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bers and turnips near each other, or any thing of 

 a different nature, they will not injure ; but if you 

 plant cabbage and cauliflower, or savoy, or any 

 thing of a similar nature, it will cause the most 

 perfect sort to degenerate, if they are allowed to 

 bloom together. The same is the case with ap- 

 ples ; for, if various sorts are in the same garden 

 blooming near each other, although you might 

 save your seed from what appeared a very fine 

 apple, you would not judge which was the 

 male parent : in order to elucidate this par- 

 ticular, I will endeavour to state as plainly as 

 possible, the nature of the apple from its first 

 formation, till it becomes perfect, and produces 

 the ripe pip or seed. 



In the first place, when the bloom is quite 

 open, the principal attraction is the leaves of the 

 bloom, five in number; that which is called the 

 corolla is below the flower, where the small 

 green apple is formed, which continues to grow 

 larger till it comes to perfection ; this is called 

 the flower cup or calyx ; in the centre of the cup 

 you see small yellow things which are called 

 stiles, and below the stiles are to be seen several 

 other very small things with round heads like 

 pins, which are called stamens, and these pro- 

 duce a fine dust called the Farina or Pollen, 

 which is collected by the bees and other 

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