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quite so large, but with rather more colour. Flesh very juicy, crisp 

 and briskly flavoured. Ripens late, keeps a long time, and an excellent 

 market Apple. 



Cullasaga. An American variety, with a large roundish fruit, 

 inclining to conical. Skin yellowish, to a large extent shaded and 

 striped with crimson, and sprinkled with large dots. Fruit, yellowish, 

 firm, moderately juicy, and mildly sub-acid. Ripens late, keeps well, 

 and is an excellent dessert and cooking variety. Tree strong and very 

 prolific. 



Devonshire Quarrenden (Red Quarrenden, Sack Apple). An old and 

 popular English variety, with medium-sized roundish fruit, somewhat 

 compressed at the ends. Skin covered with very deep dark crimson. 

 Flesh greenish-white, crisp, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. 

 Ripens medium early, and is a good dessert and cooking Apple, but 

 will only keep a short time. Tree hardy and an excellent bearer. 



Devonshire Red Streak. This is another old and well-known English 

 variety, with medium-sized, or under, roundish-conical fruit. Skin 

 yellowish-green, thickly-striped with red and dotted with brown. 

 Flesh yellowish white, juicy, brisk and well flavoured. Ripens about 

 mid-season ; not a good keeper ; a moderately good dessert variety, but 

 an excellent cider Apple. Tree robust and very prolific. 



Downton Pippin (Downton Golden Pippin, Elton Pippin, Knight's 

 Golden Pippin, St. Mary's Pippin). A. very old and well-known 

 English variety, a seedling from the famous Golden Pippin. Fruit 

 small, but a little larger than the Golden Pippin, roundish and flattened 

 at the ends. Skin bright-yellow. Flesh yellowish, crisp, with a rich 

 brisk sub-acid flavour. Ripens medium late, and will keep for two or 

 three months. An excellent dessert variety. Tree moderately vigorous 

 and bears freely. 



Dr. Hogg. An excellent English variety, with fruit rather above 

 medium-size, roundish-ovate, and prominently ribbed. Skin deep- 

 yellow, with a full red cheek and faint stripes of crimson with traces of 

 russet. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, and briskly flavoured. An excellent 

 culinary variety, and keeps for several months. Tree robust and a good 

 bearer. 



Dredge's Fame. A very useful English variety, with roundish-ovate 

 fruit, medium-sized or over. Skin greenish-yellow, with a red cheek 

 and patches of thin russet. Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, 

 sweet, and briskly-flavoured. Ripens medium late, keeps well, and 

 suitable for dessert or cooking. Tree vigorous and bears freely. 



D. T. Fish. A recently introduced English variety, with large 

 roundish obtusely-angular fruit. Skin bright yellow, with a slight 

 flush red cheek and dotted with small specks of russet. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. Ripens late, will keep two or 

 three months, and is an excellent dessert, cooking and sauce Apple. 

 Tree said to be vigorous and prolific. 



Duchess of Oldenberg (Beauty of Newark). A first-class and popular 

 Russian variety, with medium-sized, or over, roundish-oblate regularly 

 formed fruit. Skin deep-yellow, heavily flushed and streaked with 



