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TIIE FLORIST. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUITS. 



APPLES {continued from p. 79). 



16. Court Pendu Plat. 



Synonyms : Court Pendu, Court Pendu Rose, Princesse 

 Noble Zcete, Russian, Corianda Rose, Pomme de Berlin, 

 Garnon's Apple, Wollaton Pippin, with several others, 

 mostly French. 

 Fruit middle-sized, oblate, and remarkable for its irregular form 

 and even outline. Skin dark red, intermixed with numerous brown 

 russety specks, and flakes of russet near the base ; but when fully ex- 

 posed to the sun, the surface is nearly covered with dark crimson. 

 Stalk not more than a quarter of an inch long, inserted in a wide 



moderately deep cavity. Eye open, set in a broad even basin, often 

 divested of its segments, otherwise quite short and reflexed. Flesh 

 yellowish white, firm, fine grained, juicy, and highly flavoured. It is 

 one of the best winter and spring Apples used at the dessert. 



The trees are of dwarf habit, and are very abundant bearers. A 

 crop from this kind is perhaps more certain than all others, owing to 

 the blossoms expanding very late in spring (even after most other 

 sorts are in leaf) ; therefore they escape the spring frost. 



17. Lucombes Seedling. 



The fruit is rather above the middle size, roundish, slightly an- 

 gular. Eye quite small, seated without much depression, and closed 

 by the calyx ; the surrounding parts being much contracted. Skin 

 pale greenish yellow, blotched and striped with bright red on one 

 side ; the whole surface sprinkled with dark brown and green specks, 

 with flakes of dingy russet near the crown. Stalk short, stout, and 

 set in a deep narrow cavity. Flesh white, with a tinge of green near 

 the core ; crisp and juicy, with an agreeable flavour. It is an ex- 

 cellent culinary Apple, in use from November to the beginning of 

 March. 



