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gold ; Colonel Vaughun'a White Crofton ; 

 Elford Pippin; Formaii's Cri'we ; Scarlet 

 Goliieu Pippiu ; Golden Kussi-t ; Now (ioldfii 

 Pippin; Winter Goldea Pearmain ; Clay;,':ite 

 Peannaiii ; Heretbrdaliire Pearmain ; Ijaiub 

 Abbey Pearmain ; Scarlet Pearmain ; Uoyal 

 Pearmain; Iveepinij liuaset; lieiuette iVanclio; 

 iiud Powell'sn Ivusset. 



Of American apples, the most suitable for 

 our climate is the Boston Husset. 



Kitchen Apples. — Under this specification 

 we mean such as are principally used for tarts 

 or sauces ; and they are so very numerous 

 that the names of some of the best can only 

 here be given. The Nonsuch, Ilanwell 

 Souring, Fulwood, Menshul Crab, Alexander, 

 Blenheim Orange, Wheeler's Kusset, Cat's 

 Head, Forman's Crewe, and the Ilunthouse 

 of Yorksliire, are all held in high estimation. 

 The Bedford Foundling is a certain bearer, 

 whilst it is a large and handsome fruit ; and 

 the Cellini is a good apple for November. 

 Some of the best apples for keeping long are 

 Scottish Gogar Pippin ; Moncrieff, or Stone 

 Pippin ; the AVormsley Pippin ; Baxter's Pear- 

 main ; Winter Strawberry Apple ; the York- 

 shire Greening ; the Northern Greening ; the 

 Calvill Malinger ; Winter Lud ; Pentcarland 

 Pippin ; Cockle Pippin ; Green Fulwood Al- 

 friston ; Beauty of Kent ; London Pippin ; 

 Hawthornden ; Glory of England ; Pope's 

 Apple ; Eoyal Russet ; Carlisle Codlin ; and 

 the Eastern Pippin. 



STORING PEARS AND APPLES. 

 For this purpose there should be attached 

 to every considerable garden, a well-ventilated, 

 commodious fruit-room, fitted up with the 

 necessary drawers and shelves, and such other 

 conveniences as may be iound requisite. 

 Forsyth says — " The fruit on shelves should 

 be turned two or three times during the 

 winter ; as delicate and tender fruit, by lying 

 long without turning, is apt to rot on the 

 under side, even if perfectly sound when hud 

 up. Be particularly careful, however, to pick 

 out all the damaged fruit. TVheu the fruit is 

 laid in, put the earliest sorts on the lower 

 shelves or in the lower drawers, according to 

 their time of coming in, beginning with the 

 Nonsuch, Golden Eenuet, and Juncating 

 apples ; and Bergamot and Beurre pears. 



Thus, by proper management, you may havo a 

 coiiHtant snccession of fruit from ono season 

 to the other." The best way of kccfjing fruit, 

 however, is to pack it in glazed earthen jart. 

 " The peara and apples must bo separately 

 wrapped up in soft paper; then put a little 

 well-dried bran in the bottom of the jar, and 

 over the bran a layer of fruit, then a little 

 raoro bran to fill up the interstices between the 

 fruit, and to cover it ; and so on, a layer of 

 fruit and bran alternately, till the jar be full; 

 tlien shake it gently, which will make the fruit 

 and bran sink a little; fill up the vacancy at 

 top with more bran, and lay some paper 

 over it, covering tho top with a piece of 

 bladder, to exclude tho air ; then put on the 

 top or cover of tho jar, observing that it fits 

 as closely as possible. These jars should be 

 kept in a room where you can havo a firo in 

 damp weather." 



THE QUINCE. 



This fruit is a native of Austria, and other 

 parts of Europe, and, in lo73, is mentioned by 

 Tusser ; but it does not seem to have ever 

 been much cultivated in this country. The 

 tree is much branched, of low growth, and 

 generally distorted. Two or three trees 

 are usually sufficient to be planted either in 

 the slip or the orchard. They may be pro- 

 pagated either by grafting, by layers, or by 

 cuttings ; and the two principal sorts are the 

 Portugal Quince and the Pear Quince, the 

 latter being the most productive, and serving 

 for all culinary purposes equally well as the 

 former. 



THE MEDLAR. 



The Medlar is a native of tho south of 

 Europe, but appears to have been naturalised 

 in some parts of England, by birds which, ia 

 tlieir migrations, have sown it in copses. 

 This is the opinion of Mr. Loudon. The 

 vririeties most worthy of notice are the Dutch 

 Medlar with broad leaves, and the Notting- 

 ham Medlar with narrow leaves. The fruit is 

 gathered in November, and kept till it begins 

 to decay, when it is served up in the dessert, 

 and much relished by some. The tree is pro- 

 pagated by seeds, layers, cuttings, or grafting 

 ou seedliugs of tlieir own species. The plant, 



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