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I have no doubt but many, where they have 

 not had sufficient practice, will differ with me, 

 but having for many years had thousands, and 

 tens of thousands, continually under my imme- 

 diate care and notice, it has given me an op- 

 portunity of becoming thoroughly acquainted 

 with the constitution of the apple tree ; and I 

 am confident it is nothing but bad manage- 

 ment and ill treatment which is the cause of the 

 general decay of our apple trees, and principally, 

 from want of proper attention to the canker, 

 which is caused by the American blight. 

 This is quite evident from all our new sorts 

 becoming affected by it, as well as the Golden 

 Pippin, and our other fine old cider fruits. 

 To conclude, I am convinced so long ~s Eliglisn 

 oak is known to flourish in England, so long 

 by proper management, may our old Golden 

 Pippins be known to flourish, as well as they 

 did fifty years back ; I will therefore give a 

 list of some of the esteemed old sorts, with a 

 list of others which are now generally approved 

 of for cider. 



Old Golden Pippin Wood Cock 



Fox Whelp Forest Stire 



Herefordshire Redstreak Old Queening 



Orange Pippin Bennet Apple 



Red Musk Friar 



Hagloe Crab Yellow Elliott 



