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jLUJCOMBE’S FIIf]E°AFF]LE FIFFIK. 
OR an opportunity of figuring this very distinct 
variety of Apple we are indebted to its origin- 
atore, Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., the ex- 
tensive nurserymen of Exeter. There are two 
distinct classes of Apple-eaters ; the one demands that an 
Apple be firm and crisp ; the other that it be tender and almost 
melting. So bounteous is Nature to all her children, that no 
palate is formed without the production of that which can afford 
it gratification, and the Pine apple Pippin is expressly designed 
for the latter class, for a more tender-fleshed Apple can never 
be desired ; but whether it be of first-rate quality for the Was- 
sail Bowl we have no experience. Many of our readers may 
not be aware that, in some parts of Devonshire, this festivity — 
the Wassail Bowl, has not been wholly discontinued, but still 
exists, yet with some variation from the ancient usage. The 
