hignell’s matchless. 
likely to continue in undiminished vigour for its “three score 
years and ten,” Mr. Knight’s alleged age, in healthy growth, of 
most varieties of Apples. 
As this theory of the late ingenious and talented" horticultur- 
ist, Thomas Andrew Knight (whose memory can but be revered 
by every one who knows either him or his works), is, in the 
main, admitted by pomologists as correct, it becomes most im- 
portant that newly-raised varieties should be chosen for plant- 
ing. Cankered trees are the certain result of planting old 
decrepit sorts. Young stocks afford them no permanent reno- 
vation. 
At the present moment — March, Hignell’s Matchless Apple 
is quite firm and handsome, for the dessert, and may be kept 
another month, or longer. The dried calyx is not unfrequently 
lost from the circumference of its eye, which gives it the 
appearance of being rather large; and it is placed in a shallow, 
slightly-lobed, depression. In shape the fruit is variable, being 
sometimes round, as our dramng, and sometimes smaller to- 
ward the eye, and more straight sided; but its stem appears to 
be constant in its shape, as depicted. 
Its external colour a dull yellow, reddened on the sunned 
side, and having specks and pale russet slightly scattered over 
its entire surface. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, and 
pleasantly flavoured, without any prominent peculiarity. 
The tree, says Mr. HigneU, is of upright free growth, very 
healthy, and suitable to grow as a Dwarf or Standard, but it 
has never been tried on quince stocks. 
With this Apple we close the present series of the Botakic • 
Garden and Fruitist; but with a re-print of the work (issued 
at a reduced price) a succession of useful hardy garden fruits, 
will be given ; and we shall hope to bring before our friends 
many new, and yet unpublished, varieties, for the benefit of 
those who, in a spirit of philanthropy, plant for future genera- 
tions as well as themselves. 
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