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resulting from that development, even 

 to the ninth generation, which are 

 successively impregnated and pro- 

 ductive without any intercourse with 

 the male insects. Certain coleopter- 

 ous insects which prey upon and keep 

 in check the aphides, are termed aph- 

 idiphasii and aphidivora {,iayi^, J cal, 

 voro, / dn-our). For a tigure, see In- 

 sects. Aphides are very numerous 

 in species, most plants having a dif- 

 ferent kind. They are readily de- 

 stroyed by fumigations with tobacco, 

 Cayenne pepper, or sulphur, a solu- 

 tion of whale-oil soap, or water-slack- 

 ed lime sprinkled upon them. 



APHYLLUS. Leafless, without 

 fully-developed green leaves. 



APIARY. A bee-house. 



APIS. The generic name of the 



bee. 



APOCARPOUS. When the car- 

 pels of a fruit do not adhere together. 



APOCRENIC ACID. See Humus. 



APOPLEXY. The staggers. See 

 Horse, Sheep, Ox. 



APOPHY'SIS. A protuberance, 

 process, or projection. In anatomy, 

 restricted to processes of the osseous 



system. 



APOSEPADINE. A white crys- 

 talline body obtained from decayed 



chcGsc 



APOTHECIUM. The shield of 



lichens. 



APPETITE. Want of appetite 

 and voracious appetite are important 

 symptoms in the di-seases of horses 

 and cattle ; e.\ercise, change of sta- 

 ble, ventilation, and a new^ kind of 

 food and gentle purgation should be 

 tried for the first; the second may 

 arise from worms, and should be in- 

 vestigated. 



APPLE. The cultivated fruit of 

 the Pyrus muhis, or crab ; the tree be- 

 longs to the natural family Rosacea. 

 The apple, like most other hardy 

 trees, may be propagated by seeds, 

 cuttings, suckers, layers, or ingraft- 

 ing ; by seeds for obtaining new va- 

 rieties, and by the other modes for 

 extending the number of such as are 

 in esteem. 



The fcdlowing kinds are of dilTer- 

 ent values, but ripeu at different 



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times, and represent the best set in 

 cultivation. 



Summer Apples, ripening from July 

 to September : 

 Early Harvest, Princes Yellow 

 Harvest, July Pippin.— Fmit inediura 

 size; bright straw colour; flavour 

 fine : ripe in July and August 



Eaklv Red Juneating, Red Mar- 

 (raretle, Strawherry. — Rather small ; 

 very rich and fine : ripe in August. 



Suji-MER QuuEN, Early Queen. — j 

 Fruit large and oblong ; striped with 

 red on a yellow ground ; high fla- 

 voured and fine : ripe in August. 



Summer Peafmain, American Sum- 

 mer Pearmain, Early Summer Pear- 

 main.— T^to well known to need any 

 description : ripe in August. 



Williams Apple — A beautiful 

 fruit, of medium size and oblong 

 form ; colour deep red ; flavour live- 

 ly and very pleasant. First of Au- 

 gust. A native of Roxbury, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Maiden's Blush— One of the hand- 

 somest fruits in the country. Size 

 large, roundish shape ; skin pale 

 greenish-vellow, tinged with a blush ; 

 excellent" for table use, drying, or 

 cooking . ripe in August and Septem- 

 ber. 



Autumn Apples. 

 Porter Apple.— Fruit large; ob- 

 long shape ; skin bright yellow, with 

 a red blush : ripe in October, and 

 commands the highest price in the 

 Boston market. 

 I Fall Pippin, Golden Pippin, Hol- 

 land Pippin, Colben's Fall Pippin, 

 ] Vandine — Of all fall apples, this 

 , stands at the head of the list. Fruit 

 ' large, and of a roundish oblong form ; 

 I skin smooth and yellowish green, tin- 

 ged with orange ; flesh tender, with 

 rich juice : ripe in October, and keeps 

 till January and February. 



Seek-no-farther, Ramho, or Ro- 

 „n,ni/f.—This fruit is much cultiva- 

 I ted about Philadelphia. Shape flat, 

 ' resembling the Vanderveere, hut is a 

 better fruit ; skin pale yellow, streak- 

 ed with red ; tiesh tender and spright- 

 Iv during the fall : is both a fall and 

 1 winter apple. 



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