EXPLANATORY LIST OF SORTS. 



formation for the cultivation, pruning, and ge- 

 neral management of apple trees, I shall next 

 furnish the reader with an explanatory list of 

 sorts, giving each their true character. 



EXPLANATORY LIST OF SORTS. 



TABLE OR DESSERT APPLES. 



Par. 21. Ribston Pippin; this is one of the 

 most celebrated apples in cultivation ; it is ripe 

 in October, and in the months of November 

 and December ; it is considered by most superior 

 in flavour to any apple at that season ; its bloom 

 is simple and by no means showy for the shrub- 

 bery ; it is a general bearer, but will not keep 

 late, for if the fruit does not rot, it will lose its 

 juices and become insipid. It will also make 

 excellent sauce, but it is generally recommended 

 as one of the best table apples. 



(22.) Court of Wyck Pifpin; this is a very 

 handsome small table apple; it is said to be a 

 seedling from the old golden pippin : it ripens 



