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A very valuable late-keeping culinary apple, which comes into use 

 in November and continues " till apples come again." 



An excellent apple, and a very valuable one to the orchardist, on account of its 

 long-keeping property. It is extensively cultivated in Kent and Sussex, and 

 especially about Faversham and Sittingbourne, for the supply of the London 

 markets. 



Gooseberry Pippin. See Ronalds' Gooseberry I'ij>i>in. 

 Gowrie. See Tower of Glttnimis. 



GRAHAM (Kentish Deux- Am). Fruit, large, three inches wide, and 

 two inches and a half high ; roundish and flattened, even in its outline, 

 and flat at the base. Skin, green on the shaded side, but with a blush 

 on the side next the sun, which is much mottled and streaked with 

 crimson, the mottles extending to the shaded side, where, they become 

 fainter ; the base is covered entirely with thin greenish grey russet, 

 which ramifies up the sides, and frequently almost quite overspreads 

 the fruit. Eye, closed, with convergent segments. Stamens, median ; 

 tube, short, conical. Stalk, very short, inserted the whole of its 

 length in a narrow cavity, and frequently with a fleshy swelling on 

 one side of it. Flesh, greenish yellow, firm, crisp, and juicy, with a 

 fine brisk flavour. Cells, obovate ; abaxile. 



A valuable late kitchen apple ; in use up till February. It is much 

 grown in the Kentish orchards about Maidstone. 



Grand Bohemian Borsdorfer. See Lorsdorfer. 



GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE. This is of the largest size, of 

 a roundish shape, somewhat flattened, and obtusely angular on the 

 sides, the angles extending to the apex, where they become more pro- 

 minent, and form five prominent ridges round the basin of the eye. 

 Skin, clear bright yellow, almost entirely covered with streaks of dark 

 rich crimson on the side exposed to the sun, and on the shaded side 

 much more of the rich yellow ground colour is exposed by reason of 

 the fewer and less bright markings of crimson. Eye, half open, and 

 placed in a deep, irregular, and angular basin, which is surrounded by 

 the five knobs or prominences above alluded to. The stalk is short, 

 stout, and deeply inserted in the uneven and angular cavity, caused 

 by the ribs extending there. Flesh, white, tender, juicy, sweet, slightly 

 sub-acid, and with the fine balsamic aroma which is met with in the 

 flesh of Cellini. 



This admirable early apple is of Russian origin, but I met with it in 

 the collection of my friend, Rev. "W. Kingsley, of South Kilvington, 

 who is, I believe, the first person who fruited it in this country. In 

 the latitude of Thirsk the fruit ripens in the beginning of November ; but 

 in the south it is probable that it will come earlier in all probability in 

 the end of September. It does not keep long, as it soon becomes mealy. 



GRANGE'S PEARMAIN (Grange's Pippin). Fruit, large, three 



