Descriptions of Select Variet'es rf Ap2)les. 251 



excellent fruit." The tree is a strong and upright grower, and a 

 good bearer. 



Size, very large, about three and ahalfinchesbroad, and three 

 and a quarter deep : Form, roundish, nearly flat at the base, 

 tapering to the crown, which is little contracted, and unevenly 

 formed or ribbed : Skin, fair, smooth, pale greenish yellow, 

 with large and distinct stripes of pale red and dark crimson, 

 sometimes slightly russeted at the base: >S'^em, very short, scarce- 

 ly half an inch in length, slender, and deeply inserted in a 



Fig. 27, Beauty of Kent. 



slightly angular and deep cavity : Eye, medium size, open, 

 and sunk in a rather small, much ribbed, and moderately 

 deep hollow : Flesh, fine, white, little firm, crisp, and tender : 

 Juice, plentiful, pleasantly acid, brisk, and excellent : Core, 

 large, open : Seeds, small, roundish. Ripe in September, and 

 keeps till December. 



