APRIL. 



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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



APPLES {continued from p. 61). 



12. Alfriston. 



Synonyms : Oldaker's new, Lord Gwydyr's Newtown Pippin, 



Baltimore (of some), Newtown Pippin (of many English 



gardens). 



The Alfriston is one of our largest Apples in cultivation, frequently 



measuring five inches in diameter. It is of a roundish irregular figure, 



broadest at the base, and usually much swollen on one side. The 



outline is very uneven, having numerous protuberances on its surface. 



Eye pretty large, set in a deep wide uneven basin, and almost closed 



by the calyx. Colour yellowish green, intermixed with a rough russet; 



orange-russet next the sun. Flesh yellowish, coarse-grained, soft and 



juicy, with a pleasant brisk flavour. It is an excellent cooking Apple, 



and much esteemed for baking. In use from November to January. 



The habit of the tree is too strong to admit of dwarf training ; but 

 it will bear well when planted as a standard in a situation where it 

 can have plenty of head-room. 



13. Cox's Pomona^ 



This large handsome Apple originated with Mr. Cox of Colnbrook 



Lawn, and from its exquisite beauty it truly merits its name. The 

 fruit is somewhat angular in form, broadest at the base, and narrow- 

 ing towards the crown, having five distinct ribs extending nearly from 

 the crown to the base. Skin pale yellowish green on the shaded side, 



