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fize of a fmall golden pippin ; red toward the fun, and green 

 on the other fide. It has a fugary tafte, and comes into eat- 

 ing in January. 



The boomrey, which is a pretty large handfome apple, of 

 2 flat fhape, and deep-red colour ; and the flcfli is ihcaked 

 with red. It is not fit to eat raw, but will do well for 

 cyder, or for the kitchen. It keeps till April. 



The Bovey redltreak, which is a iiandfome apple, of a 

 flattifli (liape, beautifully flreaked with a bright red next 

 the eye, which is fmall, and of a yellow colour about the 

 footltalk. It keeps till the latter end of Oftober. 



The broad-eyed pippin, which is a fine lai-gc apple, with 

 a very large eye ; the colour is a greenifli-yellow, with a 

 little red toward the fun. It is a good apple, and keeps 

 till May. 



The brandy apple, which is about the fize of a golden 

 pippin, flat-fliaped, and of a yellowifh rufl'et colour. It is 

 of a pleafant flavour ; coraes into eating in January, and 

 keeps till March. 



The burfdoff, or queen's apple, which is a beautiful fruit, 

 red next the fun, and of a fine yellow on the other fide. It 

 is a very fine apple ; in Mr. Forfyth's opinion, next in per- 

 feftion to the golden pippin, and about the fame fize. It 

 is of a good flavour ; ripening in January, and keeping till 

 March. 



The carnation apple, which is a beautiful middle-fized 

 fruit, finely ftripcd with red. It is ripe in January, and 

 keeps till May. 



The Carbury pippin, which in fize and fliape refembles 

 the French crab, and is of a deep green colour. It is a 

 good baking apple, keeping till March. 



The caraway rufiet, which is a handfome ruffet-coloured 

 apple, about the fize of a nonpareil. 



The calville, red and white, which are good apples, and 

 of a vinous talle. Some have a red and fome a white 

 pulp, the white being reckoned of a moll delicious 

 tafte. They are in eating in September, and the following 

 month. 



The cat's-head, which is a large oblong apple, of a green- 

 ifti-yellow colour, with a little brovvnifli-red next the fun ; 

 fometimes the colour inclines to a rufiet. It is a good 

 baking apple, and is in eating from Oftober to December. 



The cockagee, which is a conical-fhaped middle-fized 

 apple, red on that fide next the fun, and of a fine yellow 

 colour on the other. If properly managed, the fruit keeps 

 till February. It is a famous cyder apple, and alfo bakes 

 well. 



The codlin, which is generally the firft apple that is 

 brought to market. Its fruit is fo well known that it needs 

 no defcription. It is in eating from July to December ; 

 and is good either^ for baking or boiling. 



The Cornifli nonpareil, which is rather under the middle 

 fize, is a little flatted, and of a rufiet colour. It is a very 

 good apple, and keeps till the middle of March. 



The Cornifh pearmain, which is of a middling fize, and 

 long fiiape ; of a dull-green colour on one fide, and ruflet on 

 the other. It is a very good apple, and keeps till the latter 

 end of April. 



The Court-of-Wick pippin, which is defcribed by Mr. 

 Billingfly, in his " Survey of Somerfetfliire," as " the fa- 

 vourite apple, both as a table and cyder-fruit, taking its 

 name from the fpot where it was firli produced. It ori- 

 ginated from the pip or feed of the golden pippin, and 

 may be confidered as a beautiful variety of that fruit. In 

 fhape, colour, and flavour, it has not its fuperior : the tree 

 is large, handfome, and fpreading, and a very luxuriant 

 bearer. On the whole, it cannot be too ftrongly recom- 



mended." It is larger than the golf'en pippin, of a yeljowifli. 

 green colour, and a little tinged with red next the fun. It 

 comes into eating in January 



The Cockles pippin, which is a Iiandfome oval-fliaped 

 apple, below the middle fize, of a ruflet colour, mixed with 

 yellow and red. It keeps till April. 



The corpendu, or hanging body, which is a very large 

 apple, and has a red call on the fide towards the fun ; but is 

 pale on the other fide. It takes ,its name from always 

 hanging downwards ; and comes into eating in September. 



The Dalmahoy pippin, which is about the fize of a golden 

 pippin, of a green colour, and a little ftieaked with red 

 tow.irds the fun. It has a tolerably good flavour, rather 

 fiiarp ; and is in eating from September to February. 



Tlie Dimock's red, which is under the middle fize, 

 of a fine red colour, intermixed with a little yellow on the 

 fide from tlie fun. It is ripe in January, and keeps till 

 March. 



The Dredge's feedling, which is a fine large apple, 

 (Iriped with red next the fun, and of a yellowifh-green on 

 the other iide. This is an excellent kitchen apple, of a 

 pleafant tafte, and keeps till the latter end of January. 



Tlie Dredge's beauty of Wilts, which is a beautiful 

 apple, of a good fize, and one of the fineft yet known 

 in point of general utility. It is of a fine bright yel- 

 low colour, fpotted with red towards the fun ; and has an 

 excellent vinous flavour. It is good either for the table or 

 baking, and keeps till March. 



The Dredge's rufiet, which is a fmall apple, of a greenifli- 

 ruflet colour, and of a pleafant flavour. It is ripe in No- 

 vember, and keeps till Midfummer. 



The Dredge's white lily, which is a fine apple, of an ex- 

 ceeding high flavour, and keeps till March. 



The Dredge's fair maid of Wiftiford, which is a fine mid- 

 dle-fized apple, of a yellowifli-green colour, with fome 

 ruffet next the fun, of an excellent flavour. It is a great 

 bearer, and is in eating from Chriftmas to Eafter, being an 

 excellent defert apple. 



Tlie Dredge's queen Charlotte, which is a beautiful mid- 

 dle-fized apple, of a gold colour, with red towards the fun. 

 It is of an excellent flavour, comes into eating about Chrift- 

 mas, and keeps till February. 



The Dredge's fame, whicii is a good fized apple, red to- 

 wards the fun, and ftreaked like the Ribfton pippin on the 

 other fide. It is a nioft excellent apple, being in eating 

 from Eafter to Middfummcr. 



The dumpling apple, which is a handfome apple, and 

 rather above the middle fize, flat fhaped, and of a greenifti- 

 yellow colour, with fome faint ftreaks of red. It keeps till 

 March. 



The Dutch queening, which is a large apple, femewhat 

 refcmbhng the cat's-head in fhape. The colour is red next 

 the fun, and green on the other fide, with fometimes a little 

 red. The fruit is fit only for the kitchen, and for making 

 cyder. It is ripe in January, keeping till the end of March. 



The Elton's yellow kernel, which is a handfome middle- 

 fized apple, of a yellow colour. It is a good table apple, 

 being in eating from January to March. 



The Enghfh rennet, which is a handfome apple, beauti- 

 fully ftreaked with red, but darkcft towards the fun ; of a 

 tolerable flavour, but apt to grow mealy when kept too 

 long. It keeps till the middle of May. 



The embroidered apple, which is pretty large, and the 

 ftripes of red very broad, from which circumftance it takes 

 its name. It is commonly ufcd as a kitchen apple, becoming 

 ripe in Oftober. 



The everlafting ftripcd apple, which is below the middle 



1 1 fize, 



