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the white (Morns alba), cultivated for feeding silk-worms; 

 the rose -leaved, a variety of the former ; and the black (M. 

 nigra), cultivated for the sake of the fruit. Of Almond-trees 

 there are not fewer than sixteen kinds here exemplified. 

 The number of different Apricots is about twenty. TheAbri- 

 cot Royalc was pointed out to us as a new and very promi- 

 sing variety, gained from the seed at this garden, about 

 the year 1816. The fruit is as large as the Abricot- 

 pechc, and is represented as of superior quality, abounding 

 with vinous juice, and possessing high flavour. It pro- 

 mises to ripen freely on standard-trees here, and may prove 

 an important addition to our wall-fruit in Scotland. Of 

 Cherry-trees the number of different kinds here arranged, 

 seemed to me great : there arc about fifty, and I am told 

 fifteen more might be added ; but, out of the whole number, 

 not more than twenty are commonly cultivated. The trees 

 are divided into Merisiers and Guinicrs, originating from the 

 Prunus avium or black guigne of our woods; Bigarreau- 

 ticrs, originating from the Prunus sylvestris, or our red 

 guigne ; Cerisiers and Griottiers, from the Prunus Cera- 

 sus or common cherry. The Belle de Choisy was particu- 

 larly praised ; and also die Montmorency, which, it was in- 

 timated, was here restored or u pcrfection^e," after having 

 degenerated at Montmorency itself. The Cerise de Nord 

 was now in fine fruit, and the tree seems very produc- 

 tive. I am persuaded that this is the variety which wo 

 sometimes saw at table in Holland and Flanders in the 

 end of Ann nst 1817. Of Plum-trees about seventy kinds 

 arc cultivated. Two varieties of the green-gage are dis- 

 tinguished ; the common Heine-Claude or Vcrte-bonnc, and 

 the petite Heine Claude or Dauphinc, which last is frequent- 

 ly preferred. The St Catherine is much employed for 

 tori. . Of Apples there may be about ninety varieties 

 ( ' ilJ- and baking kinds, and thirty s or t;s for cider or-. 



