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next the sun. The pulp and juice good, but not of 

 the first quality. It should range with the first class 

 in the orchard, as it grows to be a fine lofty standard. 

 As an eating apple, it is inferior to the English 

 codlin ; but is as profitable a tree as can be planted. 



61. Spring Grove Codlln. — Comes into use in 

 August, and continues till the end of October. This 

 fruit was first brought into notice by the late Right 

 honourable Sir Joseph Banks, at his seat. Spring 

 Grove, near Hounslow. The fruit is as large, but 

 not so finely coloured as the Dutch codlin, though 

 very much resembling that fruit in its habits and 

 properties ; with this advantage, it is a better bearer. 



62. Keswick Codlin, — Usable from August to 

 October. This fine serviceable apple was first found 

 near Keswick in Cumberland, whence it has been 

 lately introduced into the southern counties of Eng- 

 land, The fruit is large, irregularly shaped, longer 

 than round; colour bright green, with a faint dash 

 of red. The pulp is firm, and more juicy than other 

 codlins. The tree is generally healthy, and makes 

 a fine standard of the second class ; shoots strong 

 and upright when young, but becomes drooping by 

 the weight of the fruit, when advanced in growth. 

 When grafted on the paradise stock, it does well as 

 an espalier, and succeeds as well as any other on 

 but indifferent soil. Like the Hawthornden, the 

 fruit may be used as soon as it is the size of a walnut ; 

 appearing sometimes in market so early as the first 

 week in July, and then being of a very fair size. It 

 is an excellent kind for the cottager and market gar- 



