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THE APPLE. 
Wine Apple, Winesap, &.C., and some of the high-flavoured Eng 
lish varieties in the preceding pages are very highly valued foi 
cider in Britain — the Golden Pippin, Golden Harvey, Downto^ 
&c. The Fox Whelp is a very celebrated apple of this class, 
used to flavour and give strength to nearly all the choice cider 
of Herefordshire, which is not yet introduced here, to our know- 
ledge. It is middle sized, ovate, dark red, with a rich, heavy 
juice of the specific gravity 10^8. The Siberian Bitter 
Sweet is a variety of crab raised by Mr. Knight, and about 
twice the size of the Siberian Crab, small, roundish ovate, yel 
low ; an immense bearer, and held in very high esteem in Eng- 
land, for mixing with other cider apples, to impart richness. 
CLASS y. 
APPLES FOR ORNAMENT OR PRESERVING. 
Siberian Crab. Arb . Brit. 
Mains baccata. Lind. Pyrus baccata. Arb. Brit. 
The common Siberian Crab is a beautiful little fruit, which is 
produced in rich clusters on the branches, and, at a distance, 
resembles large and handsome cherries. It is highly esteemed 
for preserving, and almost every large garden in the middle 
States contains a tree of this variety. It forms a vigorous, neat 
tree, of rather small size, and its blossoms, which are white, are 
produced in beautiful profusion in spring, and a large crop of 
fruit regularly follows. 
Fruit about three fourths of an inch in diameter, very regu- 
larly formed, and rather flat. Skin smooth, of a lively scarlet, 
over a clear yellow ground, and when the bloom is rubbed off, 
is highly polished. Stalk nearly two inches long, and very 
slender. Calyx small, slightly sunk. Fit for preserving in Sep- 
tember and October. 
Large Red Siberian Crab. 
Pyrus Pruifolia. Arb. Brit. 
This variety is about twice the size of the foregoing, round- 
ish-ovate, with a large and prominent calyx, and a pale red and 
yellow skin. It forms a larger tree, with rather coarser foliage 
than the common variety, and is esteemed for the same pur- 
poses. September and October. 
Yellow Siberian Crab. 
Amber Crab. 
This scaicely differs from the common Siberian Crab, except 
