OF Flit IT TREES. 



20. Flat sweeting, or hornet sweeting, from the cir- 

 cumstance of its being a favourite of hornets, on ac- 

 count of its rich, sirupy juice. This is a flat apple, 

 thin skin, and of a yellowish colour ; flesh white, and 

 juice saccharine and pleasant. Ripe in September, 

 and will keep several months. It is doubtful whether 

 this fruit is known out of the county of Plymouth, 

 Its origin not ascertained, 



21. Gloucester white, c. "The apple is of a 

 middling size ; of a shape not very uniform, varying 

 from an oblong to a flat form ; the colour, when ripe, 

 is a bright yellow ; rich, breaking and juicy ; of a fine 

 flavour, as a table apple; and producing cider of an 

 exquisite taste. The stalk is of the ordinary length, 

 inserted in a cavity of medium depth ; the crown is 

 moderately deep ; the time of ripening is about the 

 first of October, after which the fruit soon falls, and 

 is fit for cider : it does not keep long, but while in 

 season, is a delicious table apple. The tree is very- 

 thrifty, hardy and vigorous ; of a regular and beauti- 

 ful form, and very productive. It is much cultivated 

 in the lower counties of Virginia ; from whence I 

 procured it, as an apple of high reputation." (Coxe.) 



22. Golden pippin. "Keeps from October to Janua- 

 ry ; slightly acid ; yellow on one side, and red on the 

 other : it is a good apple, according to Mr. Riley, and 

 was brought from England by William Penn. It suc- 

 ceeds best on a sandy soil." 



23. Golden rennet. "A beautiful and excellent ap- 

 ple, of a bright yellow tint, marked on the south side 

 with faint red streaks, and yellow brown dots ; its 

 flesh is remarkably tender, and of a glossy white ; 

 the juice has the taste and flavour peculiar to pine ap 

 pies, and which is also found in the golden pippin t 

 when stored, it ripens in December, but attains to per- 

 fection only in February. The tree has a healthy ap- 

 pearance, and is of a middling 



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