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plaited basin. Stalk, three quarters of an inch long, slender, and insert- 

 ed in a round, narrow cavity, which is lined with rough russet. Flesh, 

 greenish-white, soft and juicy, but with little or no flavor. 



An apple of which it is difficult to say to what use it is applicable, hav- 

 ing nothing whatever to recommend it ; it is ripe in November. 



232. MONKTON.— H. 



Fruit, below medium size, two inches and three quarters wide, and 

 two inches high ; oblate, slightly ribbed on the sides, and ridged round 

 the eye. Skin, entirely covered with beautiful red, which is marked 

 with spots, and broken stripes of deep crimson ; the color on the shaded 

 side is paler than on the side exposed to the sun ; it is strewed all over 

 with russety dots, and round the stalk, and in the basin of the eye it is of 

 a clear waxen-yellow. Eye, small and open, with broad, erect segments, 

 set in a moderately deep basin. Stalk, short and thick, inserted in a 

 rather shallow cavity, which is lined with thick grey russet. Flesh, yel- 

 lowish, tender, juicy, and brisk. 



A beautiful cider apple, raised at Monkton, near Taunton, in Somer- 

 setshire. 



233. MOORE'S SEEDLING.— H. 



Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and three inches high ; 

 conical and angular, flattened at the base. Skin, greenish-yellow on the 

 shaded side ; and marked with broken streaks of red where exposed to 

 the sun, interspersed with numerous large dark spots. Eye, small and 

 open, set in a plaited basin. Stalk, very short, imbedded in a small, 

 narrow cavity, and surrounded with a patch of russet. Flesh, yellow, 

 tender, rather sweet and pleasantly flavored. 



A good culinary apple ; ripe in October, and keeps till December. 



234. MORRIS'S COURT OF WICK.— H. 



Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter broad, and an inch and three 

 quarters high ; roundish-oblate, regularly and handsomely shaped, very 

 closely resembling its parent, the old Court of Wick. Skin, pale green 

 on the shaded side ; but washed with light red next the sun, which is 

 covered with darker red spots, and marked with thin grey russet, round 

 the eye. Eye, open, with reflexed segments, equally as characteristic as 

 that of the old Court of Wick, and placed in a wide, shallow basin. Stalk, 

 half-an-inch long, inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, firm but tender, 

 with a profusion of rich, vinous, and highly flavored juice. 



A delicious dessert apple, excelling even the old Court of Wick ; it is 

 in use from October to February. 



This variety was raised some years ago, by Mr. Morris, a market gar- 

 dener at Brentford, near London. 



