APPLES. 



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Mi'KFrrr'ts SEEDLING. Fruit round, angular, pule green, 

 greasy ; Hesh greenish wliite, firm, juicy, pleasantly 

 acid. A very line Cambridgeshire apple, iu use 

 J'rom November to March. 



NKW NORTHERN GREENING. Fruit roundish ovate, 

 green, flushed with brownish red ; flesh greenish 

 white, firm, crisp, juicy, vinous. Hardy and free 

 bearer. November to April. 



<^UEEN CAROLINE. Fruit oblate, .sometimes much 

 flattened, even, greenish yellow, russety, flushed 

 red ; flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, sweet yet sub-acid. 

 Very handsome and a good bearer. October and 

 November. 



^SCHOOLMASTER. Fruit oblate, greenish yellow, freckled 

 with russet and flushed with rose ; flesh greenish 

 yellow, juicy, crisp, pleasantly acid. Compact 

 grower and good bearer. November to March. 



SMALL'S ADMIRABLE. Fruit roundish ovate, angular, 

 pale lemon or greenish yellow ; flesh, yellowish, 

 crisp, sub-acid, perfumed. An early and great 

 cropper. November and December. 



KARLY VARIETIES -FRUIT MEDIUM TO 

 LARGE. 



Atiyuxt to October. 



CELLINI. Fruit conical, even, greenish yellow, flushed 

 with lively red, and streaked with deeper red ; flesh, 

 white, tender, juicy, and pleasantly acid. Free 

 bearer, and handsome. Used also for dessert. 

 September to November. 



DOMIIIO. Fruit oblong, angular, greenish yellow flushed 

 with red ; flesh yellowish, white, tender, juicy, 

 and pleasantly acid. A good Nottinghamshire 

 apple and a very free bearer. September and Octo- 

 ber. 



FROGMORE PROLIFIC. Fruit round, greenish yellow, 

 shaded and faintly streaked with crimson ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy, sweet. Raised in the royal 

 gardens. Great bearer. September to Christmas. 



LORD GROSVENOR. Fruit roundish or oblong, angular, 

 pale yellow, tinged orange ; flesh white, tender, 

 juicy. A good grower and great bearer of large 

 fruit. August to October. 



LORD SOFFIELD. Fruit conical, angular, greenish yellow 

 occasionally tinged with orange, flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, and brisk. A very popular apple, an early 

 and great bearer, but liable to canker. August 

 and September. 



POTTS' SEEDLING. Fruit roundish, angular, pale green- 

 ish yellow, white dotted with russet; flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, and pleasantly flavoured. A valued 



Lancashire apple ; an early and great bearer ; good 

 for town gardens. September to November. 



MIDSEASON VARIETIES-MEDIUM TO LARGE. 



October to January. 



I'.KAITY OF KENT. Fruit roundish, ovate, angular, 

 yellow, flushed with red, very deep on the sun side; 

 flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sub-acid. One of the 

 finest in appearance of all apples. Good bearer. 

 October to December. 



BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING. Fruit ovate, or oblong, 

 angular, greenish yellow, tinged with orange, and 

 dotted with russet ; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, sub-acid. A good apple, and excellent bearer. 

 November to March. 



BETTY GEESON. Fruit flat, angular, pale or greenish 

 yellow, flushed with red ; flesh white, tender, sweet, 

 brisk, acid. Great bearer, a favourite in the North 

 Riding of Yorkshire. November to April. 



BISMARCK. Fruit oblate, angular, yellow, flushed and 

 striped with red ; flesh yellowish, rather firm, crisp, 

 tender, juicy, sub-acid. A very free bearer and fine 

 apple. October to December. 



BRABANT BELLEFLEUR. Fruit conical, or oblong, angu- 

 lar, lemon, striped and flushed with red ; flesh 

 yellowish white, firm, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, aroma- 

 tic- A very handsome apple. November to April. 



ECKLINVILLE. Fruit flattish, angular, pale straw, dotted 

 with russet, occasionally flushed with crimson ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy, brisk. A very fine Irish 

 apple, one of the most useful in cultivation and a 

 constant bearer. October to December. 



EMPEROR ALEXANDER. Fruit heart shaped, or conical, 

 greenish yellow, flushed with orange, streaked red, 

 with russety dots ; flesh yellowish white, tender, 

 crisp, juicy, sprightly, aromatic. A beautiful apple. 

 October to December. 



GOLDEN NOBLE. Fruit round, clear bright yellow ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, solid, juicy, melting, pleasantly 

 acid. A noble apple, and good cropper. October 

 to Christmas. 



GRENADIER. Fruit round, flattened, greenish yellow; 

 flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, pleasantly 

 flavoured. In some soils the fruit becomes oblong 

 and angular. A very good apple, and free bearing. 

 October to December. 



HARVEY'S WILTSHIRE DEFIANCE. Fruit roundish, and 

 handsomely shaped ; pale yellow, deeper on the 

 sun side; flesh yellowish, juicy, and well flavoured. 

 A valuable free bearing orchard apple. October to 

 January. 



