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especially in the provinces of France where grapes won't ripen. There's a difference 

 between eating apples and cider apples. About two hundred varieties of them are 

 cultivated, but as with almost all other cultivated species, there's a lot of confusion among 

 names of apples. After quite a long stay in several parts of Normandy, I'm convinced that 

 in some districts several different apples have the same name, and that depending on the 

 district where they're produced, the same or very slightly different varieties get different 

 names. 



Apples are refreshing and are gentle laxatives. Sometimes they're prescribed in 

 potions. When cooked they may be given to the ailing and the convalescent. 



A cubic foot of dry wood of the apple tree weighs about twenty-six kilograms. It's 

 hard, supple, smooth, has color, and can take a fine finish. It's much in demand by lathe 

 workers and cabinet-makers. 



The Chinese flowering crab apple is a charming tree. It looks very beautiful in our 

 planting beds in early spring. 



Cultivation. The apple tree does well in soil of good quality. The best kinds 

 are propagated by grafting them on plants raised from seeds. The Chinese flowering crab 

 apple tree is propagated by grafting it on the Doucin or on the Paradise apple, or even on 

 wild stock. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



747. Common apple tree. 1 . 



748. Chinese flowering crab apple tree. 1 . Stamens and pistils. 2. Fruit. 



