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on the paradise stock it is well suited for espaliers, or growing as an open 

 dwarf. 



This excellent variety was introduced to notice by Gervase Coe, of 

 Bury St. Edmonds, who raised the Golden Drop Plum. It has been said 

 that it is a very old variety, which has existed for many years in some 

 Essex orchards, but was propagated by Coe as a seedling of his own. 



76. COLE.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, ii. 172. Lmd. Guide, 13. Down. Fr. 

 Amer. 71. 



Synonyme. — Scarlet Perfume, ace. Hurt. Soc. Cat. 



FiGDRE. — Pom. Mag. t. 104. Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxxvii. f. 3. 



Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter broad, and two and a half 

 high ; roundish, considerably flattened, almost oblate, and angular on 

 the sides. Skin, yellowish, almost entirely covered with deep crimson, 

 and slightly marked with russet. Eye, large and closed, set in a wide 

 and open basin. Stalk, long, covered with down, and inserted in a close 

 narrow cavity, with a fleshy prominence on one side of it. Flesh, white, 

 firm, juicy, and sweet, with a rich, brisk, and pleasant flavor. 



A first-rate early kitchen apple, and second-rate for the dessert. It is 

 in use during August and September, and will even keep as long as 

 Christmas, if well preserved. 



The tree is hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer, and on account of the 

 size of the fruit should be grown rather as a dwarf than a standard. 



77. COLONEL HARBORD'S PIPPIN.— Lind. 



Identification. — G. Lind. in Hoit. Trans, vol. iv., p. 65. Lind. Guide, 66. Hort 

 Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 174. 



Fruit, large, about three inches and a half wide, and the same in 

 height ; conical, and angular on the sides. Skin, pale yellowish-green, 

 partially russeted on one side. Eye, large, set in a rather shallow 

 basin, surrounded with plaits and wrinkles. Stalk, half an inch long. 

 Flesh, white, tinged with green, soft, and very juicy, with a brisk tart 

 flavor. 



An excellent culinary apple of the first quality ; in use from Novem- 

 ber to March. It originated at Blickling Hall, in Norfolk. 



78. COLONEL VAUGHAN'S.— H. 



Fruit, below medium size, one and three quarter inches high, and two 

 inches broad ; oblato-conical, or conical. Skin, smooth and shining, 

 the side next the sun entirely covered with bright crimson, streaked 

 with very dark crimson, and thinly strewed with greyish white dots ; 

 but of a fine waxen yellow, streaked and dotted with broken streaks of 

 crimson on the shaded side. Eye, small and closed, set in a wide^, 

 rather shallow, and plaited basin. Stalk, about a quarter of an inch 

 long, inserted in a round, deep, and even cavity, which is lined with 



