228 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use from December to 

 March. 



The tree is hardy, healthy, and an abundant bearer, attaining about 

 the middle size ; it is well adapted for growing on the paradise 

 stock. 



TEN COMMANDMENTS. Fruit, small, about two inches and a 

 half wide, and two inches high ; roundish and angular. Skin, dark 

 mahogany red, streaked with dark red, except on the shaded side, 

 where it is yellowish streaked with pale red. Eye, closed, with con- 

 nivent segments, set in a puckered basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, 

 funnel-shaped. Stalk, short and slender, inserted in a close shallow 

 cavity. Flesh, tender, sweet, and agreeably acid. It is very much 

 stained with red, and when cut latitudinally the ten carpel threads will 

 be found also red, and this gives rise to the name Ten Commandments. 

 Cells, ovate ; axile. 



A Herefordshire apple of no great merit ; in use in November. 



TEN SHILLINGS. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a half 

 broad, and two inches high ; roundish oblate, with obtuse angles on 

 the sides. Skin, greenish yellow, almost entirely covered with pale 

 brown russet, but bright red streaked with darker rod on the side next 

 the sun. Eye, large, with long narrow segments, which are convergent, 

 set in an angular basin. Stamens, median or basal ; tube, short conical, 

 inclining to funnel-shape. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a 

 moderately deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet, and 

 slightly acid. Cells, ovate ; axile, closed or slit. 



A second-rate dessert apple ; ripe in November. 



TENTERDEN PARK. Fruit, about medium size, two inches and 

 a half broad, by two inches high ; roundish, inclining to ovate. Skin, 

 smooth and glossy, as if varnished, yellowish green where shaded, and 

 entirely covered with deep red, which is marked with streaks of still 

 deeper red, where exposed to the sun. Eye, large, half open, with 

 broad, flat segments, set in a rather shallow, round, and saucer-like 

 basin. Stalk, very short, inserted in a round and shallow cavity, 

 which is slightly marked with russet. Flesh, greenish white, tender, 

 crisp, brisk, and juicy, but with no particular richness of flavour. 



A second-rate dessert apple, of neat and handsome appearance ; in 

 use from October to February. 



TEUCHAT'S EGG (Chucket Egy). Fruit, below medium size, 

 varying in shape from ovate to conical, and irregularly ribbed on the 

 sides. Skin, pale yellow, washed with pale red, and streaked with 

 deep and lively red. Eye, partially closed, with long, broad segments, 

 placed in a narrow and angular basin. Stalk, very short, imbedded in 

 a close, shallow cavity, with a fleshy protuberance on one side of it, 

 and surrounded with rough russet. Flesh, tender, juic-y, and pleasantly 

 flavoured. 



