INTRODUCTION. 
After more than half a century of constant practical attention to their 
production, I have ventured to publish a descriptive Catalogue of those 
varieties of Apples which I have thought most excellent, assisted by my 
daughter Elizabeth, who has drawn them on stone from specimens of my 
own growth. 
The sorts will by some persons be thought too numerous; but it should 
be considered that many kinds are requisite to ensure a constant supply 
of fruit in every season and at all times, as some of them will every year 
fail in bearing. There is also some peculiar good quality in each of this 
selection to recommend it to different tastes, with some singularity of ap- 
j>earance rendering it pleasing to the eye; and there seems no reason why 
a fancy should not be indulged in Apples as well as in Tulips, Ranun¬ 
culuses, &c., as they present the greatest and most beautiful variety of any 
species of fruit, and so eminently combine the useful with the agreeable. 
The Descriptions are concise, and designed to point out in a plain way 
the distinct character and qualities of each kind, with the name (encum¬ 
bered with but few synonyms) by which each variety is most generally 
known. The Figures are of medium size, and the habit of the tree is given, 
with its history, where it is known, or is remarkable. 
Appropriate Lists are added for the Orchard, extensive and smaller 
Gardens, for Paradise Stocks, for the purpose of Sale, and for Walls. 
