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APPLE. 



been a close and successful follower of his intimate 

 friend, the President of the Horticultural Society ; 

 and few gentlemen of his rank possess more prac- 

 tical knowledge of, or take more delight in the 

 improvement of gardening. The merits of this va- 

 riety of apple have not been tested under the eye of 

 the author, and therefore he cannot give so full an 

 account of the tree as he wishes ; but having seen 

 and partaken of the fruit, and having read all that 

 has been published concerning it, he may safely aver, 

 that, from its relation to the old favourite, and from 

 what he has seen of the fruit, and heard of the tree, 

 it is a sort well worth cultivation. 



6G. Golden Nonpareil, — Keeps and in perfection 

 from December to February. This is a very hand- 

 some apple. It is rather less than the old nonpareil, 

 but has the shape and make of that fruit. The colour 

 light brown, turning to deep yellow when ripe. The 

 pulp is solid, moderately charged with rich sap of a 

 peculiar, yet agreeable flavour. Like the other 

 descendants of the old sort, the tree is rather dimi- 

 nutive, and takes the third rank in the orchard. In 

 tbe garden it should be trained as a dwarf or espalier : 

 and if worked on the paradise stock, is invariably 

 fruitful. 



67. Martin Nonpar eiL — Continues in use from 

 December to March. This is a second-rate dessert 

 fruit, and has been fully proved in the Southampton 

 Nursery. It is about the same size as the old non- 

 pareil., but not so regularly shaped. The colour a 



