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in October, is a good bearer, and will keep 

 through the winter. 



(23.) Scarlet Nonpareil; this is a very 

 choice table apple, in high perfection at Christ- 

 mas, at which season it is not excelled by any 

 apple for beauty and flavour ; it is rather larger 

 than the old nonpareil, of very handsome form, 

 and if the fruit stands open to the sun, it will 

 turn of a beautiful scarlet ; it produces a prodi- 

 gious quantity of bloom, and generally bears 

 well. 



(24.) Old Nonpareil; this is an apple too 

 w'ell known to require much explanation or re- 

 commendation ; it is a fine keeping table fruit. 



(25.) Downton Pippin; this is one of the 

 productions of Mr. Knight, of Downton Castle, 

 and President of the Horticultural Society; 

 it is a very handsome small yellow apple, very 

 full of juice, of rather a tart flavour; it is a 

 great bearer, and in high perfection in the 

 autumn. 



(26.) Sykehouse; this is a small firm table 

 apple of a russet colour, handsome form, and 



