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melting, juice abundant but not very rich. It may 

 be called a good second-rate fruit : is an excellent 

 bearer, and well worth the attention of market gar- 

 deners. Its stiff upright growth renders it eligible 

 for the grass orchard, where it would rank as a 

 second-rate tree. 



At the time Sir Evan gave the above, with other 

 Irish cuttings, to the author, he remarked, that the 

 canker in apple trees was seldom seen in Ireland, 

 neither did it appear on plants sent from England. 

 The same remark was made, not only by Grimwood, 

 but by Burnett and Foley, the principal nurserymen 

 then near Dublin. Whether Irish apple trees are 

 still free from canker the author has no means of 

 knowing ; he, however, considers it a lucky circum- 

 stance for that kingdom : and were he asked the 

 cause of canker being so prevalent in England, would 

 reply, that it is occasioned by too deep planting on 

 unfavourable soils. 



13. Red ^uarendon. — Ripens from the end of 

 August to the end of September, and when well 

 ripened is reckoned a first-rate dessert fruit. The 

 apple is nearly of the middle size, of a regular round 

 shape, a little flattened ; the stalk is thick and short, 

 by which it adheres closely to the branch ; the eye 

 is prominent, and the colour a deep red next the sun, 

 the same colour being suffused nearly all over. The 

 flesh is greenish white, breaking in the mouth, and 

 fully charged with a rich vinous juice. The tree is 

 one of the most prolific bearers, is healthy, having a 



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