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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ M^aCH, 
as clusters of Cherries. They are l^in. wide, and about l;|-in. high, rather flat¬ 
tened at both ends, consequently inclining to the oblate form, and very even and 
regular in the outline. The skin is smooth and shining, covered with bright 
lively crimson, shaded with streaks of a deeper tinge, and on the unexposed side 
it is lemon-yellow. The eye is closed, set prominently, almost level with the 
surface, and surrounded with plaits ; stalk sometimes less than ^ in. long, and 
frequently straight, slender, and as much as an inch or more, inserted in a small, 
shallow cavity, which is russety. Flesh of a flne deep yellow. Arm, crisp, very 
juicy, with a rich brisk flavour, and flne delicate aroma when eaten with the 
skin on. 
The fruit comes into use in December, and lasts till well on in the season. It 
is now (February) in perfection, and has the appearance as if it would last for 
some weeks on into April. 
This desirable acquisition was raised by Mr. Jennings in his nursery at 
Shipston-on-Stour, from seed of the Scarlet Siberian Crab or Cherry Apple. The 
seed was sown with no intention of raising new varieties of fruit, but for stocks 
on which to graft the ordinary varieties of apples. One of these showing signs of 
fruit, Mr. Jennings grafted it upon a free apple stock, and from one of the trees 
so produced the fruit now flgured was obtained. 
The parent tree from which the seed was taken is growing in an orchard 
consisting of such varieties as Eibston Pippin, Wyken Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, 
Margil, Hanwell Souring, and Pearmain. That which is in closest proximity to 
it is Margil, and it is not improbable that this was the male parent. The tree 
is of moderate vigour, with an erect habit of growth, and is hardy and pro- 
liflc. The young wood is moderately stout, of a dull purple colour; and the 
leaves do’wny, elliptical ovate, evenly serrated, with a stalk half-an-inch long. 
Another and not an unimportant recommendation of the Fairy Apple is that 
it makes a delicious preserve.— R. Hogg. 
EAELY PEAS FOR FORCING. 
|AVINGr for the last two or three seasons tried the early dwarf marrow 
Peas for growing in pots, and for forcing in pits, I And that they are better 
adapted for these purposes than the tall early sorts, such as Ringleader, 
Taber’s Perfection, and others. They are not so early by a week or ten 
days, but make up for this by their better-filled pods, size of peas, and flavour. 
This year, in addition to Turner s Little Gem^ I am tiying Multum in Parvo, and 
the new dwarf Alpha. They were all sown in the beginning of January as a 
second crop, and I am now able to state something about their style of growth. 
Little Gem and Multum in Parvo are much alike in appearance and height, but 
Alpha is taller and more spindling in its habit than the others. The sparrows 
and mice must be debarred from tasting a morsel of this new sort, for every pea, 
if counted, would come to something, at the present price of 30s. per quart. 
