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would much resemble the Deux Annes, but for a 

 slight rising or two on one side, which renders it 

 less regular. The colour is brownish-green, slightly 

 tinged with red on the exposed side. The eye is 

 rather prominent, like the common crab. The pulp 

 is firm and juicy, and very suitable for the purposes 

 of the cook and confectioner. It is a hardy tree, 

 and resists insects and canker as well as any, if 

 planted on a loamy soil on a dry bottom. The author 

 has observed, that the marl found in Cheshire, when 

 dug, exposed to the air, and reduced and incorpo- 

 rated with a sandy soil, is particularly favourable to 

 the growth of apple and other fruit trees ; and re- 

 commends its application to orchard-grounds, when- 

 ever it can be obtained. 



51. Norfolk Beau'fin, — An apple which keeps 

 from November to May. How it happens to have a 

 French name is not known, unless it was originally 

 introduced into Norfolk from France, which is likely 

 enough. The fruit is above the middle size, nearly 

 round, flattened near the stalk, which is short, and 

 seated in a hollow cavity. The colour is deep-red 

 next the sun, suffused nearly all round ; on the 

 shaded side it is green, which is but little changed 

 in ripening. The pulp is substantial, with a fair 

 share of acidulous juice, and fit for every purpose of 

 the cook, and especially the London confectioners, 

 to whom great quantities used formerly to be sent 

 for the purpose of drying. This tree grows rapidly 

 when young, and during 'this luxuriance seldom 

 bears ; and it is not till the growth moderates, that 



