By Sir George Steuart Mackenzie. 241 



eties, and this opinion may induce many to seek for new 

 sorts, whom the trouble and nicety required for the artificial 

 process might have deterred. 



By sowing plenty of pips, the most promising plants being 

 selected, less room will be occupied, so that a few may be 

 raised in the smallest garden. It is very probable, that, if the 

 practice of raising Apple plants from seed becomes more 

 common, we may obtain fruits of our own, that will leave 

 even the Newtown Pippin behind. 



The seedling Apples above described, particularly the Ki- 

 nellan and Contin Reinette have the valuable quality of resist- 

 ing the wind when on the trees.. 



I am, my dear Sir, 



very truly your's, 

 George Steuart Mackenzie. 



Coul t near Dingwall, 

 March \2th, 1827. 



