. Marshall states, that nearly one third 

 more of Styre apples is required to produce a 

 barrel of cider, compared with common apples." 

 (Coxe.) 



70. Summer pearmain. " This is one of the 

 finest fruits of the season ; frequently preferred to 

 ti fine pear. The size is middling; the form ob- 

 long, uniformly regular; the ends both deeply in- 

 dented ; the colour in the shade is dull red, some- 

 what streaked, and faintly spotted ; in the sun it is 

 frequently of a lively red, blended with a rich 

 yellow : the juice is abundant, until too ripe ; the 

 flesh is singularly tender; it frequently cracks 

 open on the tree, and bursts from its own weight, 

 in falling : it is equally adapted to the table and 

 stewing, and is probably the most popular apple of 

 the season, which commences with the first of 

 August, and (it being very free from rotting) con- 

 tinues through that and the following month. 

 The tree is of a moderate size ; the head very 

 round and close : it grows remarkably well on 

 light and sandy soils." (Coxe.) 



71. Swaar apple. Keeps from November to 

 March. A large, yellow, and greenish apple, of 

 good flavour ; much admired as being a winter 

 table fruit, of superiour excellence. The trees 

 bear largely. 



72. Sweet greening. A large, handsome apple, 

 resembling in size and form, the Rhode Island 

 greening. Ripens in autumn, and possesses the 

 valuable property of retaining its soundness and fla- 



