252 BRITISH POMOLOGY, ETC. 



684. MOORHEN PIPPIN. 



A dessert apple, in high estimation in Hampshire. It is of middle 

 size, pea-green color, vai-igated with scarlet blotching, and some russet ; 

 firm in substance, and rich in flavor, keeps well till April. A great 

 bearer, and grows well. — Ron. Pyr. Mai. 64, pi. xxxii. f. 7. 



685. MONSTROUS LEADINGTON. 



Synonime. — Green Codlin. 



This is a very large fruit, and of first-rate quality for kitchen use, 

 its shape is oblong, and the color green ; it is in use from October till 

 January. The tree is a good bearer, healthy, and rather large ; fruit 

 keeps well.— ^. S. C. n. 403. 



686. MONSTROUS RENNET. 



This is a very large apple, of an oblong shape, turning red towards 

 the sun, and of a dark green on the other side. It is generally preserved 

 on account of its magnitude, as the flesh is apt to be meally. It ripens 

 in October. — Fors. Treat. 115. 



687. MORDEN BLOOM. 



A medium sized kitchen apple of inferior quality, it is of an oblate 

 shape, yellow and red color, and ripens during August and September. — 

 H. S. a p. 25. 



688. MORDEN ROUND. 



A small dessert apple of third-rate quality, it is round and handsome, 

 of a yellow color, and russeted, keeps from December till March. — 

 H. S. a n. 445. 



689. MORDEN STRIPED. 



A medium sized kitchen apple, of second-rate quality, it is of a 

 roundish shape, striped with red, and in use from November till 

 January.—^. S. C. n. 446. 



690. MOSS'S INCOMPARABLE. 



A large apple of first-rate quality, either as a dessert or culinary fruit. 

 It is a very late keeper, being in use from April till June. — JRiv. Cat. 



691. MOTHER APPLE. 



A small cider apple of ovate shape, yellow color, and in use in 

 December. A bitter sweet. — H. S. C. n. 448. 



