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long maintain-ed a pre-eminent character for its rich 

 juiciness and highly aromatic flavor. If the tree be 

 trained to a wall, the fruit is much improved in size 

 and beauty ; but Mr. Rogers is wrong in thinking thai; 

 it is thereby heightened in flavor : the flavor, on the 

 contrary, being deteriorated. The Ribstone is an old 

 variety ; and there is reason to fear that, like the Gray 

 Leadington (formerly the boast of Scottish orchards), 

 it is verging to decay and extinction. Hubbard's Pear- 

 main is a Norfolk apple of the very finest quality, and 

 too little known, especially in Scotland ; the tree does 

 not grow large, is quite hardy, and an abundant bearer, 

 either as a standard or when trained to an espalier 

 rail. The Dutch Mignonne is another admirable" des- 

 sert apple, too little known or attended to. The Golden 

 Harvy, or Brandy Apple of Forsyth, .is a beautiful 

 though small fruit, and Mr. Lindley characterizes it as 

 rich, juicy, spicy, and high-flavored : the tree is not a 

 large grower, is very hardy, and a great and constant 

 bearer; and no garden, adds Mr. Lindley, "capable of 

 containing ten trees, ought to be without one of it." 

 The Downton Pippin, raised by Mr. Knight from the 

 Orange Pippin of Herefordshire, dusted with the pollen 

 of the Old Golden Pippin, must not be omitted. The 

 tree is a great bearer ; the fruit ripens in the end of 

 October and keeps' till January; it has a brisk, subacid 

 juice, which becomes saccharine". The fruit should not 

 be gathered until it has acquired a bright yellow co- 

 lor, and parts freely from the tree. The Yellow In- 

 gestrie, raised by the same gentleman, is likewise excel- 

 lent. To these may be added the Beachamwell ; Bors- 

 doff^er ; Court of Wick Pippin, excclWnt, though of small 

 size; Wood's Transparent; Margill; Scarlet Crofton ; 



