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THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



oblong. Skin, clear deep yellow on the shaded side, but bright scarlet 

 on the side next the sun, sprinkled with imbedded pearly specks and 

 russety dots. Eye, large, set in a moderately deep and plaited basin. 

 Stalk, slender, inserted in a rather deep and even cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish, crisp, brittle, juicy, with a rich, brisk, and perfumed flavour. 



An excellent apple of first-rate quality, suitable either for culinary 

 or dessert use ; it is in season from December to April. 



This is an American apple, and originated in the State of New Jersey, U.S. 



WORCESTER PEARMAIN. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and 

 three-quarters wide, and the same in height ; conical, even and very 

 slightly angular towards the crown, where it is narrow. Skin, very 

 smooth, and completely covered with a brilliant red, dotted with fawn- 

 coloured freckles ; here and there in some of the specimens the yellow 

 ground shows faintly through the red ; from the stalk cavity issue 

 branches of russet, which extend over the base. Eye, small, closed,, 

 with long, connivent segments forming a cone set on the apex of the 

 fruit, with a few prominent plaits round it. Stamens, marginal ; tube, 

 long, funnel-shaped. Stalk, from a quarter to three-quarters of an 

 inch long, deeply inserted in an even cavity. Flesh, very tender,, 

 crisp, very juicy, sweet, and sprightly, with a pleasant flavour. Cells, 

 obovate ; axile, slit. 



A handsome early kitchen or dessert apple, ripe in August and 

 September. The tree is a free bearer, and from the great beauty of 

 the fruit is a favourite in the markets. 



Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., of Worcester, sent me this in 1873. It is a 

 seedling from Devonshire Quarrenden. 



WORMSLEY PIPPIN (Knight's Codlin). Fruit, large, three inches 

 and a half broad in the middle, and three inches high ; ovate, widest 

 at the middle, and narrowing both towards the base and the apex, with 

 obtuse angles on the sides, which terminate at the crown in several 

 prominent ridges. Skin, smooth, deep clear yellow, with a rich golden 

 or orange tinge on the side next the sun, and covered with numerous 

 dark spots. Eye, large and open, with long acuminate segments, 

 placed in a deep, furrowed, and angular basin. Stamens, median ; 

 tube, conical. Stalk, short, inserted in a deep and round cavity,, 

 which is thickly lined with russet. Flesh, yellow, tender, crisp, rich, 

 sugary, brisk, and aromatic. Cells, roundish ovate ; axile. 



A most valuable apple, either for the dessert or culinary purposes ; 

 it is in season during September and October. 



This admirable apple M T as raised by T. A. Knight, Esq., and first brought into 

 notice in 1811. It is named from Wonnsley Grange, in Herefordshire, where 

 Mr. Knight was born, August 12th, 1759. As a culinary apple it is not to be 

 surpassed ; and even in the dessert, when well ripened, Mr. Knight considered it 

 closely resembled the Newtown Pippin. The iree is hardy, healthy, a free and 

 abundant bearer. It has been found to succeed in every latitude of these kingdoms. 

 Even in Kosshire, the late Sir G. S. McKenzie found it to succeed well as an 

 espalier. It ought to be cultivated in every garden, however small. 



