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KING OF PIPPINS. I 
enjopng the profits of luxuriant, thriving, fniitful, trees; in- 
stead of possessing orchards of haiTen, cankered, mossy, stumps, 
aged in their youth ; the circumstances, unfortunately, under 
which many varieties now appear, that once were almost invalu- 
able. They should not now be further increased. We woidd 
impress this fact upon the attention of eveiT propagator of the 
Apple-tree. Although he may not, at first, appear to disappoint 
himself, for old wom-out sorts will thrive for a few years, when 
they should be in the jirime of life, at from twenty to sixty years 
old, they then betray all the infinnities of extreme age — canker, 
and decay. 
The King of Pippins is an older variety than we would gen- 
erally recommend, but the gi’owth of the tree has hitherto been 
kind, and it is, as the Herefordshire faiTuer expresses the fact, a 
lucky bearer. 
The shape of the fruit is always good, and its rich yellow colour 
pleasing, although, unless well exposed to the sun, it is deficient 
of mddiness, assuming more of an orange tint. Its eye is large 
and open, in a deep slightly-lobed bason ; the segments of the 
calj-x frequently separated. Stem nearly an inch long, in a nar- 
row deep cavity. Flesh whitish, breaking easily, sweet, juicy, 
and possessing a veiy pleasant but not remarkably high flavour. 
This Apple is alike useful for kitchen use and the dessert, and 
keeps pertectly sound through Januaiy; but its flavour is not 
retained in perfection after November. 
The tree is hardy, and an excellent bearer. On pai'adise stocks 
it makes handsome, fmitful, miniature trees, which may be kept 
in a healthy bearing state, whilst not exceeding the size of a 
goosebeiTj' bush. If their gi’owth be tolerably luxuriant, and it 
is desired to retain them as miniatures, in the autumn of the 
second yeai’ after planting, their roots must be wholly cut back, 
to fifteen inches from the stem; and the pinning of them, of 
course, attended to, as set forth in the Auctarium ; of which more 
will he said hereafter. 
