The cover image was created by the transcriber, and is placed in the public domain.
Variant spellings and inconsistent hyphenation are retained.
Spellings of French, German and Latin words and names are kept as originally printed.
Punctuation and formatting are inconsistent in the list of references and in headings. These have not been standardized.
As well as many abbreviations not being marked with a full stop, some words are followed by a full stop, as though they were abbreviations. These have not been standardized.
Illustrations are moved to the beginning of the description of the variety of apple which they illustrate.
Footnotes are moved to the end of the paragraph, or the description of the variety of apple, in which they occur.
Other changes that have been made are listed at the end of the book.
BRITISH POMOLOGY;
OR, THE
HISTORY, DESCRIPTION, CLASSIFICATION,AND SYNONYMES,
OF THE
FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES
OF
GREAT BRITAIN;
ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS,
BY
ROBERT HOGG.
—————————“Fruit of all kinds, in coat
Rough or smooth rind, or bearded husk or shell.”—Milton.
THE APPLE.
“Arboris est suavis Fructus, sunt dulcia Poma,
Dulcior est inquam Nectare, et Ambrosia.”
LONDON:GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW;
EDINBURGH: JAMES HOGG;
GLASGOW: DAVID BRYCE.
MDCCCLI.
PRINTED BY WILLIAM FORD,
28, Russell Court, Brydges Street, Covent Garden,
LONDON.
TO
MR. ROBERT THOMPSON,
FOR
THE IMPORTANT SERVICES HE HAS RENDERED TO THE
STUDY OF POMOLOGY
AND FOR
HIS UNWEARIED LABORS IN DETERMINING AND ARRANGING
POMOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE.
THIS WORK
IS DEDICATED BY HIS SINCERE FRIEND,
THE AUTHOR.
It is much to be regretted, that of late years, so little attentionhas been given in this country, to the study of pomology, and thatso few efforts have been made to encourge a taste for this mostimportant, most instructive, and intellectual branch of horticulturalscience.
Towards the end of the last, and beginning of the present century,when the late Mr. Knight was in the full vigor of his scientificpursuits, this was the subject which engaged so much of his powerfulintellect, and from which he succeeded in producing such greatand beneficial results. With Mr. Knight as president, and Mr.Sabine as secretary, the Horticultural Society of London did muchfor the advancement of this subject, and in extending a knowledgenot only of the fruits of this country, but of the most valuable varietiesof the continent of Europe, and America. Through the exertionsof these gentlemen, and in conjunction with the illustrious pomologists,Dr. Diel and Professor Van Mons, and other eminent continentalcorrespondents, was obtained that vast collection of fruitswhich once existed in the Society’s garden; and by means of whichthat great undertaking of determining and arran