428 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
animals—wild boars, cows, goats, horses, and 
sheep. ‘ Verjuice’ is the juice of the Crab Apple, 
and is reputed to have the medicinal property 
of curing scalds and sprains; whilst the term 
‘pomatum’ is believed to have been originated 
from the circumstance that the article which bears 
that name used to be manufactured from Apple 
pulp—the pulp of the pome, or fruit—mixed 
with lard and rose-water. 
Those who are sadly deficient in the sense of 
the picturesque have denied that the Apple-Tree 
has any claim to the possession of beauty. But 
such must be strangely unconscious of the fresh 
verdancy of its glossy leaves, the fragrant wealth 
of its blushing flowers, and the mellow charm of 
its ruby and golden fruit. And if it can—and it 
surely may—borrow an added charm from the 
beautiful vegetation which clings to it for shelter 
and protection, who can gainsay the picturesque 
attractions of the white-fruited mistletoe and of 
the white and gold of encrusting lichens ? 
