A dessert fruit from November till March.

This very excellent apple has been many years known all over England, and has no doubt originated here, as it has not been recognised in any foreign publication. It is a hardy tree, and a very excellent bearer.

101. MINCHALL CRAB. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 114. Minshull Crab. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 609.

Fruit above the middle size, round, somewhat flattened, with a few obtuse angles on its sides, about two and a half inches deep, and three or three and a half inches in diameter. Eye rather large, open, with a very short calyx, placed in a flat shallow basin, surrounded by a few rather slight obtuse plaits. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, inserted in a shallow cavity, one half of which protrudes beyond the base. Flesh almost white, firm. Juice smart, sub-acid. A culinary apple from November till March.

This apple derives its name from a village in Cheshire, where it is a great favourite. It is common in all the principal markets of that and the adjoining counties, and is particularly abundant in that of Manchester.

102. MINIER'S DUMPLING. Hort. Trans. Vol.i. p. 70. Fruit large, from three to three inches and a half in diameter, but not so deep; contracted at the crown, depressed, and swelled into a few imperfect angles on its sides. Stalk an inch long, rather thick. Skin deep green, striped with a still deeper on the shaded side, and of a dark red next the sun. Flesh firm. Juice plentiful, sub-acid, with a very pleasant flavour.

A very good culinary apple from November till May. 103. NEWTOWN PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No.635. American Newtown Pippin. Ib.

Fruit middle-sized, rather flat, and somewhat irregular in its outline, having broad, obtuse, unequal ribs, which increase from the base, becoming more prominent at the crown; about two inches and a quarter deep, and three inches in diameter. Eye open, with a very short

slender calyx, which leaves the eye nearly naked, deeply sunk in a somewhat oblique cavity. Stalk half an inch long, slender, wholly sunk within the base, in a wide, funnel-shaped cavity. Skin of a dull green, changing to an olive yellow, becoming more yellow as it acquires maturity, having a thin russet covering the greatest part of the base. Flesh pale yellow, or yellowish white, firm. Juice saccharine, and possessing an exceedingly rich and highly aromatic flavour.

In eating from December till April.

The specimen from which this description is written was grown in the Horticultural Society's garden, at Chiswick, in 1830, and may be relied upon as the true Newtown Pippin, although several other apples are sold under this name; the Canadian Reinette particularly. 104. NEWTOWN SPITZEMBERG. Pom. Mag. t. 144. Newtown Spitzemberg. Coxe's View, p. 126., according to the Pom. Mag.

Matchless. Hort. Soc. Cat. 597., according to the Pom. Mag.

Fruit middle sized, depressed, globular, not angular, bearing much resemblance in shape to a Nonesuch, about two inches and a quarter deep, and three inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye open, in a moderatesized basin, very little plaited. Stalk short, rather thick, inserted in a tolerably deep cavity. Skin pale yellow, with a tinge of green where shaded, and of a reddish colour streaked with darker next the sun. Towards the crown, in particular, the skin is set with whitish spots. Flesh firm, yellowish, rich, and very good.

A dessert kind from November till the end of January. This very beautiful apple is of American origin, and has been sold by Mr. Cobbett under the name of the Matchless Apple. It is well deserving of cultivation.

105. NORFOLK BEAUFIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 45. Norfolk Beefin. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 124.

Fruit pretty large, of a somewhat irregular flattish figure, and having a few broad obtuse angles extending from the base to the crown, generally about three inches in diameter, and two inches and a half or two inches and three quarters deep. Eye large, deep, surrounded by irregular plaits. Stalk half an inch long, fleshy, deeply inserted. Skin deep green, with livid red, nearly round the fruit, but deepest on the sunny side. Flesh very firm. Juice not plentiful, sub-acid.

A culinary apple from November till May or June. The Beaufin, undoubtedly a Norfolk apple, is a fruit of great merit. Independently of its general use in the kitchen, it furnishes a luxury at the table as a sweetmeat throughout the winter. Many thousands of these apples are dried by the bakers in Norwich, annually, and sent in boxes as presents to all parts of the kingdom, where they are universally admired. The trees, being somewhat tender, require to be planted on a good soil and in a warm situation, otherwise they are apt to canker and become short lived.

