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long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, and 

 juicy, with a rich, sugary, and very high flavor. 



One of the most excellent 

 dessert apples ; it is in use 

 from October to February. 



The tree is a free grower, 

 hardy,and an excellent bearer; 

 it attains about the middle 

 size, and is well adapted for 

 growing as an espalier, when 

 grafted on the paradise stock. 

 This variety originated at 

 the village of Syke House, in 

 Yorkshire, whence its name. 

 Diel's nomenclature of the 

 Syke House Russet, affords a 

 good example of the trans- 

 formations the names of fruits are subject to, when translated from one 

 language to another ; he writes it Englische Spitalsreinette, which he 

 translates Sik-House Apple, because as he supposed it received this 

 appellation, either from the briskness of its flavor being agreeable to 

 invalids, or from its having originated in the garden of an hospital, 

 He says he finds it only in Kirke's Fruit Tree Catalogue, where it is 

 erroneously printed Syke-House ! 



355. TARVEY CODLIN.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Trans, vol. vii. p. 383. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 167. 

 Lind. Guide, 83. 



Fruit, large and conical. Skin, dull olive-green, with an imperfect 

 mixture of yellow on the shaded side, and yellowish-red, much spotted 

 with broken rows of large blood-red dots, next the sun. Flesh, white 

 and juicy, somewhat resembling the English Codlin. 



A good culinary apple for a northern climate, in use during November 

 and December. 



This variety was raised from seed of the Manks Codlin, impregnated 

 with the Nonpariel, by Sir. G. S. Mackenzie, Bart., of Coul, in Rosshire. 



356. TAUNTON GOLDEN PIPPIN.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, p. 18. 

 Figure. — Maund. Fruit, pi. 21. 



Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a quarter wide, and the 

 same in height ; oblato-cylindrical, regularly and handsomely shaped. 

 Skin, deep rich yellow, strewed with markings anti freckles of russet on 

 the shaded side, but covered with a cloud of red, which is marked with 

 deeper red streaks, on the side next the sun. Eye, open, set in a wide, 

 rather deep, and plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a narrow, and 



