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yellow ground, but to a large extent covered with various shades of red. 

 Flesh white, slightly tinged with pink, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, and 

 pleasantly flavoured. Ripens late, will keep for several months, and is 

 an excellent dessert Apple. Tree robust and very prolific. 



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Shepherd's Fame. An old English variety, with large roundish-oblate 

 slightly-ribbed fruit. Skin deep-yellow, richly streaked with various 

 shades of red. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, and well flavoured. 

 Ripens late, will keep three or four months, and is a good dessert or 

 culinary Apple. 



Shockley. A first-class American variety, with roundish-conical fruit, 

 rather below the medium size. Skin pale-yellow ground, but overspread 

 with red and with conspicuous minute dots. Flesh yellowish-white, 

 crisp, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour. Ripens late, will keep for a very 

 long period, and is an excellent dessert Apple, a profitable market 

 variety, and suitable for export. Tree moderately, vigorous, very 

 productive, a regular cropper, commences to bear early, and does not 

 suffer much from blight. 



Shorland Queen. An excellent Victorian variety, with medium-sized 

 conical fruit. Skin richly flushed and streaked with red. Flesh juicy 

 and pleasant. 



Smalt's Admirable. A good English variety, with roundish-ovate and 

 somewhat flattened fruit, above medium-size. Skin of a uniform 



