tion, makes slender declining shoots, and seldom | size ; its shape oval ; its eye prominent, but 
fails to yield a good crop.—The white russet is of 
large size; its shape irregular, but approaching 
to oblate rotund; its sides unequal and obtusely 
angular ; its eye large and furrowed ; its stalk 
short, and inserted in a large cavity; its colour 
greenish yellow, clouded with russet and white 
to the shade, and often delicately tinted with a 
light blush to the sun ; its flesh pale yellow, soft, 
and mellow ; and its flavour saccharine and rich. 
The tree grows erect, makes strong light - gray 
shoots, and has pale green leaves; and, though 
rather a thin bearer, compensates for the few- 
ness of its fruit by their size and richness.—The 
scarlet queening is about the middle size; its 
shape conical ; its sides irregular; its eye small, 
deep, and wrinkled; its stalk long, and set in a 
deep cavity ; its colour yellow, blotched, and 
streaked with red ; its flesh firm and juicy; and 
its flavour saccharine and aromatic. The tree is 
a good bearer.—The margil is of middle size; its 
shape conical ; its sides slightly angular; its eye 
small and wrinkled; its stalk slender and deeply 
set ; its colour a bright yellow, striped and 
clouded with red toward the sun, and shading 
into russet around the stalk and the eye; its 
flesh yellowish, firm, and juicy; and its flavour 
saccharine, vinous, and piquant. ‘The tree is 
vigorous, sends out delicate, diverging, and very 
downy and spurred shoots, has small lanceolate 
leaves on long foot-stalks, and is a good bearer. 
—The courtwick pippin is below the middle size ; 
its shape oval, with flattened head ; its sides 
‘smooth and sometimes warted; its eye large, 
shallow, sunk, and a little indented; its stalk 
short, set in a wide cavity, and often oblique; 
its colour yellow, mixed with russet, and ruddy 
to the sun; its flesh richly yellow, crisp, and 
juicy; and its flavour saccharine and agreeably 
acidulated. The tree is strong, makes slender 
and erect shoots, and is an abundant bearer.— 
The Ross nonpareil is a middle-sized, roundish 
apple; its sides smooth, but sometimes warted ; 
its eye shallow; its stalk about an inch in length, 
and deeply inserted; its colour yellowish, nearly 
covered with russet, and a deep red with darker 
stripes toward the sun ; its flesh firm and whitish ; 
and its flavour saccharine and fragrant. The 
tree is strong, makes slender shoots, has a spread- 
ing head, and is an abundant bearer.—The Ribston 
pippin is a large, oblate, rotund apple; its sides 
angular; its eye deeply furrowed, and closed by 
the calyx ; its stalk short, deeply inserted, and 
sometimes elbowed; its colour yellow, blotched 
with russet, particularly at the eye and the 
stalk, and spotted and striped with bright red 
toward the sun; its flesh yellow, firm, and some- 
times coarse; and its flavour saccharine and 
aromatic. It is very closely allied to the margil, 
yet scarcely equals that apple in flavour. The 
tree has a spreading growth, and sends out 
strong shoots with very downy extremities.— 
placed in a shallow basin; its stalk short, and 
inserted in a deep but narrow cavity; its sur- 
face uniform; its colour yellowish green to the 
shade, and reddish, interspersed with darker 
spots to the sun; its flesh yellow, firm, and 
juicy; and its flavour saccharine and highly 
aromatic. It is an excellent apple even in bad 
seasons. The tree sends up erect, brownish, 
downy shoots, has small oblong leaves, on long 
and slender foot-stalks, and is an abundant 
bearer—The green nonpareil is a middle-sized, 
roundish, oblate apple; its sides smooth; its eye 
shallow ; its stalk slender, inserted in a wide and 
shallow cavity, and sometimes elbowed ; its col- 
our yellowish green, clouded with russet, marked 
with dark specks, and a dull red to the sun ; its 
flesh crisp and juicy ; and its flavour saccharine, 
aromatic, and piquant. The tree makes slender, 
erect shoots, with striated or furrowed extrem- 
ities, has long oval leaves on long foot - stalks, 
and is a good bearer; but, when growing in old 
garden ground, is liable to canker—The Syke- 
house russet is below the middle size; its shape 
flattish ; its eye wide; its stalk short, and in- 
serted in a shallow cavity; its colour yellowish 
green, much clouded with russet, and of a dull 
red to the sun; its flesh yellowish and firm, but 
mellow ; and its flavour saccharine and pleasantly 
acidulated. ‘The tree has a spreading growth, 
makes gross shoots, and is very vigorous and a 
great bearer—The prickly seedling is a small 
round fruit; its sides smooth; its stalk thick, 
inserted in a wide cavity, and sometimes nippled ; 
its eye large and deep; its colour bright yellow, 
but russet around the stalk, and a bright red to- 
ward the sun; its flesh yellow, juicy, and mel- 
low; and its flavour saccharine and rich. The 
tree is vigorous, has an erect growth, and is a 
great bearer.—The reinette Franche & Cotes is a 
large oblong apple; its sides obtusely angular ; 
its eye deep, very wide, and irregularly furrowed; 
its stalk long, slender, and deeply inserted ; its 
colour green till quite ripe, and then yellowish, 
with some light reddish stripes to the sun, and’ 
specked with russet around the eye and the 
stalk ; its form, when perfectly ripe, a little 
shrivelled; its flesh yellowish, juicy, firm, and 
mellow ; and its flavour saccharine and rich. 
The tree has an erect and very strong growth, 
makes greenish - coloured shoots with a silky 
pubescence at their extremities, has oblong oval 
leaves, with remarkably parallel sides, and is an 
abundant bearer. 
About twenty varieties were in prime repute 
nearly a century ago; and, though not all in- 
cluded in the lists which we have given, most 
continue to enjoy a large portion, and many con- 
tinue to enjoy the whole, of their ancient repu- 
tation. Varieties of such thoroughly established, 
long tried, and universally admitted excellence, 
are eminently valuable, and deserve a brief de- 
The Beauchampwell seedling is below the middle , scriptive notice—The white or French rennet is 
