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oval, tapering to the stalk, at which it is a little 

 flattened. The general colour is dark green, but 

 spotted ail over with russet blotches, which give the 

 fruit a hardy appearance. The flesh is firm, juicy, 

 and of high flavour. It keeps without shrivelling, 

 and turns yellow when dead ripe. The tree is of 

 slender growth but healthy, and in general a good 

 bearer. 



82. Hubbard's Pearmain, — Is a new apple, lately 

 added to the stock of the Southampton Nursery, It 

 has a high character for long keeping, and supe- 

 rior qualities as a dessert fruit ; but as sufficient 

 information has not been had of these qualifications 

 of the tree, the author refrains from vouching for 

 what he has only heard from report. 



The following are generally denominated Pippins ; 

 probably derived from the name pepin, the term used 

 by the French in designating the seeds or kernels of 

 apples, pears, &c. ; and whence the French title 

 Pepineriste, a nurseryman, or propagator of young 

 fruit trees. 



Of this class of apples there are above one hundred 

 and thirty named in modern lists — a number, which 

 in the author's opinion have no existence ; nor, if they 

 really could be shown, would such a crowd of names 

 serve any good purpose ; on the contrary, such lists 

 are the plague of nurserymen, impose on and dis- 

 tract the public, and only disgrace the writers who 

 waste precious time and paper in giving names to non- 

 entities ! The abridgment of. such lists would be a 

 great boon to nurserymen, because their customers' 



