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these were either originated by Mr. Knight, or sent to us by 

 him ; also two highly celebrated Russian apples. I have, 

 however, I must confess, far greater hopes in those very 

 kinds, which, like some of our best American varieties of 

 fruit, prove good for nothing in England, except on their 

 walls I mean the celebrated Italian apples, for reasons 

 I have stated in the INTRODUCTION, and under the head of 

 CLIMATE ; also for other reasons, stated at the head of 

 Class III. 



Gentlemen of intelligence and judgment who have re- 

 sided both at Paris and in England, have assured me that the 

 apples of those places are not comparable to ours. The 

 late Governor Eustis, I have good authority for stating, 

 expressed the same opinion. This may in part be ascribed 

 to our brighter skies, and more constant and powerful 

 sunshine during summer ; and a gentleman of Salem, who 

 has here made trial of a great many celebrated varieties of 

 English apples, has lately stated to me, that he has been 

 greatly disappointed in them. 



R. Kinds particularly recommended by Mr. Ronald, 

 as being rendered exquisite on walls, and highly deserving 

 such a situation. 



P. Kinds designated by Poiteau as the best in general 

 cultivation in France, and by him particularly recommended. 



C. Kinds described by Dr. Willich, from the celebrated 

 German writer, M. Christ. 



K. L. Kinds sent by Mr. Knight to Mr. Lowell. 



SECTION I. 



SUMMER FRUIT. 



127. CALVILLE ROUGE DE MICOUD. London 



Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 242. M. Thouin. 

 The account of this extraordinary tree and its fruit is 

 from a communication of M. Thouin. This tree, which 

 produces three crops of fruit annually, originated on the 

 farm of the Baroness de Micoud, near La Charite sur Loire, 

 in the department of the Nievre, and bears three thousand 



