By Joseph Sabine, Esq. W$ 



beautiful, were not so splendid in appearance as in the former 

 year, and the French Crabs were not larger than usual. 

 Mr. Twamley has observed, that the rings made in hori- 

 zontally trained branches do not so readily close up as those 

 on upright growing ones ; and he found an advantage in pro- 

 tecting the exposed part of the wood at the ring, during 

 the summer with grafting clay. M*. Hunt, of Stratford- 

 upon-Avon, having observed Mr. Twamley's success, tried 

 the same experiments with trees in his own garden, in 1819, 

 particularly on the Ribston Pippin, the Nonpareil, and Scar- 

 let Nonpareil. He made his rings a quarter of an inch wide 

 at the end of April, and beginning of May, and in the winter 

 covered the open rings with clay and cow dung. The Rib- 

 ston Pippin filled up its rings more rapidly than the other 

 kinds, in consequence, as I suppose, of its being more vigo- 

 rous in its general habit. The fruits of all, in comparison 

 with the produce from the unringed branches, were, exclusive 

 of the additional quantity, either altered in size or in colour, 

 but did not keep so well ; and Mr. Hunt thought them in- 

 ferior in flavour, which is the natural consequence of the 

 increase of size. The Ribston Pippins, from unringed 

 branches, were of a pale greenish yellow, and averaged eight 

 inches in circumference ; those from ringed branches were 

 of a rich golden colour, with brilliant red streaks on the ex- 

 posed side, and were ten inches in circumference. The 

 Nonpareil tree* was trained to a wall, and its produce was all 

 consequently large; but those from the ringed branches were 

 highly improved in colour, and measured twelve inches 

 round. In the Scarlet Nonpareil there was no difference in 



* This was the sort usually called the Green Nonpareil. 



