XVI. 
THE BEST BACHE. 
This apple does not appear to have been known to the 
writers of the century before the last; for it does not occur 
in any old catalogue of the varieties of apples of that period; 
and it is not improbable that it is a variety of more recent 
date. The origin of the name is unknown: it may possibly 
have been obtained from the name of the field, or farm, 
where the original tree grew; but as it has sometimes been 
called Bache’s Kernel, it more probably derives its name 
from that of the person who first raised it from seed, or was 
subsequently supposed to have improved it by culture: for 
the planters of the 17 th century erroneously conceived that 
the character of every variety might be permanently chang¬ 
ed, and improved, by appropriate management of the ma¬ 
ture seed, and of the plant, subsequently to its evolution. 
The Best Bache is principally cultivated in the South-east 
part of Herefordshire. The specific gravity of its juice is 
about 1073. 
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