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GREENUP'S PIPPIN (Yorkshire Beauty ; Cumberland Favourite ; 

 Counsellor; Red Hairthornden). Fruit, above medium size, three 

 inches wide, and two and a half high ; roundish ovate, broadest at the 

 base, and with a prominent rib on one side, extending from the base 

 to the crown. Skin, smooth, pale straw-coloured, tinged with green 

 on the shaded side, but covered with beautiful bright red on the side 

 next the sun, and marked with several patches of thin delicate russet. 

 Eye, with long, flat, erect segments, placed in a round, rather deep, 

 and plaited basin. Stamens, marginal or median ; tube, funnel- 

 shaped. Stalk, very short, inserted in a wide cavity. Flesh, pale 

 yellowish white, tender, juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured. Cells, 

 elliptical ; axile, slit. 



An excellent apple, either for culinary or dessert use. 



In the northern counties it is a popular and highly -esteemed variety, 

 and ranks as a first-rate fruit ; it is in use from October to December. 



The tree is hardy and healthy ; it does not attain a large size, but is 

 an abundant bearer. When grown against a wall, as it sometimes is 

 in the North of England and border counties, the fruit attains a large 

 size, and is particularly handsome and beautiful. Grown on the 

 Hastings Sand formation, it is a very handsome apple, attaining a 

 large size, with a smooth glossy skin ; the usual red cheek becomes a 

 delicate rose tint, blending into the lemon yellow, and forming a fruit 

 of great beauty. On that formation the tree succeeds admirably, and it 

 is one I would strongly recommend for such light soils. 



This was discovered in the garden of a shoemaker, at Keswick, named Greenup, 

 and was first cultivated by Clarke and Atkinson, nurserymen at that place, in the 

 end of last century. It is'now much grown throughout the Border counties, and is 

 a valuable apple where the choicer varieties do not attain perfection. 



GRENADIER. Fruit, large, four inches wide, and three inches 

 high ; roundish ovate, prominently and obtusely ribbed, the ribs 

 terminating at the crown in bold ridges. Skin, uniform yellowish 

 green colour, without any trace of red or russet, but with a deeper 

 tinge of yellow on the side next the sun. Eye, closed, with connivent 

 segments, set in a deep, ribbed, and strongly plaited basin. Stamens, 

 marginal ; tube, conical. Stalk, short, deeply set in an uneven cavity, 

 surmounted with an irregular patch of coarse, rough russet. Flesh, 

 firm, crisp, very juicy, and pleasantly acid, and a fine perfume, which 

 is peculiar. Cells, elliptical ; abaxile ; wide open. 



A large and handsome kitchen apple ; in use during September and 

 October. 



GREY LEADINGTON. Fruit, about medium size, two inches and 

 a quarter wide, and two inches and three-quarters high ; conical, angu- 

 lar, and terminating at the apex in several unequal ridges, distinctly 

 ribbed. Skin, greenish yellow, covered with patches of dark brown 

 russet on the shaded side, and pale red when exposed to the sun ; the 

 whole covered with whitish grey dots. Eye, closed, with long erect 



