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fine quality, brisk in flavour ; in use from November tolMarcb. One 
or two trees will suffice. 
Pippin, Galloicaj/. — A fine large-sized and handsome cooking 
apple, in use irom November to May. Two or three trees may be 
planted. 
Pippin, Golden. — An excellent dessert apple, of small size, in 
use from November to April. 
Pippin, Summer Golden. — A small, delicious-flavoured apple, in 
use during August and September. Two trees will suffice. 
Pippin, Greenup's. — A large-sized apple, which may be used for 
dessert or cooking, and especial]}’ adapted for cold climates. Three 
or four trees may be planted where other sorts do not thrive. 
Pippin, Kerry. — A useful early apple, and of excellent flavour. 
One or two trees will be ample. 
Pippin, liihsion. — A well-known and highly-appreciated dessert 
apple ; it possesses a very delicious flavour ; it must not be planted 
extensively until it has been proved to do well. 
Primate. — A medium-sized early dessert apple, but little known ; 
very delicious, productive, and hardy. Two trees will suffice. 
Quarrenden, Devonshire. — A valuable dessert apple, of medium 
size and good flavour ; in use during August and September. One 
or two trees will be ample. 
Beinetie du Canada. — A large apple, adapted for cooking and 
dessert ; succeeds well in exposed positions. 
beinette. Golden. — A riclily flavoured dessert apple, of medium 
size, productive; in use from November to April. 
Basset, PoicelVs. — A small-sized kitchen apple, which may be 
bad in good condition from November to June. Two or three will 
be enough. 
Basset, Boyal. — A fine cooking apple, of large size, which may 
be kept until May in fine condition. 
Stirling Castle. — An excellent culinary apple, in use in August ; 
very productive, and well adapted for northern latitudes. Two trees 
will be ample. 
From the above I have made the following selections for the 
guidance of those who require a very small number of sorts. Those 
who require a dozen varieties only should plant those marked thus *. 
It must be understood that those comprised in the two first selec- 
tions must be planted in favourable localities, for most of them are 
superior, when they do well, to those comprised in the third selection. 
Select Dessert Apples. — *Astrachan, Bed; Cellini, *Court 
Pendu lAat, *Conri of Wide, Early Harvest, Lady's Sioeet, *Lord 
Burghley, Bed Hlargaref, *Nonpareil, Irish Peadi, * Golden Winter 
Pearmain, '*Manningtou's Pearmain, Fearn's Pippin, Devonshire 
Quarrenden, Coe's Golden Pippin, Bibston Pippin. 
Select Kitchen Apples. — Alfriston, * Striped Beefing, Blen- 
heim Orange, Cahille Blandi d'lliver, '^Cellini, Goclcpit, * Keswick 
Codlin, Dredge's Lame, *Duke of hVellinglon, Gravenstein, Lady 
Derby, Galloway Pippin, * Boyal Basset, *Lord Sujfeld, Haiuthornden, 
Beinette du Canada, Warner's King. 
Select Apples eor Cold Climates. — Dessert : *Ashmead's 
