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Rh it is of a greenish-yellow cast, marked with numerous grey, often rust-coloured spots, and angular punctures; has a very delicate, though firm, greenish, juicy pulp, possessing a similar aromatic flavour with the English Golden Pippin; and remains sound till May.—The tree is of a moderate size.

8. The Winter Anise-Rennet (Fennouillet gris), is of a size and shape like that described No. 28; of a grey fawn shade, and sometimes marked with warts; the tender pulp has the peculiar anise flavour. This apple is edible from December till February.—The tree is of low growth.

9. The Late Yellow Rennet (Reinette jaune tardive); a moderately large, well-formed, and beautiful apple; yellow, but on the south side reddish, with brown punctures; the pulp is mellow, juicy, and of a very agreeable vinous taste; eatable from Christmas till March.—The tree, though growing vigorously, attains only a middling height.

10. The Nell-Gwyn, an English fruit; uncommonly large, globular, yellow, and occasionally spotted or punctured; its yellowish pulp has a delicious sweetly-acidulated taste, and an exceedingly pleasant flavour; becomes eatable in February and March.—The tree is of the largest kind, and is very productive.

11. The Pear Rennet, both an autumnal and winter-fruit, presents a capital apple, of a tender yellowish pulp, the juice of which has the acidulous flavour of Rhenish wine; it is sufficiently mellow in the beginning of November, and may be preserved through the greater part of winter.—The tree is of slender growth.

12. The Loskrieg, or Princes Table-apple, a delicious autumnal fruit, vying with the former: it is of the Calville family; moderately large; somewhat oblong; whitish, and on the south side with red streaks.—The tree does not rise to a considerable height.

13. The Reval Pear-apple is, next to the Russian Ice-apple, the most acceptable summer-fruit, when planted in a favourable soil and situation; as it is a variety of the latter. Though of a small size, and somewhat depressed, it has a sweet, aromatic taste; is of a fine yellow tint, streaked with red, or handsomely flame-coloured. In hot summers, the pulp of this fruit, on the solar side, is converted into a saccharine juice, and acquires the consistence and taste of a delicious apricot: it ripens in August.—The tree is of the smaller sort.

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a. The Muscadel-Pear of Metz, a smooth-round, and very sapid winter-pear; whitish-green, but yellow when ripening on the floor, and red on the south side; having a mellow pulp with an agreeable saccharine juice.—The tree is uncommonly fertile; though it becomes only of a moderate size.

b. The Imperial Pear, much resembling the Virgouleuse, has a tolerably mellow pulp, without stones; a sweetly flavoured juice, and is eatable in April and May.—The tree grows vigorously, and is easily distinguished by its leaves, the edges of which are curled like the foliage of the oak.

c. The Winter-Thorn (Epine d'hyver), in size and shape is lar