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Sam Yı . Dessert. Fruit small, yellowish with russet spots ; 
Mere de Ménage. Kitchen. Large and good. October “to 
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Golden Reinette. Dessert. Fruit rather small, wish red, 
- streaked with red ; flavour excellent, sweet and rich. e of the 
best and most useful’of dessert apples. tober to: December, 
Gravenstein. Kitchen. sije large, handsome, sweet 
crisp. November to January. verte ag art 
Groennp's Pippin. Kitchen. Fruit very large. February to. | 
May. vigorous grower and abundant bearers  - 
Irish Peach. Dessért. Eruit medium, Yellowish-green, Very | 
early ; flavour juicy, excellent. July and Atigust. A very good 
variety, often known as Early Crofton. yi : > 
Jolly Beggar. Kitchens. Fruit large, pale yellow, er and ṣi 
juicy. November to Jafary, A very desirable sort andan 
extraordinary cropper. 
Keddlestone Pippin. Dessert. it small, yellow or golden 
colour, specked with russet; flavour-delicious, highly aromatic. 
December to March. An excellent variety. x 
Kerry Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium, firm, yellow, and red ; 
flavour sugary and rich. September to October. 
Keswick Codlin, Kitchen. Fruit large and early. August to 
October. An admirable sort for market purposes. 
King of the Pippins. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellow and red; 
flavour juicy and rich. October to January. 
Lady Henniker. Kitchen. Fruit yellow, with crimson streaks 
near the sun, highly flavoured, and with a pleasant perfume. 
February to May. excellent sort, suitable for dessert or 
kitchen. wae $ i 
Lodgemore Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour rich, 
sugary, and aromatic. January to May. An excellent sort. 
Lord Suffield. Kitchen. Fruit very large, white, soft, excellent 
for sauce and tarts. August to September. . 
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and 
s Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large. September and October. 
One of the finest and most useful of kitchen sorts. 
March. 
Mr. Gladstone. Dessert. Fruit large and handsome, very 
early, scarlet cheek, striped and shaded; of excellent quality. 
„ July and August. New. 
New or Winter Hawthornden. Kitchen. Fruit very large, 
excellent. November to January. An extraordinary bearer, one 
of the best for sauce and cooking. 
onsuch. Kitchen. Fruit large,juicy. August to October. 
admirable sort, unequalled for sauce and cooking. 
Norfolk . Kitchen. Large and good flavour, excellent 
mag oa most useful for baking whole and preserving. November 
to July. 
An 
Norfolk Greening. Kitchen. Fruit medium; rather acid. Keeps 
till April or May. 
Northern Spy. Dessert. Fruit large, tender; flavour highly 
aromatic. December to May. 
Old Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit medium, tender, and juicy. 
November to January. A prolific variety. 
Pitmaston Pineapple. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour very 
rich. July to September. According to Mr. Rivers this variety 
is a very abundant bearer on the Paradise stock ; it is not a 
vigorous grower. 
Red han. Dessert. Fruit good size, bright; flavour 
delicate and rich. August to September. 
Red Ingestrie. Dessert. Fruit very pretty bright red next the 
sun, on a yellow ground, flesh pale yellow; flavour brisk and 
sparkling, like the Golden Pippin in quality, August and Sep- 
tember. An excellent sort. 
Red Juneating, or Margaret. Dessert. 
early, very g quality. July and August. 
sort, with numerous synonyms. 
Red Quarrenden. Dessert. 
scarlet; flavour crisp and sweet. 
summer sorts. 
Reinette du la. 
brown, large; flavour juicy, brisk, sub-acid. November to x 
Fruit medium, 
A well-known 
Fruit under medium, bright 
August. One of the best 
Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and 
Fig. 125. P 
Reinette Grise. Dessert. Flesh yellowish-white, sugary, ` 
pleasant ; flavour sub-acid. November to April. It does best 
on the dise stock, is an ab cropper. See 
Fig. 126. 
Ribston Pippin. Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and me- 
dium; flavour rich, aromatic, excellent. Olaa to ppa 
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flavour delicious, tender, and juicy. October to December. 
An excellent Irish sort, ; 
Scarlet Crofton, Dessert. Fruit medium, yellow and red; 
flavour crisp, juicy, and sweet. October to December. 
arlet Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit well coloured, e; flavour 
crisp and juicy. January to March. = 
nall’s Admirable. Kitchen. Fruit large, en, crisp, 
‘Sweet, and juicy. November to January. A cB os coumper’ 
Apple—continued. © | y a 
Stamford Pippin. ` Dessërt. Fruit large, with a brisk flavour 
November to January, 
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and an agreeable aroma. 
desirable sort. = p A 
Frc. 125. APPLE, REINETTE DU CANADA, - 
Sturmer Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium; flavour brisk AK4 
rich, February to June. 
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Syke House Russet. Dessert. Fruit small ; flavour very rich, + 
January to May. An exċellent sort. * 
Tower of Glammis. Kitchen. Fruit yellow, very large, 
square-shaped, crisp, and excellent. February to May. A very 
excellent sort. 
Van Mons Reinette. Dessert. Fruit small, with a rich, 
aromatic, and excellent flavour.’ November to January. 
Waltham Abbey Seedling, Kitchen. Fruit large. November 
and December. An admirable sort. 
Warner’s King. Kitchen. Fruit large, handsome, and good. 
November to March. 
Worcestershire Pearmain. Kitchen. F 
of a very brilliant colour; flavour crisp and juicy. 
October. 
Suffield. 
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Fruit large, conical, 
August to 
oA splendid variety, said to be as araa as Taj 
FIG. 126. APPLE, REINETTE GRISE. 
White Juneating. Dessert. Fruit small, very éarly, and good. 
quality, but a bad keeper. July and August. A prolific 
White Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit medium, very delicious. 
March to June. A very desirable sort. eas 
Winter Quoining, or Queening. Dessert. Fruit very DUS" 
almost red ; flavour excellent. November to May. Am excelter 
sort, useful for dessert or culinary purposes, 
Winter Strawberry. Dessert. Fruit yellow, medium, 
with red ; flavour brisk aromatic. November to March. 
useful sort. lent 
Wormer Pippin. Kitchen or dessert. Fruit of an exce eni 
uality, large, pale green; excellent for kitchen or 
ptember to October. eater 
Yorkshire Greening. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy, tenter- 
November to January. Cox's 
For Cordons the following are the best :— BETTY GEESON, VO 
GOLDEN DROP, Cox’s ORANGE PIPPIN,. DUKE OF DEvONS ET 
KING OF THE PIPPINS, LODGEMORE NONPAREIL, NORT pent 
Spy, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN} SCARLET NO 
striped 
Avery 
PAREIL, x 
For Pyramidal, Bush, and Espalier Trees, tho best are: 
—ADAMS’ PEARMAIN, ASHMEAD’S KERNEL, BOSTON RUSSET, 
or WICK, 
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CLAYGATE PEARMAIN, CORNISH GILLYFLOWER, CO HARVEST, 
Court PENDU PLAT, COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN, EARLY fe fo 
GOLDEN PIPPIN, GOLDEN REINETTE, IRISH PEACH, ag ceo 
STONE PIPPIN, KERRY PIPPIN, RED INGESTRIE, ED a 
RENDEN, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, SAM YOURS, 
SCARLET CROFTON, SCARLET NONPAREIL, STURMER 
SYKE HOUSE RUSSET, WORMSLEY PIPPIN. 
The 
chen sorts are well adapted to p 
PIPPIN, ; 
following Kit- — 
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