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somely shaped. Skin, greenish yellow on the shaded side, but bright 

 red next the sun, and covered with spots of russet. Eye, closed, with 

 broad flat segments, and set in a round, shallow, and plaited basin. 

 Stamens, marginal ; tube, short conical. Stalk, half an inch long, 

 inserted in a narrow and shallow cavity. Flesh, yellow, crisp, sugary, 

 and richly flavoured. Cells, oblate ; axile, slit. 



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

 February. 



This was raised at Vale Mascal, near Bcxley, Kent. 



Van Dyne. See Woolman's Long. 

 Van Mons' Reinette. See Heinette Van Mons. 

 Vaughan's Pippin. See Kentish rij>j>in. 

 Vaun's Pippin. See Kentuli Pippin. 



VEINY PIPPIN. Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter broad, and 

 an inch and three-quarters high ; roundish oblate. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, covered with veins and reticulations of russet. Eye, open, 

 set in a round and deep basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a round and 

 slightly russety cavity. Flesh, yellowish, tender, crisp, juicy, but 

 wanting both sugar and acidity. 



An indifferent and worthless apple ; in use from December to 

 February. 



The tree is a great bearer. 



Victoria. See Holbert's Victoria. 



VINEYARD PIPPIN. Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter wide, 

 and one and three-quarters high ; round, and somewhat depressed, even 

 and regular in its outline. Skin, deep yellow on the shaded side, and 

 bright red on the side next the sun, marked with lines and patches of 

 thin russet, and strewed with russet dots. Eye, closed, with flat con- 

 vergent segments, set in a shallow, angular basin. Stamens, marginal ; 

 tube, short, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch long, slender, inserted 

 in a deep, funnel-shaped cavity. Flesh, yellowish, tender, sweet, juicy, 

 briskly and highly flavoured. Cells, round ; axile. 



A good dessert apple, which is in use till Christmas. 



VIOLETTE. Fruit, above medium size ; roundish ovate or conical, 

 even and regularly formed. Skin, smooth and sliming, covered with a 

 fine violet-coloured bloom, and yellow striped with red on the shaded 

 side, but of a dark red, approaching to black, on the side exposed to 

 the sun. Eye, closed, set in a rather deep and plaited basin. Stalk, 

 three-quarters of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a deep cavity. 

 Flesh, yellowish white, tinged with red under the skin, which is filled 

 with red juice, leaving a stain on the knife with which it is cut ; firm, 

 juicy, and sugary, with a vinous and pleasant flavour. 



