PYRUS. 



The queening's kernel, which is a fine apple, above the 

 middle iize, ot a deep red colour. Covered very thick 

 with fmall whitifh fjjccks. It is a tolerably good apple, and 

 keeps till the latt.r end of April. 



The queen's pippin, which is a fmall handfome apple, of 

 a ycUowilh-grcen colour, fometimes inclining to red on the 

 fide next the fun. It is a fine-flavoured apple, very fit for 

 the table, coming into eating in January, and keeping till 

 May, but is apt to grow mealy when kept too long. Mr. 

 Forfyth fays, " the tree never grows to the height of other 

 apple-trccs." 



The quince-apple, which is a middle-fized fruit, of a yel- 

 low colour, with a little red towards the eye. It is of a 

 pleafant lliarp flavour, ripe in .January, and keeps till 

 April. 



The Ramborn, which, is a large fruit, of a fine red next 

 the fun, and llriped with a yellowifti-green. It ripens about 

 the middle of September. 



The red pcarmain, which is fmallerthan the pearmains in 

 general. It is of a deep red, with a little yellow on one 

 fide. A pleafant fweet apple, and keeps till the middle of 

 April. 



The red-ftreak, which is a handfome middle-fized apple, 

 beautifully Ilreaked with red. It is a good cider apple, 

 becoming ripe in .January. 



The red-ftreak feedling, from Longleat, which is from 

 the Dorfetfhire red-ftreak, is a beautiful apple, of a yellow 

 colour, ftreaked with red, particularly next the fun. For- 

 fyth fays, it is fold in the Bath and Briftol markets in the 

 latter end of September, and beginning of Oftober. It is 

 a pretty good apple, but does not keep long. 



The red bag, which is a beautiful large Herefordlhire 

 apple, of a longi(h (laape, ftreaked all over with a dark red ; 

 and is in eating about the middle of Oftober. 



The red muft, which refembles the old red muft in fhape ; 

 but is of a dark red colour towards the fun, and yellow 

 on the other fide. It is ripe about the middle of No- 

 vember. 



The rennette grife, which is a middle-fized fruit, of a 

 grey colour next the fun ; it is a very good juicy apple, 

 of a quick flavour, and ripens about the latter end of 

 Oftober. 



The red fweet, which is a fmall round apple, red towards 

 the fun, and of a greenifh-yellow on the other fide. It is a 

 good bearer, according to Forfyth, " and much efteemed 

 among the country people of Cornwall, for making a kind 

 of tart or pie, one of their dainties at Chriftmas." It is a 

 pretty good table apple, and keeps till March. 



The Ribfton pippin, which is a fine apple, from Ribfton 

 Hall, near Knarefborough,in Yorkfliire. It is a little ftreaked 

 with red towards the fun, and yellow on the other fide, being 

 one of the beft apples for eating and baking, and continues 

 in ufe from the end of Oftober tdl April. It bears very 

 well as a dwarf, and no garden ftiould be without it. 



The Robniion's pippin, which is about the fize of a 

 golden pippin, of a green colour, and partakes of the fla- 

 vour both of a golden pippin, and a nonpareil. It keeps 

 till May. 



The royal George, which is a fine large apple, of a beau- 

 tiful yellow on one fide, and green on the other. It is a good 

 apple, and keeps till June ; but then grows mealy. 



Tlie royal nonpareil, which is a handfome apple, of a 

 flattidi fhape, with a fmall footftalk and fine eye. It is 

 about the fize of a common nonpareil, of a green colour, 

 witli red towards the fun. It is ripe in January, and keeps 

 till the latter end of March. 



The royal pearmain, which is a fine large apple, beau- 



tifully ftreaked with red. It is ripe in January, and keeps' 

 till March, being a pretty good apple. 



The royal ruliet, or leather-coat ruflet, whicli is a large 

 f'uit, and one of the beft kitchen apples iha; wc have. It 

 is alfo a pleafant eating apple, and a great bearer, being io 

 ufe from Oftober to Aprd. • 



The ruflet pippin, wliich is of a rough ruliet colour to- 

 wards the fun, and of a green colour, fometimes inclining to 

 yellow, on the other fide. It is a good keeping apple, and 

 fit either for baking or eating raw. It is ripe about the 

 beginning of February, and keeps till March. 



The fummer pearmain, which is ilriped with red next the 

 fun ; the flefli is foft, but foon turns mealy ; fo that it is 

 not much efteemed. It is in eating in Auguft and Sep- 

 tember. 



The filvcr pippin, which is a handfome middle-fized 

 conical-ftiaped apple, of a fine yellow colour, with a faint 

 blulh towards the fun. The fleftl is firm and very white, 

 and of an excellent flavour. It keeps till the middle of 

 May, or later. 



The feek no farther, which is a handfome apple, rather 

 above the middle fize, of a pale green colour, a little ftreaked 

 with red. It is of a pleafant though not very high flavour ; 

 and is in eating from January to May ; but is apt to be 

 mealy when kept longer tlian the beginning of April. 



The Sykehoufe, which is a handfome middle-fized apple, 

 from Sykehoufe in Yorkfliire, of an orange colour towards 

 the fun, fometimes inclining to red, and yellow on the other 

 fide. This is a fine eating apple ; ripe in January, and 

 keeps till April. 



The ftone pippin, which is of a green colour, ftreaked 

 with red towards the fun. It is of a ftiarp tafte, and is in 

 eating from January till the middle of May. 



The Stoup codhn, which is a large handfome apple, of a 

 pale-green colour, with a little red towards the fun. It is 

 a baking apple, of a pleafant tafte, and keeps till May. 



The ftriped nonpareil ruflet, which is a handfome apple, 

 of a greenifli-ruflet colour, with a little brownifli-red towards 

 the fun. It is about the fize of a large nonpareil, is ripe in 

 January, and keeps till March. 



The fpicc apple, which is a handfome middle-fized an- 

 gular-fliaped apple, of a yellow colour, and a pleafant 

 flavour. It is ripe in January, and ieeps tilt March. 



The Skerm's kernel, which is a conical-fliaped middle, 

 fized apple, beautifully ftreaked with red, deepeft towards 

 the eye, and having a good deal of yellow towards the foot- 

 ftalk. It is ripe in January, and keeps till March. 



The fpice rennet, which is a handfome apple, below the 

 middle fize, red towards the fun, and yellow on the other 

 fide. 



The Spanifli pearmain, which is a middle-fized oblong 

 apple of a carnation colour, and dark-red towards the fun. 

 It is a pretty good apple, and keeps till the beginning of 

 May. 



The Spanifli onion, which is a handfome round apple of 

 a ruflet colour, with a dull red towards the fun. This 

 apple, which is rather below the middle fize, is very good 

 for defert, keeping tiU March. 



The Sharp's ruflet, which is below the middle fize, of a 

 brownifti-red colour towards the fun, and a pale-green on 

 the other fide. It is fliaped like the fruftum of a cone ; 

 is of a pretty good flavour ; and keeps till May. 



The Spencer's pippin, which is a middle-fized apple, of 

 a yellowifli colour, with many dark fpots, being a baking 

 apple, and keeping tiU the middle of May. 



The Tankerton, which is a conical-fliaped yellow apple, " 

 with fometimes a little bluih towards the fun. It is an 



excellent 



