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been transplanted only last year, were likewise yielding fruit. 

 In this way, the citizen who hires a tuinhuisje for a single 

 year, may gather fruit from trees of his own planting : they 

 must, however, be removed from the nursery before the 1st 

 of March, and great care must be bestowed, both in raising 

 and planting them, to preserve the roots from being inju- 

 red, and the soil from being detached. — The fruit-trees in 

 this nursery were, in general, in a healthy state. Mr Kreps 

 mentioned, that he had found common soft or black soap, 

 rubbed on the bark, sufficient to destroy the apple aphis, 

 or at least to prevent it from extending its ravages. 



This season had, upon the whole, been unfavourable 

 to the swelling and colour of the fruit, more especial- 

 ly of young trees, partly shaded by others ; so that we 

 could not judge even of the external characters. Few of 

 the pears were ripe, and very few of the apples had yet 

 made any approach to ripening ; although, therefore, we 

 tasted all the kinds that appeared not common at Edinburgh, 

 we were not able to form any correct opinion concerning 

 their merits. We took a list of such as were accounted su- 

 perior in quality, and ordered plants of the following kinds. 



Pears. — Bergamotte de Soulers. Foppen-peer. llos- 

 kammer; which proved to be the same as our Col mar. 

 Dubbelde Riet peer. Jutjes-peer ; this last particularly 

 deserving of attention. 



A i-i'lks. — Faikhuyser-appel. BlankeAagt; RoodeAagt; 

 (which Aagts are allied to our Pcarmains.) Framboos-ap- 

 pel. Zwartc (black) Engelse Appel. Konings Pipling. 

 Oostindische Compagnic. Passc-pouime blanc. Passe- 

 pomme roiige. Blanc Itabauw. Frincesse Noble. Red 

 Jerusalem, (like the French Eigaonnet.) Double Paradise. 

 Roode Bellefleur. Blommee. VVnken-appel, (which is 

 Lhi Am< Rennet). Wykei Pipling. Zoete (sweet) Be* 



