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One of the best and most valuable dessert apples, both as regards 

 the hardiness of the tree and the rich and delicious flavour of the fruit, 

 which is not inferior to that of the Golden Pippin. It is in use from 

 October to March. 



The tree attains the middle size, is healthy, hardy, and an abundant 

 bearer. There is scarcely any description of soil or exposure where it 

 does not succeed, nor is it subject to the attacks of blight and canker, 

 It grows well on the paradise stock, producing fruit much larger than 

 on the crab, but not of so long duration. There are some soils, such 

 as the Hastings Sand, which produce the fruit of Court of Wick of a 

 fine clear orange with a somewhat crimson cheek on the side next 

 the sun. 



This variety is said to have originated at Court of Wick, near Yatton, in Somer- 

 setshire, and to have been raised from seed of the Golden Pippin. In his Survey 

 of Somersetshire, Billingsly says, ' The- favourite apple, both as a table and cider 

 fruit, is the Court of Wick Pippin, taking its name from the spot where it was first 

 produced. It originated from the pip or seed of the Golden Pippin, and mny be 

 considered as a beautiful variety of that fruit. In shape, colour, and flavour it ha? 

 not its superior." It was called Wood's Huntingdon from being propagated by Mr. 

 Wood, nurseryman, of Huntingdon, and sent out by him under that name about 

 the year 1790. 



Court-pendu-doree. See Golden Reinette. 



COURT-PENDU-PLAT (Court pcndu ; Court-pendu plat rougedtre ; 

 Court-pendu rond gros ; Court-pendu rond tres gros ; Court-pendv 



rond niugeiitre ; Court-pi n<lu nmnt : Cuurt-jn-ndu niusque ; Court- 

 jicndn-roit'fe inus'iuc : Court-pendu rouge; Courpcndu n rniiil ; Co- 

 rinnda row : Kurtzstiel : (<>urt-pendii rouge; Court-pendu rosaar ; 

 Jieinette Court-pendu rouge; Prlnccsse Noble Zoete ; Garnons ; 

 Wulldton n/ipin; JT/.sr Apple). Fruit, medium sized; oblate, regu- 

 larly and handsomely shaped. Skin, bright green at first on the 

 shaded side, but changing as it ripens to clear yellow, marked with 

 traces of russet, and russety dots ; but entirely covered with rich deep 

 red next the sun. Eye, large and open, with short segments, which are 

 reflexed at the tips, set in a wide, rather deep basin. Stamens, median ; 

 tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, short and deeply inserted. Flesh, yellow, 

 firm, crisp, very juicy, richly flavoured. Cells, obovate ; axile. slit. 



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

 to May. The tree is of small growth, very hardy, and an abundant 

 bearer. Grafted on the paradise stock it makes excellent bushes and 

 espaliers. The blossom of this variety expands later than that of any 

 other variety, and on that account is less liable to be injured by spring 

 frosts ; and hence it has been called the Wise Apple. 



This is not the Capendu of Duhamel, as quoted by Lindley and Downing ;. 

 neither is it the Court-Pendu of Forsyth and De La Qaintinye, that variety being the 

 Fenouillet Rouge of Duhamel. The Courpendu of Miller is also a different apple 

 from any of those just mentioned, and is distinguished by having a long and 

 slender stalk, " so that the fruit is always hanging downwards." The name of this 

 variety is derived from Corps pendu, translated by some Hanging Body, whereas 



