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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



APPLES (continued from p. 17). 



4. Kerry Pippin. 



Synonym : Edmonton's Aromatic Pippin. 

 This is a dessert Apple of great merit from the county Kerry, 

 whence its name. The fruit is a little below the middle size, mostly of 

 an oval figure, a little flattened at the apex. Skin smooth, pale yellow 

 mingled with orange, stained and streaked with red on the side next 

 the sun. The eye is small, surrounded with a few small plaits, some 

 of which at times extend nearly to the base of the fruit. The stalk 

 is sometimes slender, but often quite short; fleshy, and obliquely 

 inserted under a swollen lip. Flesh yellow, crisp, and juicy, with a 

 rich, sugary, aromatic flavour. In season through September and 

 October. Owing to the moderate growth of the trees, this excellent 

 kind answers well for planting in small gardens, either as low stan- 

 dards or espaliers. 



5. King of the Pippins. 



Synonym : Hampshire Yellow. 

 Fruit middle size, rather longer than broad, both ends a little 

 flattened, and broadest towards the base. Surface smooth and even. 

 Skin orange yellow, faintly tinged and streaked with red next the 

 sun, dotted all over with brown specks, a few of a lighter colour 

 being embedded. Eye broad and open, deeply sunk, and very little, 



if any, calyx. Stalk nearly an inch long, slender, and inserted in a 

 deep even cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, and sweet ; not over 

 rich, but of a pleasant flavour. Its great beauty renders it a favourite 

 autumn table fruit. The trees are of upright growth, hardy, and 



