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segments, and set in a rather deep basin. Stamens, median ; tube, 

 conical or funnel-shaped. Stalk, about half an inch long, angular and 

 plaited, short and stout, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish, firm, tender, very juicy, and of a rich, vinous, sweet, and 

 aromatic flavour. Cells, elliptical ; abaxile. 



An excellent apple of first-rate quality, desirable either for the dessert 

 or for culinary purposes ; it is in use from November to January. 



The tree is a strong grower, vigorous, hardy, and an excellent bearer. 

 It succeeds well as a dwarf on the paradise stock. 



A favourite apple in Scotland, where it ranks as one of the best dessert fruits. 

 It derives its name from Lethington (now called Lennoxlove), pronounced Leading- 

 ton, the ancient seat of the Maitlands of Lauderdale, in East Lothian. The Grey 

 Leadington of Lindley ( Guide to the Orchard) is quite another fruit, and is pro- 

 bably the Stoup Leadington. 



GROSSE CASSELER REINETTE.- Fruit, small, two inches 

 wide, and the same high ; roundish and flattened, even in its outline. 

 Skin, greenish yellow, with a few broken streaks of pale crimson on 

 the exposed side. Eye, open, with erect convergent segments, which 

 are spreading at the tips, and set in a shallow, narrow, plaited basin. 

 Stamens, marginal ; tube, conical. Stalk, an inch and a half or more 

 in length, inserted in a narrow shallow cavity. Flesh, greenish white, 

 tender, sweet, and agreeably sub-acid, but not richly flavoured. Cells, 

 roundish oblate, pointed ; axile, slit. 



A second-rate dessert apple ; in use from November till January. 

 This is a German apple. 



Grumas's Pippin. See Birmingham Pippin. 



Grummage Pippin. See Birmingham Pippin. 



Grime Reinette. See Nonpareil. 



GUERNSEY PIPPIN (Hammond's Guernsey Pippin}. Fruit r 

 small, two inches and an eighth wide, and an inch and three-quarters 

 high ; roundish, even, and regularly formed. Skin, entirely covered 

 with cinnamon-coloured russet, so that the greenish yellow ground is 

 rarely seen even on the shaded side ; on the side next the sun it has a 

 brownish red tinge. Eye, open, with reflexed segments, set in a 

 shallow, even basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, 

 half an inch long, slender, deeply inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish yellow, crisp, very juicy, sweet, and with a fine aromatic 

 flavour. Cells, roundish ; axile, closed. 



A fine dessert apple ; in use during February and March. This is 

 highly deserving of an extensive cultivation. 



HAFFNER'S GOLDEN REINETTE. Fruit, small, two inches 

 and an eighth wide, and two inches high ; round or somewhat oblate, 

 even and regular in its outline. Skin, smooth, deep yellow, and with 

 broken streaks of crimson on the side next the sun, strewed all over 



