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large and open, like that of Blenheim Pippin, set in a wide and shallow 

 basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, slender, set in a rather wide and shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish 

 white, firm, crisp, brisk, and juicy. Cells, obovate ; axile, open. 



An excellent culinary apple, of the first size and quality; in use 

 from September to January, but said by Forsyth to keep till May. 



This is a very old English variety ; it is mentioned by Eay, who makes it 

 synonymous with Kirton or Holland Pippin. 



BROCKHEAD (Krockhead Seedling). Fruit, below medium size, 

 two inches and a half wide, and two and a quarter high ; round, and 

 slightly angular in outline. Skin, smooth, rich golden yellow, streaked 

 with pale broken streaks of crimson on the side next the sun, strewed 

 all over with russet dots, and here and there a few traces of russet. 

 Eye, closed, with flat, convergent segments, set in a narrow and plaited 

 basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, long, funnel-shaped. Stalk, about 

 half an inch long, inserted in a pretty deep russety cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, tender, very juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured. Cells, obovate ; 

 axile. 



A pretty cooking or dessert apple ; in use from November till 

 Christmas. A Somersetshire apple. 



BROMLEY. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a quarter 

 wide, and two inches high ; roundish and flattened, very uneven and 

 angular on the sides, and knobbed both at the crown and the base. 

 Skin, of a bright lemon yellow very much covered with crimson, and 

 streaked with darker crimson, extending almost over the whole surface, 

 but paler on the shaded side, very russety over the base. Eye, closed, 

 with broad, flat, convergent segments, set in a deep, angular, and 

 narrow basin. Stamens, basal ; tube, short, funnel-shaped. Stalk, 

 long and slender, set in a round deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 firm, crisp, very juicy, and with a grateful acidity. Cells, obovate ; 

 axile. 



This is one of the best cider apples, and as a sauce apple it is un- 

 surpassed. It keeps till February, when it is as hard and firm in the 

 flesh as it was in October. 



This is grown in the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire orchards, where it is 

 greatly esteemed. 



BKOOKES'S. Fruit, small, two inches wide, and the same in 

 height; conical. Skin, yellow in the shade, but orange, thinly 

 mottled with red, next the sun, and considerably covered with thin 

 brown russet. Eye, open and prominent, with reflexed segments, and 

 placed in a very shallow basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a small, 

 round, and shallow cavity, which is lined with rough russet. Flesh, 

 yellowish, firm, not very juicy, but with a rich, sweet, and highly 

 aromatic flavour. 



A dessert apple of the first quality; in use from September to 



