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Skin, yellowish, marked with broad pale rod stripes on the shaded 

 side, and broad broken stripes of bright crimson on the side next the 

 sun : the whole surface entirely eoveivd with a thick bloom, like thin 

 hoarfrost. Eye, very small, closed, and set in a shallow and plaited 

 basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a wide and round cavity. Stamens, 

 marginal ; tube, funnel-shaped. Flesh, yellowish white, tinned with 

 red at the surface under the skin, brisk, juicy, rich, and slightly acid. 

 CYlls. closed, obovate, or ovate; axile, slit or closed. 



A beautiful and \vry good culinary apple, of second-rate quality ; it 

 is in use from October to December. 



HODGE'S SEEDLING. Fruit, large, about three inches wide, 

 and three inches and a half high ; conical or Codlin-shaped, with 

 obtuse ribs, and terminating at the crown in several prominent unequal 

 ridges; some specimens have a waist near the crown. Skin, smooth 

 and shining, with a fine deep yellow ground and a blush of bright red, 

 marked with broad broken streaks of darker red on the side next the 

 sun ; the whole thinly strewed with russet dots. Eye, closed, with 

 convergent segments, set in a deep and uneven angular basin. Stamens, 

 median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, short and stout, inserted in a 

 close deep cavity, with a slight swelling on one side of it. Flesh, firm, 

 crisp, ami juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. Cells, open, 

 elliptical. 



A handsome and very good culinary apple ; in use up till Christmas. 

 It is quite a CVdlin in appearance. 



This was sent me from Cornwall, in 1876, by J. Vivian, Esq., of Hayle. 



HOLBERT'S VICTORIA. Fruit, small and ovate. Skin, covered 

 with pale grey russet, the greenish yellow ground shining through it 

 in places. Kye, open, with long, sharp -pointed, reflexed segments, set 

 in a wide, shallow, and plaited basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel- 

 shaped. Stalk, three-quartan of an inch long, inserted in a wide 

 shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, very juicy, vinous, and 

 aromatic. Cells, ovate ; axile, closed. 



An excellent dessert apple of the first quality. December to May. 



This was raised by a Mr. Holbert, at Gloucester, in the early part of Her 



Majesty's roiirn. 



HOLLANDBURY (ILtllinnlunj : Horsley Pij>i>in; Kirk's Scarlet 

 Admirable; llnicbfrnj /'//>//'//). Fruit, very large, three inches 

 and three-quarters wide, and three inches high ; roundish and 

 flattened, with irregular and prominent angles or ribs extending 

 from the base to the apex. Skin, deep yellow, tinged with green 

 on the shaded side, but bright deep scarlet where exposed to 

 the sun, generally extending over the whole surface. Eye, closed, 

 with erect convergent segments, and set in a wide and deep 

 basin. Stamens, basal ; tube, conical. Stalk, short and slender, in- 

 serted in a deep funnel-shaped cavity, which is generally lined with 



