APPLES FOR CIDER. 



Although it is much to be doubted whether any foreign 

 apples are to be found, from which cider can be made to 

 surpass that of several of our native fruits still, as the en- 

 lightened President of the Horticultural Society of London, 

 Mr. Knight, has brought forward several which he supposes 

 will for this purpose surpass all others, and as the specific 

 gravity of the must is looked upon by many intelligent gen- 

 tlemen to be the point on which superior excellence for this 

 object mainly rests, every enterprising farmer should at least 

 reduce the thing to experiment in a manner satisfactory to 

 himself. Among those enumerated by Mr. Knight are the 

 Grange, specific gravity 1079 the Downton Pippin, the 

 Foxley, and the Yellow Siberian, 1080 and the Siberian 

 Harvey, 1091 the heaviest must of the old aider fruits 

 appears not to have exceeded 1079. Some well informed 

 gentlemen consider that these new varieties of Mr. Knight 

 \vill be richer in saccharine matter when reared in this coun- 

 try than they are in England ; and that the cider will be of 

 such strength as to prevent danger from fermentation. A 

 correspondent of much intelligence on the subject, seems 

 also to consider that our apples are only better, because 

 they have a warmer and a dryer climate to mature the 

 juices ; perhaps on this latter ground some parts of France 

 might claim a preference, when in fact it is well known her 

 apples are inferior to those both of England and America. 

 In conclusion, it seems proper to recommend that the far- 

 mer, in planting his orchards for cider, should select only 

 the choicest of both countries, for in this way he will be 

 su*e, even if some of them do ?ot fully realize his expecta- 

 tions, at least no part of his collection can fall very far short 

 of it. 



I will now proceed to describe a few varieties of apples 

 which have recently come into notice. 



119. Alexander. This apple, which has attracted much 

 notice in England, is of recent introduction to this country. 

 It is extremely beautiful ; has in some instances measured 

 16 inches round ; and notwithstanding its great size seldom 



