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juicy and crisp, witb a pleasant, brisk, sugary flavour, 
and an agreeable aftertaste. 
Sweeny’s Nonpareil was sent by Mr. Whiting. 
Large and juicy, with a tender flesh; but not highly 
flavoured. 
Blenheim Orange was sent by Mr. Swinerd. Very 
juicy, and good.—By Mr. Cook, of Not ting Hill. Very 
large, and fine coloured; but soft fleshed, and deficient 
in flavour.—By Kichard Frankitm, Esq. (of Wool- 
hampton). Large, very clear skinned; crisp, juicy, and 
sweet. 
Wyken Pippin was sent by Mr. M'Laren. Very 
handsome, juicy, and good flavoured. 
Five-crowned Pippin was sent by Mr. M'Laren. 
Large, and juicy, with tender flesh ; but not quite ripe. 
APPLES SENT IN SMALLER QUANTITIES. 
Mr. Cranston (of Hereford), sent Loan’s Pearmain. 
A very juicy, tender-fleshed variety, with a brisk sub-acid 
flavour. 
Hownton Hall Gilliflower, in comparison with 
Cornish Gilliflower. The former was greener in colour 
of rind and flesh, more regular in form, less ribbed, but 
coarser in flesh, and more acid in flavour. 
In each of the above classes many of the subjects ex¬ 
hibited were unripe, and were reserved for future con¬ 
sideration ; and some were too ripe to be in a fit state for 
examination. 
SELECT FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GEEAT BEITAIN. 
(Continued from page 169.) 
LIST OF SELECT APEICOTS. 
I. FOR THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, 
EXTENDING AS FAR NORTH AS THE RIVER TRENT. 
Hemskerk 
For Walls. 
Peach 
Kaisha 
Pine Apple 
Largd Early 
Royal 
Large Red 
Shipley’s 
Turkey 
Moorpark 
Breda 
For Standards. 
Moorpark 
Brussels 
Turkey 
II. FOR THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, 
EXTENDING FROM THE TRENT TO THE TYNE. 
Breda 
Brussels 
Hemskerk 
Moorpark 
Red Masculine 
Roman 
Royal Orange 
Shipley’s 
III. BORDER COUNTIES of ENGLAND and SCOTLAND, 
AND OTHER FAVOURABLE SITUATIONS IN SCOTLAND. 
Breda Red Masculine 
Brass els Roman 
Hemskerk Royal Orange 
IV. VARIETIES BEST ADAPTED FOR PRESERVING. 
Kaisha Peach 
Moorpark Roman 
Musch Musch Turkey 
BERBERRIES. 
Berberries, though not cultivated to any extent, may 
be enumerated among the British fruits. The Common 
Berberry is found wild in hedgerows, and is also some¬ 
times grown in shrubberies, both as an ornamental plant, 
and for its fruit, which is preserved in sugar, for use in 
the dessert. The best variety to cultivate for that pur¬ 
pose is the following, but it is difficult to be obtained 
true, 
Stoneless Berberry. —A variety of the Common Ber¬ 
berry, without seeds. This character is not assumed 
till the shrub has become aged; and it would be well for 
those who desire to furnish themselves with this variety, 
to be assured that the plants were taken from an aged 
stock, in which the stoneless character had been mani¬ 
fested, so that no doubt or disappointment may arise. 
Even young suckers, taken from an old plant of the true 
variety, very frequently, and indeed generally, produce 
fertile fruit during the early years of their growth; 
and it is, therefore, necessary to have some assurance, to 
be certain that the plants are correct. 
CHERRIES. 
SYNOPSIS OF CHERRIES. 
In the following arrangement I have endeavoured to classify 
all those varieties of cherries that are most nearly allied to each 
other, for the purpose of facilitating their identification. 
All the varieties of cultivated cherries will be found to consist 
of eight races, into which I have arranged them I. The sweet, 
heart-shaped cherries, with tender and dark-coloured flesh, I have 
called Hearts, as they include almost all the vai’ieties familiarly 
known under that name. II. The pale-coloured, sweet cherries, 
with tender, light yellow, and translucent flesh and skin, I have dis¬ 
tinguished by the name of Ambers, as at once expressive of their 
character. III. Here we have the dark-coloured, sweet cherries, 
with somewhat of the Bigarreau character. Their flesh is not so 
firm 'and crackling as that of the Bigarreaus, but considerably 
harder than in the Hearts, and these I propose to call Hard- 
Hearts. IV. Includes the Bigarreaus, properly so called, 
with light-coloured mottled skin, and hard, crackling flesh. 
V. These are called Dukes, as they include all those bo well 
known under that name. VI. Embraces all those nearly allied 
to the Dukes, but with pale-red skin, translucent skin and flesh, 
and uncoloured juice ; they are, therefore, distinguished as Red- 
Dukes. VII. Includes all those, the trees of which have long, 
slender, and pendent shoots, and dark-coloured fruit, with acid, 
coloured juice, and appropriately termed Morellos ; and 
VIII. I have called Kentish, as it includes all those pale-red, 
acid varieties, of which the Kentish, or English, cherry is 
the type. 
The advantages of such an arrangement and nomenclature are, 
that they not only facilitate identification, but assist description 
and interchange of ideas. If, for instance, a new cherry is in¬ 
troduced, and it is said to belong to the Red-Hearts, we know at 
once that it has some affinity with those familiar varieties Belle 
de Choisy and Carnation ; or if it be a Morello, we know it is a 
dark-fleshed, acid cherry ; while if we are told it is a Kentish, then 
we know it is a pale-fleshed, acid variety, and so with all the other 
divisions. 
I. GEANS. 
Branches rigid and spreading, forming round-headed trees. 
Leaves long, waved on the margin, thin and flaccid, and feebly 
supported on the footstalks. Flowers large, and opening loosely, 
with thin, flimsy, obovate, or roundish-ovate, petals. Fruit heart- 
shaped, or nearly so. Juice sweet. 
§ Fruit obtuse heart-shajied. 
* Flesh dark; juice 
Baumann’s May 
Black Eagle 
Black Heart 
Biittner’s Black Heart 
Corone 
Early Purple Gean 
Gascoigne’s Heart 
Hogg’s Black Gean 
Flesh tender and melting, 
coloured. —Hearts. 
Knight’s Early Black 
Luke Ward’s 
Monstrueuso de Jodoigne 
Ox-Heart 
Trempee prccoce 
Waterloo 
Werder’s Black Heart 
** Flesh pale; juice uncoloured.- —Ambers. 
Adams’ Crown 
Amber Gean 
American Doctor 
Belle d’Orleans 
Downer’s Late Red 
Early Amber 
Hogg’s Red Gean 
Manning’s Mottled 
Ohio Beauty 
Rockfort Bigarreau 
Sparhawk’s Honey 
Tobacco Leaved 
Transparent Gean 
White Heart 
White Tartarian 
