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the Devil's Dyke. Maschal brought the first 

 carp to England, and thus, at orie time, fur- 

 nished our orchards and our ponds with the 

 rarest variety of each kind. 



The Golden Pippin is a native of Sussex, 

 and is said to have been first reared at Par- 

 ham Park, which is also situated on the north 

 side of the South Downs. The Dutch ac- 

 knowledge it to be an English apple in their 

 catalogue of fruits, where it is called the 

 " Engelsche goud Pepping." The French 

 call it " Pippin d'Or/' which is a translation 

 of the English name. 



Catherine, Empress of Russia, was so fond 

 of this apple, that she was regularly supplied 

 with it from England ; and in order that she 

 might have it in the greatest perfection, each 

 apple was separately enveloped in silver paper 

 before it was packed. 



The Ribston Pippin is a native of Rib- 

 ston Park, Yorkshire. Hargrave, in his 

 History of Knaresborough, (p. 216,) says, 

 " This place is remarkable for the produce of 

 a delicious apple, called the Ribston Park 

 Pippin. The original tree was raised from a 

 Pippin brought from France, from which 

 tree such numbers have been propagated, 

 that they are now to be met with in almost 

 every orchard in this and many other coun- 



