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set in a pretty even basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. 

 Stalk, short, inserted all its length in a russet-lined cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish, stained with red at the eye, and with a red line extending all 

 round the core, tender, and pleasantly flavoured. Cells, roundish or 

 roundish obovate ; axile, open. 

 A Herefordshire cider apple. 



CHRISTIE'S PIPPIN. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and 

 a half wide, and two inches high ; oblate and roundish, without angles, 

 and handsomely shaped. Skin, yellow, tinged with green on the 

 shaded side ; occasionally streaked and mottled with red next the sun, 

 and speckled all over with large russety dots. Eye, open, with short 

 erect segments, set in a round, even, and rather shallow basin. 

 Stamens, marginal ; tube, deep conical. Stalk, short and slender, 

 not protruding beyond the margin, inserted in a deep cavity, which is 

 lined with russet. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, brisk, juicy, sugary, 

 and pleasantly flavoured. Cells, obovate ; axile, open. 



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

 February. The tree is an abundant bearer, but constitutionally weak, 

 a delicate grower, and subject to canker and mildew. On the paradise 

 stock it forms a beautiful, compact, and handsome little pyramid. 

 It was raised by a Mr. Christie, at Kingston-on-Thames. 



Christ's Golden Reinette. See Dutch Mignonne. 

 Chucket Egg. See Teuchat's Egg. 

 Claremont. See Winter Greening. 



CLARKE'S PIPPIN. Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter wide, 

 and an inch and three-quarters high ; oblate or roundish, even and 

 symmetrical in its outline. Skin, with a bright green ground, which 

 becomes paler and yellowish as it ripens, especially on the shaded 

 side, and the whole surface is covered with veins and mottles of rough 

 brown russet, interspersed with grey russet clots. Eye, set in a round 

 even saucer-like basin with broad convergent segments whice close the 

 eye. Stamens, quite basal ; tube, conical. Stalk, short and slender, 

 inserted the whole of its length in a round deep cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish, firm, crisp, very juicy, and brisk, with a fine flavour. Cells, 

 obovate, very full of seeds ; axile, closed. 



A Herefordshire dessert apple. It keeps till Christmas. 



CLAYGATE PEARMAIN. Fruit, medium sized; Pearmain-shapecL 

 Skin, dull yellow mixed with green, and a thin coating of russet and 

 numerous dots on the shaded side, but marked with broken stripes of 

 dark red on the side exposed to the sun. After being kept the ground 

 colour becomes golden yellow, and the streaks bright crimson. Eye, 

 large and open, with long segments set in a deep basin. Stamens, 

 median ; tube, short, funnel-shaped. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in 



