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penetrates into all the crevices where insects may be lodged, 

 destroying them, and softening the bark itself. 



NOTE. Key to French standard names of Fruit. To meet 

 the wants of some of our farming friends, in various parts of the 

 country, who are zealous collectors of fruit, but at the same 

 time are more familiar with plough-handles than with the 

 sound of Monsieur Crapaud's polite vernacular, we have pre- 

 pared the following little key to the pronunciation of such 

 French names as are necessarily retained among the standard 

 varieties. 



So long as these sorts must retain their foreign rfiames, it is 

 very desirable that they should be correctly pronounced. To 

 give to these French terms what appears to merely English 

 readers the proper sound is often as far as possible from the true 

 pronunciation. A skilful Hibernian gardener puzzled his em- 

 ployer, a friend of ours, during the whole month of September 

 with some pears that he persisted in calling the " Lucy Bony," 

 until, after a careful comparison of notes, the latter found he 

 meant the Louise Bonne. 



We have, therefore, in the following, eschewed all letters with 

 signs, and given, as nearly as types alone will permit us, the 

 exact pronunciation of the French names. 



KEY TO FRENCH NAMES. 



APPLES. 



Court Pendu Plat. Coor Pahn du Plah. 



Drap d'Or Drah dor. 



Fenouillet Gris Fen^nool-yai Gree. 



Male Carle. Mai Carl. 



Pomme de Neige. Pum de Naije. 



Reinette Blanche d'Espagne. Ren-ett-Blansh d'Espagne. 



Reinette Triomphante. Ren-ett Tre-ome-fant. 



APRICOTS. 



Albergier. Al-bare-je-ai. 

 Brianjon. Bre-ahn-sohn. 

 Belle de Choisy. Bel de Shwoi-sey 



