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handsome keeping table fruit, and deserves 

 to be brought into general cultivation ; the 

 fruit is of a pale green ground, of a beautiful 

 pale red or rather pink next the sun, and is a 

 great addition to the desserts at, and after, 

 Christmas. 



(39.) — Kerry Pippin ; this is a much admired 

 summer table apple, and is a good fearer. 



(40.) — Wheeler's Russet ; this apple, as a 

 table fruit, deserves the highest character; it is 

 rather larger than the old nonpareil, much like 

 it in appearance and flavour; it is a great bearer, 

 and will keep till May. 



(41.) — Powell's Russet is a most excellent 

 table apple ; it is smaller than Wheeler's, very 

 fine flavour, a great bearer, and will keep through 

 the winter. 



(42.) — Devonshire Whitesour ; this is a very 

 early summer table apple, of a whitish yellow 

 colour ; it has fine melting flesh, with very rich 

 juice; it is a good bearer, and is greatly ad- 

 mired. 



(43.) — Margell is a table apple, in flavour 

 much like the Ribston Pippin, but does not 



