BRITISH POMOLOGY.

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.