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till January. A vigorous, hardy, upright-growing tree, and a good bearer 

 as a standard. 



No. XXIX. for March, contains 



113. The Doiunton Pippin. Raised by Mr. Knight from a seedling of 

 the Hereford variety called the Orange Pippin, and the pollen of the 

 Golden Pippin. A most useful table fruit ; and as the saccharometer as 

 well as the palate indicates that its expressed juice holds in solution a 

 large quantity of saccharine matter, it is also an excellent table apple. A 

 great bearer ; ripe in October and November ; and keeps till January. 



114. The Brown Beurree Pear. None better ; but it must have a wall, 

 and, if possible, a south one. " Mr. Thompson has determined, beyond all 

 doubt, from the examination of various trees in the garden of the Horticul- 

 tural Society, and from a careful comparison of the descriptions of authors, 

 that the Red, Brown, and Golden Beurrees are all the same. This was long 

 since asserted by the always accurate Duhamel." Ripe in October; and 

 keeps till the end of that month. 



115. The Waterloo Cherry. Raised by Mr. Knight from the pollen of 

 the Mayduke and a seed of the Ambree of Duhamel. Ripe in the end of 

 June, or earlier on a wall. The leaves are large, and as the fruit does not 

 acquire a good colour unless freely exposed to sun and air, the branches 

 should be laid in widely apart. The stamens are shorter than the styles ; 

 a peculiarity which Mr. Thompson has observed to be universal in all the 

 Duke cherries. 



116. The Summer Pearmain, the Royal Pearmain of most nurseries. 

 " One of the best of our autumn apples ; prolific, handsome, high-flavoured, 

 and hardy." Ripe in September, and keeps till the middle of October. 



No. XXX. for April, contains 



117. The King of the Pippins Apple. Of modern origin, and brought into 

 notice by Mr. Kirke of Brompton, to whom the public is indebted for the 

 introduction of some of our best varieties of fruit. Tree hardy, and a great 

 bearer ; fruit above the middle size ; among the handsomest of the season ; 

 in perfection in November, but will keep till January. 



118. The Belle et Bonne Pear. Sent to the Horticultural Society, in 

 1826, by Messrs. Baumann of Bolwiller. One of the very best of autumn 

 pears, in perfection about the end of September. It bears extremely well 

 as a standard, and also takes readily upon a quince stock. 



119. The Royal George Peach. Ripens in the end of August or begin- 

 ning of September, and is a proper sort for a peach-house. Mr. Thomp- 

 son, " whose successful labours in settling the names of fruit in general, and 

 of peaches and nectarines in particular, will, we are sure, be, at no distant 

 period, considered as one of the most useful results of the Horticultural 

 Society's garden," considers that the Royal George and Red Magdalen are 

 the same. " The Royal George and Red Magdalen are different, say some, 

 because the former is subject to mildew : others say there is a difference, 

 because the latter is the one that is most subject to it. The fact is, the 

 same tree will mildew in one season, and not in another. A remedy, or 

 at least a preventive in a great measure, for this, is to keep the borders 

 clear and in good condition, and to see that there be nothing to obstruct a 

 free circulation of air, and a full admission of sun." Mr. Thompson has 

 arrived at the above conclusion from an examination of twenty fruiting 

 trees. 



120. The Autumn Bergamot Pear. This is not the Bergamot d'Automne 

 of the French, and its origin is not known. " If we are to believe Switzer, 

 it was brought over by Julius Caesar, and formed part of the ' furniture ' of 

 the gardens of Alcinous. According to Manger, it is of the highest anti- 

 quity, and was, without doubt, in former times, the only one to which they 

 gave the name, which is also now applied to other similar flat pears. This 



