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which terminate at the eye. Skin, yellow, dingy-coloured russety grey 

 in the shade, and on the sunny side deep clear red, with numerous 

 streaks and patches of orange colour and muddy red. Eye, small and 

 nearly closed, with very short, flat segments. Stamen's, marginal ; 

 tube, conical. Stalk, half an inch long, and very slender, sometimes 

 obliquely inserted by the side of a prominent protuberance. Flesh, 

 yellowish, with a greenish tinge under the skin, tender, juicy, sweet, 

 and without much acidity. Cells, elliptical ; axile. 

 The specific gravity of the juice is 1073. 



This is a good cider apple, and produces liquor of great excellence when mixed 

 with other varieties. It is chiefly grown in the deep strong soils of the south-west 

 part of Herefordshire, and is common in the district known as the Golden Vale. 

 Knight says it was a very old variety, and was known previous to the 17th century, 

 but I have not been able to find any record of it in the early works on Pomology. 



BENONI. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a half wide, 

 by two and a quarter high ; roundish oblate, even and regular in its 

 outline except at the crown, where it is somewhat undulating, and 

 generally higher on one side than the other. Skin, when fully ripe, 

 rich yellow, with a crimson cheek where exposed to the sun, with 

 short, broken streaks of darker crimson ; here and there, especially 

 towards the crown, there are patches of russet. Eye, closed, with 

 flat segments, set in a rather deep and irregular basin. Stamens, 

 median ; tube, long, funnel-shaped. Stalk, a quarter to half an inch 

 long, very slender, and deeply inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, very tender and delicate, sweet, brisk, with a remarkably high 

 perfume, like that of pine apple. Cells, obovate ; axile, closed. 



A delicious dessert apple, ripe in September. 



This is an American apple, and originated at Dedham, in Massachusetts. It 

 was introduced to this country by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, to whom I am 

 indebted for the specimens from which this description is taken. 



BENWELL'S PE ARM AIN. Fruit, medium sized; Pearmain- 

 shaped. Skin, dull green, with broken stripes of dull red on the side 

 next the sun. Eye, small, set in a shallow and slightly plaited basin. 

 Stalk, deeply inserted in a round cavity, scarcely protruding beyond 

 the base. Flesh, yellowish white, crisp, juicy, brisk, and aromatic. 



A dessert apple ; in use from December to January. 



It received its name from a gentleman of the name of Benwell, of Henley-on- 

 Thames, from whom it was received and brought into cultivation by Kirke, a 

 nurseryman at Brompton. 



BERE COURT PIPPIN. Fruit, medium sized ; round, and slightly 

 flattened. Skin, pale green, and changing to yellow as it ripens, with 

 stripes of red next the sun. Eye, open, placed in a wide and shallow 

 basin. Stalk, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, crisp, juicy, and 

 briskly acid. 



An excellent culinary apple ; in use during September and October. 



This variety was raised by the Rev. S. Breedon, D.D., of Bere Court, near 

 Pangbourne, in Berkshire. 



