APPLES. 



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We desire i<> express acknowledgments to Dr. Hogg's Fruit Manual* for information 

 and descriptive matter, also to the Royal Horticultural Society's A'/-///.?// . I />/;/*, f particu- 

 larly in respect to the newer varieties; the former scientific work gives full descriptions 

 of over 800, and in the latter J,o40 presumably distinct varieties are alluded to. 



DKM'Rll>TIVh: 



OF APPLE*. 



(Arranged Alphabetically.) 



I. DKSSKKT VAKIF.TIF.S FRUT SMALL. 



Kiirlii A /i, 'li* .-/is'///. . 1 iii/n.-it /n i ii'tnln r. 



BKAITY OF HATH. Fruit llai. xivcnish yellow, Hushed 

 aii'l -tivakcd with red: llesh white, tender, juicy, 

 and sweet. A pretty apple. August and September. 



l)K\(iN>IIIHK Oj-AKHKXIH'IN. -Flat, dark ivd : llrsli 



whiie, tinged \viili grei-n, juicy, brisk \et sweet 

 A 'jivat and certain bearer. August and September. 

 FAVOUUTK. Fruit round, red ; tlesh white 

 tinged with red, crisp, juicy, briak. (Jivat bearer 

 and A very tine apple. September. 



ti (or Early b'ed .Margaret). Roundish ovate, 

 slightly angular, reddish crimson, striped ; Hesli 

 _Ti-eui>h white, juicy and vinous. Early August. 



KI:I;I;V 1'irriN. Fruit oval or rounded, pale or giveii- 

 i>li yellow, russety, tinged and streaked with red or 

 crimson ; tlesh yellowish white, tirm, crisp, juicy, 

 brisk, rich, (ioud bearer. September and October. 



LOUD LKNNOX. Fruit Hat or roundish, orange, streaked 

 with crimson; tlcali tirm, yellowish white, juicy, and 

 brisk. A free bearer and attractive market apple. 

 September and October. 



MIL GLADSTONE. Fruit conical, angular, reddish crim- 



s.in. streaked ; tlesh white, tender, juicy, sweet, 

 (iood bearer. Knd of July or early August. 



<>>i IN. Flat, orange yellow with rus-ety dot* ; flesh 

 yell'iwish . tirm, juicy, aromatic. <Jreat bearer. 

 Knd ol August and September. 



SIMMKU THOHLE. Flat, greenish yellow, Hushed and 

 streaked with red; tlesh yellowish white, tirm. crisp, 

 very juicy, brisk, dreat bearer. August. 



YKI.LOW INGESTKIK. Fruit conical, even, clear yellow 

 tinged with deeper yellow and faintly spotted with 

 pink; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, brisk, vinous. A 

 great bearer and favourite market apple. Septem- 

 ber and October. 



^niall Mi<lx<;'.>:<iit .1/////-.S Ui-luhrr In 



Conn- OK WICK. Roundish ovate or conical, \ellow 

 streaked with orange red. russety; tlesh yellow, 

 tirm, yet tender, crisp, juicy, rich. October to 

 .January. A great bearer. 



(ioi.DKX HAKVKY. Conical, pale, yellow, russety, 

 lltbdied and streaked with brownish red ; tlesh 

 yellow, tirm, crisp, juicy, rich, aromatic. (Jood 

 bearer. December to April. 



< JDI.DKN KNOB. Hound, grey russet on greenish 

 ground, tinged with orange ; flesh iirm, greenish 

 yellow, brisk. (Jreat bearer, much grown in Kent. 

 December to March. 



HUBBAKI/S PKAUMAIN. Ovate, pale brown ruet, 

 darker on sun side, Hushed with brownish red ; lle-h 

 yellow, firm, sweet, aromatic. November to 

 March. 



LUCOMUK'S PINE APPLE. Fruit conical or ovate, yellow 

 tinged with orange, russety ; flesh yellowish white, 

 tender, juicy, rich, aromatic, somewhat resembling 

 a pine apple. October to January. 



PKARSON'S PLATE. Conical or oblate, greenish yellow, 

 washed and mottled red, streaked with deeper red, 

 russety ; llcsh greenish yellow, tirm, crisp, juicy, 

 brisk, rich. December to March. 



PIXK GOLDEN PUTIN. Roundish, angular, sometimes 

 even, light russet with grey specks; llesh white, 

 juicy, sprightly, pine apple flavour. October and 



November. 



PITMASTOX PL\E Arri.K. -Conical, even, pale brown 

 russet, on yellow ground ; tlesh deep yellow, -ri>p, 

 tender, juicy, and rich. December to February. 



S< AHLET GOLDEN PlPPlN. Conical, gulden rttsseted, 

 streaked with red ; llesh yellow, tender, juicy, rich. 

 Attractive. October to January. 



SVKK Hoi/si; UU.SSET. Roundish oblate or flat, yellow- 

 ish green. russety, with silveryscales; flesli yellowish, 



* Journal of Jfoi-tictdtt'f (Jllice, 171, Fleet Street. 



t Royal Horticultural Society's Offices, 117, Victoria Street, S.\V. 



