7^ APPLE. 



iiig qualities to the true nonpareil, are neverthe- 

 less a good serviceable table fruit. Duhaniel, in 

 noticing this fruit, says, it is good at Easter ; but the 

 imported fruit do not exactly answer this account, be- 

 cause they usually decay before this period. They have 

 more colour than our nonpareil, and get more yellow 

 in ripening ; and, upon the whole, the sort is well 

 worth introduction into English collections. 



The next tribe of apples which require particular 

 notice, are the Pearmains. Why they are called by 

 this specific name is not very evident ; but it appears 

 that it is a cognomen of some kind of pre-eminence. 



71. Summer Pear jtiain.- — In perfection from the 

 tree, and for a week after gathering, during Septem- 

 ber. The fruit is of small size, and oval ; stalk short 

 and thick. The general colour light-green, with a 

 blush of red next the sun. The pulp is agreeably 

 soft, and full of pleasant juice, and very acceptable 

 in the dessert. The tree is a healthy grower, shoot- 

 ing upright, and forming a handsome standard of the 

 first class in the orchard. Trained as a dwarf, it 

 forms a compact head, and is a good bearer in any 

 shaj>e. 



72. Scarlet Pearmain, — Is in perfection from the 

 beginning of October till the end of November. The 

 fruit is oval, and about the middle size, and beauti- 

 fully coloured. The flesh is firm, the juice rich 

 and abundant ; ranking as a second-rate dessert apple. 

 It is a handsome orchard tree of the second class, 

 and suitable for any mode of training in the garden ; 

 like most other apples, it affects a dry light loam, free 



