Costermonger Costermonger Costermonger, coster, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns. The term is derived from the words "costard" (a now extinct medieval variety of large, ribbed apple) and "monger" (seller), and later came to be used to describe hawkers in general. Some historians have pointed out that a hierarchy existed within the costermonger class and that while costermongers sold from a handcart or animal-drawn cart, mere hawkers carried their wares in a basket. Costermongers met a need for rapid food distribution from the wholesale markets (e.g., in London; Smithfield for meat,
Fruit Tree (box set) Fruit Tree (box set) Fruit Tree is a box set by English singer/songwriter Nick Drake. It exists in several versions, all of which feature his three studio albums, plus additional material. There are now three distinct releases of "Fruit Tree". The 1979 release consisted of a box set of three LPs with new artwork. The first two were as listed below. The third was "Pink Moon", track listing as below plus the last four songs of what later (1986 release) became "Time of No Reply". This version was released on Island Records. The 1986 release was a 4 LP/CD release,