APPLES. 71 



EDMUND JUPP. Fruit, rather below medium size, roundish 

 ovate, even and regular. Skin, smooth, yellow, sometimes with an 

 orange tinge next the sun, strewed with a few russet spots. Eye, 

 closed, with segments reflexed at the tips, open, set in a narrow plaited 

 basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, conical. Stalk, slender, very short. 

 Flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy, and with a brisk flavour. Cells, ob- 

 ovate ; axile. 



An excellent culinary apple ; from September till December. The 

 tree is a great bearer. 



A Sussex apple, grown about Horsham. 



EGGLETON STYRE. Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter 

 wide, and two inches high ; roundish, and obtusely ribbed. Skin, rich 

 yellow, orange next the sun, and covered with patches and tracings 

 of russet. Eye, open, with reflexed segments, set in an even basin. 

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

 long, slender, deeply inserted in a round cavity, which is lined with 

 russet, which branches out over the base. Flesh, yellowish* tender, 

 juicy, sweet, and slightly acid. Cells, round ; axile. 



A Herefordshire cider apple, which was raised by Mr. William Hill, of Lower 

 E^gleton, near Ledburjr, and the tree first bore fruit in the year 1847. 



ELDON PIPPIN. Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter wide, and 

 two inches high ; round, and somewhat oblate and angular, prominently 

 ribbed round the eye. Skin, yellow on the shaded side, but almost 

 entirely covered with thin crimson, which is streaked with darker 

 crimson on the side next the sun. Eye, closed, and deeply set in a 

 ribbed and irregular basin. Stamens, median ; tube, conical or 

 rather cup-shaped. Stalk, very short, set in a deep cavity, lined with 

 russet, which extends over the base of the fruit. Flesh, yellowish or 

 greenish yellow, very juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, with a fine 

 aroma. Cells, round ; axile, slit. 



A very excellent dessert apple ; in use from December till April. 



Elizabeth. See Golden Reinette. 



EMBROIDERED PIPPIN. Fruit, below medium size, two inches 

 and a half wide, and two inches high ; roundish oblate, with obtuse ribs, 

 which extend from the base to the apex, where they terminate in promi- 

 nent ridges. Skin, green on the shaded side, with a few broken streaks 

 of pale red, but on the side next the sun it is much streaked with rather 

 bright crimson, sprinkled with large russet dots. Eye, open, with 

 reflexed acute segments, set in a deep and plaited basin. Stamens, 

 median ; tube, conical. Stalk, short and stout, deeply inserted in an 

 angular ribbed cavity. Flesh, greenish, crisp, and juicy, with a brisk 

 acidity. Cells, round ; axile. 



This is the Embroidered Pippin of the Horticultural Society, but is 

 different from Fenouillet Jaune. It is a second-rate dessert apple ; in 

 use from December till January. 



