66 Account of some New Apples. 



even after they had attained a considerable magnitude. In 

 doing this, I was careful to preserve every root possible, both 

 great and small, and to have the ground where they were to be 

 planted ready open to receive them, so that their roots were 

 only exposed to the air a few minutes ; their fibres were dispo- 

 sed as horizontally as possible, and not too deep. The months 

 of September and October should be preferred for transplant- 

 ing any large tree, watering it well if showers do not fall the 

 same day : if the leaves are not pulled off, it will make fresh 

 roots immediately, or at all events be more disposed to push 

 them forth in spring. I constantly tread the ground exceed- 

 ing firmly with my feet, in separate layers of about an inch, 

 so as to render staking unnecessary, a practice which, if per- 

 formed so as to have any real effect, is very expensive, but 

 which too frequently does more mischief than good. 



Of the varieties of the Apple cultivated in Mr. Swain- 

 son's garden, which ripen early, I can especially recommend, 



The Summer Pippin. 



Devonshire Quarenden. 



Summer Traveller. 



Bland Rose. 



Summer Pearmain. 



Red Calville. 



Marigold. 



Kirke's Incomparable. 

 Evans's Valuable. 

 Nonsuch. 



Of the autumn and winter varieties, perhaps all those 

 which follow are valuable, especially such as are marked 

 with a star, and those marked with a cross are new. Speci- 



