APPLES. 



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yellowish, firm, tender, very solid, juicy, rich but 

 agreeably sub-acid. A fine Nottinghamshire apple, 

 very hardy, and a certain bearer. It is in use from 

 November to May, one of the most useful apples 

 not unsuitable for dessert in spring. 



CHBLMSFORD WONDER. Fruit large, symmetrical, 

 roundish, and handsome, yellow, streaked with red 

 on the sun side ; flesh tine, and pleasantly sub-acid. 

 An excellent culinary apple, in use from November 

 till March. 



DREDGE'S FAME. Fruit roundish ovate, angular, 

 greenish yellow, mottled with pale red, russety; 

 flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, very juicy, rich but brisk, 

 aromatic, December to March and, well kept, to 

 June. It is an early and abundant bearer. 



DUMELOW'S SEEDLING. Fruit round, flattened, greenish 

 yellow, with russety dots, tinged and sometimes 

 deeply flushed with red ; flesh yellowish white, firm, 

 crisp, very juicy, with a very brisk, sharp acidity. 

 A valuable Leicestershire apple, free bearer, and 

 a favourite for cooking. November to March or 

 April. 

 (Syn. : Wellington and Normanton Wonder.) 



GOOSEBERRY APPLE. Fruit oblong, sometimes flat- 

 tened, angular, green, tinged with brown ; fleshgreen- 

 ish white, firm, solid, juicy, brisk, acid, but pleasant. 

 November to June. 



LANE'S PRINCE ALBERT. Fruit roundish, even, greenish 

 yellow, flushed with bright red, and streaked with 

 darker red ; flesh greenish white, firm, crisp, juicy, 

 brisk, sub-acid. A very fine apple, and regular 

 bearer. January to April. 



NANCY JACKSON. Fruit round, angular, greenish 



yellow, covered with bright crimson on the sun 

 side ; flesh yellowish white, very crisp, juicy, and 

 pleasantly acid. A North Riding of Yorkshire 

 apple of great excellence. November to May. 



NEWTON WONDER. A handsome fruit, resembling 

 Dumelow's Seedling, but more highly coloured, 

 and sweeter. The fruit is solid and keeps well. 

 Free grower and bearer. November to May. 



STRIPED BEEFING. Fruit roundish, flattened, green, 

 patched and streaked with red, russety ; flesh 

 yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, brisk, with a pleasing 

 acidity. A Norfolk apple, very handsome, and a 

 great bearer, with a remarkable season for baking, 

 viz., October to May. 



GRABS OR ORNAMENTAL APPLES FRUIT 

 SMALL. 



CHERRY APPLE. Fruit round or oblong, bright shining 

 lemon, blood red on the sun side shading to crimson, 

 very beautiful ; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, with 

 a lively sub-acid flavour. Borne in clusters like a 

 cherry, and known as the Siberian crab, very pro- 

 lific. October. * 



FAIRY. Fruit round, lemon, covered with lively crim- 

 son, and streaked with a deeper hue ; flesh deep 

 yellow, firm, crisp, very juicy, brisk, pleasing 

 aroma. Very attractive. December to March. 



HYSLOP CRAB. Fruit ovate, deep crimson on a yellow 

 ground, very beautiful and prolific. October. 



TRANSCENDENT CRAB. Fruit ovate, yellow, flushed 

 with crimson, ornamental, and used for culinary 

 purposes. October. 



SELECTION OF CULINARY APPLES IN ORDER OF SUCCESSION. 



AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. 



Early Julyan. 

 Keswick Codlin. 

 Lord Grosvenor. 

 Domino. 

 Lord Suflield. 

 Mank's Codlin. 

 Golden Spire. 

 Potts' Seedling. 

 Jolly Beggar. 



(All are great bearers.) 



OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. 



Stirling Castle, 

 fbrkshire Beauty. 



Golden Noble. 

 Ecklinville. 

 Warner's King. 

 New Hawthornden. 

 Beauty of Kent. 

 Bismarck. 

 Lord Derby. 

 Small's Admirable. 

 Sandringham. 

 Tower of Glamis. 



( A II are good bearers.) 



NOVEMBER TO MARCH. 



Seaton House. 

 Bedfordshire Foundling. 



Loddington Seedling. 



Rymer. 



Mere de Manage. 



DECEMBER TO MAY. 

 Chelmsford Wonder. 

 Betty Geeson. 

 Lane's Prince Albert. 

 Bramley's Seedling. 

 Dumelow's Seedling. 

 Striped Beefing. 

 Gooseberry Apple. 



(All free beanrs.) 



Twelve for quality. 



Domino. 



