APPLE. 



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and on walls in Scotland. The south of France is 

 too warm, and the richer counties of England and 

 Ireland are too moist. This apple is supposed to 

 have heen first raised at Parham Park, on the South 

 Downs of Sussex, 



it has heen noticed of late years, that neitiier the 

 golden pippin nor nonpareil keep so well as formerly. 

 The author well rememhers, that, sixty years ago, 

 hoth these kinds of apples were plentiful in May ; 

 hut it is not so at present. This is attributable to 

 two causes — our summers lately being more moist, 

 and perhaps too many free and paradise stocks used 

 in the nurseries. It has been deemed a good prac- 

 tice to raise the golden pippin from cuttings or 

 layers. This plan is quite practicable; and some 

 j)ractitioners have been very successful in raising 

 plants from cuttings intended for potting. Trees 

 may also be raised by layers from stools kept on 

 purpose in the nursery. 



The following are a tribe of apples usually deno- 

 minated Renette or Reinette by the French, and are 

 such as the author has found most worthy of cul- 

 tivation. 



117. Golden ReiiCtte, — Is fit for the table from 

 the first of November to the end of January. This 

 is an exquisite fruit, and vies in excellence even 

 with the golden pippin itself. The fruit is about the 

 middle size, somewhat elongated ; the eye large, but 

 not deep ; the stalk long, but with a firm hold of the 

 branch. The colour a light-yellow, marbled with 

 r'jii ; deep gold when ripe. The pulp is breaking, 