106. REINETTE FRANCHE. Duhamel, No. 22.

Reinette Franche. Knoop. Pom. p. 53. t. 9.

Fruit pretty large, of a flattish figure, about three inches and a quarter in diameter at its base, and two inches and a half deep. Eye small, rather deep, surrounded by some broad plaits, the termination of rather obscure ribs, from the sides of the fruit. Stalk thick, short, deeply inserted. Skin smooth, pale yellow when ripe, marked with numerous russetty specks and patches, which ramify thinly over a good part of the surface. Flesh yellowish white, firm. Juice saccharine and highly flavoured.

A dessert apple from November to February.

107. ROBINSON'S PIPPIN. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 176. Hooker. Pom. Lond. t. 42.

Fruit about the size of a Golden Pippin, oval, flat

tened at both extremities. Eye well formed, open, sunk in a broad but very shallow hollow. Stalk short, slender. Skin green, approaching to brownish yellow where fully exposed, with a large portion of russet brown, particularly round the eye. Flesh greenish,

breaking, tender.

Juice plentiful, partaking of the flavour of both a Golden Pippin and Nonpareil. The fruit is generally produced in clusters at the ends of the branches, often eight or ten together.

A very neat and excellent dessert apple from December till May.

This has long been cultivated in His Majesty's gardens at Kew, under its present name.

108. STRIPED BEAUFIN. G. Lind. Plan of an Orchard, 1796.

Fruit large, of an uneven outline, with broad irregular ribs on its sides, about three inches and three quarters in diameter, and three inches deep. Eye large, open, in a deep and wide irregular obtuse-angled basin. Stalk half an inch long, deeply inserted in a wide uneven cavity. Skin green, tinged with dull salmon colour, mottled, and covered with broken stripes and dashes of dull red all round the fruit. Flesh firm, pale greenish white. Juice quick, slightly sub-acid.

I found a

A culinary fruit from October till May. large tree of this sort in 1794, growing in the garden of the late William Crowe, Esq., at Lakenham, near Norwich, a fruit of which I gathered, measuring twelve inches and a half in circumference, and weighing twelve ounces and a half avoirdupoise. It is a very excellent apple, and, being very hardy, deserves culti

vation.

109. WINTER BROADING. G. Lind. in Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 66. p.66.

Broad-end. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 108.

Fruit middle-sized, globular, flattened at both ends.

Eye placed in a small narrow basin. Stalk very short, deeply inserted. Skin pale green, with a tinge of faint brownish red on the sunny side. Flesh white, mixed with green. Juice sub-acid, but pleasant.

A good culinary apple from Michaelmas till Christmas. A Norfolk apple, well known in the Norwich market. 110. WINTER COLMAN. G. Lind. in Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 66.

Norfolk Coleman. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 683.

Norfolk Storing. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 126.

Fruit rather large, of a round and rather flattish figure, nearly as broad at the crown as the base; generally about three inches and three quarters in diameter, and two inches and a half deep. Eye open, rather narrow, not deep, surrounded by several pretty regular plaits. Stalk short, thick, inserted quite within the Skin bright deep red next the sun, pale yellow freckled with red on the shaded side. Flesh firm, crisp, with a smart sub-acid juice.

base.

A culinary apple from November till March.

The Colman is a Norfolk apple of a very excellent quality for kitchen use. The wood is very strong, and the trees grow to a large size, are very hardy, and good bearers.

111. WINTER MAJETIN. G. Lind. in Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 68. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1170.

Fruit somewhat resembling the London Pippin in form, having prominent ribs round the crown, but it is a little more oval. Eye small, closed, rather deeply sunk in a narrow basin, surrounded by five deep and prominent plaits or knobby angles. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, one half of which is within a wide funnel-shaped cavity. Skin dull green, with a tinge of brownish red on the sunny side. Flesh greenish white, and resembles that of the Easter flavour.

Pippin in texture and