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Northern Greening (W aimer Court). A very good old English culinary 

 variety, with large roundish ovate fruit. Skin dull yellowish-green, 

 strewed with large grey dots, with a brownish-red cheek Flesh greenish 

 white, juicy, and sub-acid. Ripens late, will keep a long time, and is an 

 excellent cooking Apple. Tree strong and generally bears freely. 



Northern Spy. A well-known useful American variety, which is 

 highly valued through its being blight-proof. Fruit rather large ovate- 

 conical. Skin yellow, but to a large extent covered with streaks of light 

 and dark red. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, slightly sub-acid, and 

 richly flavoured. Ripens late, will keep for a very long time, is an 

 excellent dessert and market Apple, and suitable for export. Tree 

 robust, upright in growth, is late in coming into bearing ; rather shy in 

 fruiting for a few years, but afterwards bears as freely as other kinds 

 This variety, owing to its being blight-proof, is used as a stock for 

 grafting other kinds upon. 



Northern Spy. 



Oslin (Arbroath Pippin, Mother Apple\-~k\\ old Scotch variety, with 

 medium-sized roundish rather flattened fruit. Skin lemon-yellow, sprinkled 

 with a few greyish-green dots. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, with a 

 rich aromatic flavour. Ripens at mid-season, and is an excellent summer 

 dessert Apple, but will only keep a few weeks. Tree vigorous, hardy, 

 and very prolific. 



