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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Apple continued. 

 Golden Reinette. Dessert. Fruit rather small, yellowish red, 



streaked with red ; flavour excellent, sweet and rich. One of the 



bast and most useful of dessert apples. October to December. 

 Gravenstein. Kitchen. Fruit large, handsome, sweet and 



crisp. November to January. A very prolific sort. 

 Greenup's Pippin. Kitchen. Fruit very large. February to 



May. A vigorous grower and abundant bearer. 

 Irish Peach. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellowish -green, very 



early; flavour juicy, excellent. July and August. A very good 



variety, often known as Early Crofton. 

 Jolly Beggar. Kitchen. Fruit large, pale yellow, tender and 



juicy. November to January, A very desirable sort and an 



extraordinary cropper. 

 Keddlestone Pippin. Dessert. Fruit small, yellow or golden 



colour, specked with russet ; flavour delicious, highly aromatic. 



December to March. An excellent variety. 

 Kerry Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium, firm, yellow, and red ; 



flavour sugary and rich. September to October. 

 Kcswick 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. An excellent sort, suitable for dessert or 



kitchen. 

 Lodgemore Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour rich, 



sugary, and aromatic. January to May. An excellent sort. 

 Lord Snfflcld. Kitchen. Fruit very large, white, soft, excellent 



for sauce and tarts. August to September. 

 Manx's Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large. September and October. 



One of the finest and most useful of kitchen sorts. 

 Mere de Menage. Kitchen. Large and good. October to 



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. 

 Nonsuch. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy. August to October. An 



admirable sort, unequalled for sauce and cooking. 

 Norfolk Beefing. Kitchen. Large and good flavour, excellent 



keeper, most useful for baking whole and preserving. November 



to July. 

 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 Astrachan. 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. Fruit medium, 



early, very good quality. July and August. A well-known 



sort, with numerous synonyms. 

 Red Quarrenden. Dessert. Fruit under medium, bright 



scarlet; flavour crisp and sweet. August. One of the best 



summer sorts. 

 Reinette du Canada. Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and 



brown, large ; flavour juicy, brisk, sub-acid. November to May. 



See Fig. 125. 



Reinette Grlse. Dessert. Flesh yellowish-white, sugary, 

 pleasant ; flavour sub-acid. November to April. It does best 

 on the Paradise stock, and is an abundant cropper. See 

 tig. 126. 



Ribston Pippin. Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and red, me- 

 dium ; flavour rich, aromatic, excellent. October to December. 



Sam Young. Dessert. Fruit small, yellowish with russet spots ; 

 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. 



Scarlet Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit well coloured, large ; flavour 

 crisp and juicy. January to March. 



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Small's Admirable. Kitchen. Fruit large, green, crisp, 

 January. A prolific cropper. 



sweet, and juicy. November 



Apple continued, 



Stamford Pippin. Dessert. Fruit large, with a brisk flavour 

 igreeable ; 



and an agreeaL 

 desirable sort. 



aroma. November to January. A very 



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FIG. 125. APPLE, REINETTE DU CANADA. 



Stunner Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium ; flavour brisk and 



rich. February to June. 

 Syke House Russet. Dessert. Fruit small ; flavour very rich. 



January to May. An excellent 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. Fruit large, conical, 



of a very brilliant colour ; flavour crisp and juicy. August to 



October. A splendid variety, said to be as prolific as Lord 



Suffield. 



FIG. 126. APPLE, REINETTE GRISE. 



White Juneating. Dessert. Fruit small, very eaily, and good 

 quality, but a bad keeper. July and August. A prolific sort. 



White NonpareiL Dessert. Fruit medium, very delicious. 

 March to June. A very desirable sort. 



Winter Qnoining, or Queening. Dessert. Fruit very bright, 

 almost red ; flavour excellent. November to May. An excellent 

 sort, useful for dessert or culinary purposes. 



Winter Strawberry. Dessert. Fruit yellow, medium, striped 

 with red ; flavour brisk aromatic. November to March. A very 

 useful sort. 



Wormsley Pippin. Kitchen or dessert. Fruit of an excellent 

 quality, large, pale green ; excellent for kitchen or dessert. 

 September to October. 



Yorkshire Greening. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy, tender. 

 November to January. 



For Cordons the following are the best : BETTY GEESON, COE'S 

 GOLDEN DROP, Cox's ORANGE PIPPIN, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, 

 KING OF THE PIPPINS, LODGEMORE NONPAREIL, NORTHERN 

 SPY, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, SCARLET NON- 

 PAREIL. 



For Pyramidal, Bush, and Espalier Trees, the best are : 

 ADAMS' PEARMAIN, ASHMEAD'S KERNEL, BOSTON RUSSET, 

 CLAYGATE PEARMAIN, CORNISH GILLYFLOWER, COURT OF WICK, 

 COURT PENDU PLAT, Cox's ORANGE PIPPIN, EARLY HARVEST, 

 GOLDEN PIPPIN, GOLDEN REINETTE, IRISH PEACH, KEDDLE- 

 STONE PIPPIN, KERRY PIPPIN, RED INGESTRIE, RED QUAR- 

 RENDEN, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, SAM YOUNG, 

 SCARLET CROFTON, SCARLET NONPAREIL, STURMER PIPPIN, 

 SYKE HOUSE RUSSET, WORMSLEY PIPPIN. The following Kit- 

 chen sorts are well adapted to this method : ALFRISTON, BED- 



