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ligatures may be removed; and, in Oc¬ 
tober, the branches may be shortened, 
the heel of the stock above the insertion 
of the graft cut away, and, if required, 
the tree may be removed, though it is 
preferable to defer the latter operation 
till the spring. 
New varieties of Apples, as of all other 
vegetable forms, are obtained from seeds. 
In the nurseries seedlings are annually 
raised for stocks; the seed is sowninMarch, 
on a warm border of light earth, they 
are soon up, and if sown moderately thin, 
require only to be kept free of .weeds till 
the following spring, when the young 
plants may be dibbled into row r s a foot 
apart, and thus stand another year; in 
the third spring, if they are only intended 
for stocks, every alternate row should be 
taken out, and the plants thinned to 
about two feet from each other, so as to 
be at suitable distances for grafting in 
the succeeding season; if, however, they 
are intended to fruit, the whole should 
be transplanted at this time, allowing 
them full twice as much space, to be 
again removed and further thinned every 
other year, till the production of fruit, 
which will occur in about five years from 
the time of sowing. 
Besides this mode of raising stocks 
with the chance of obtaining new varie¬ 
ties, there are a few kinds cultivated 
especially for the purpose ; these are of 
rapid growth, or remarkable for their 
robust constitutions. The Paradise is a 
general favorite for the purpose, and is 
readily propagated by cuttings. The 
Wild Crab also furnishes excellent hardy 
and long-lived stocks; but whatever 
kind is employed a due regard should be 
paid to its condition when grafted; as 
before remarked it must be healthy, or 
disappointment will ensue. 
New kinds, to be worth preserving, 
must possess some very decidedly supe¬ 
rior qualities, for there are now nearly 
nine hundred distinct kinds which may 
be regarded as worth cultivating for 
some purpose or other, independent of 
others decidedly valueless. Prom this 
extended list we select a number of the 
best, classified according to the uses they 
arc each esteemed for. 
Dessert Apples. 
Alderston Pippin. A small, ovate, pink 
and yellow fruit, of medium quality ; 
ripe in August. 
Api Petit. Small, oblong, red and yel¬ 
low ; medium quality; continues in 
season from October to April. Syno¬ 
nymes , American Lady Apple, Pomme 
Bose, Etoillee. 
Bain’s. Middle-sized, rather long, striped; 
medium flavour; in season from No¬ 
vember to March; good boiler. 
Banchamwell. Small, egg-shaped, yel¬ 
low; of excellent quality from De¬ 
cember to March; free bearer. Syno- 
nyme, Motteux’s seedling. 
Betsy. Middle-sized conical fruit, rus¬ 
set, tinged with yellow next the sun ; 
tender and juicy from November to 
Pebruary. 
Blenheim Pippin. Yery large, round, de¬ 
pressed at the eye; yellow; of excel¬ 
lent quality either for table or cooking; 
from November to Pebruary ; a good 
bearer upon old standards. Synonymes, 
Blenheim Orange, Northwick Pippin, 
Woodstock Pippin. 
Calville Blanche d’Hiver. Large, deeply 
ribbed, greenish yellow; of first-rate 
quality either for dessert or cooking; 
in season from January to April. Sy- 
nonyme, Bambour a Cotes Gros. 
Cobham. A medium-sized, round, green 
and red fruit; of good quality, and in 
good soil an immense bearer; Novem¬ 
ber to January. 
Cockle Pippin. An oblong, middle-sized, 
brown and yellow fruit; great bearer, 
and of good quality; from January to 
April. Synonymes, White Cockle Pip¬ 
pin, Nutmeg Pippin. 
Cornish Aromatic. Large, round, russet 
coloured; very good from October to 
January. 
Court-pendu Plat. A medium-sized, 
oblate, deep red apple, of first-rate 
excellence, and a great and certain 
bearer; it is one which should be in¬ 
cluded in every collection; in season 
from December to April. Synonymes , 
Court-pendu, C.-p. extra, C.-p. Bond 
Gros, C.-p. Bond tres Gros, C.-p. 
Bond Bougeatre, C.-p. Musque, C.-p. 
