344 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



veins broad and green, level with the surface. Flavour, good, but not 

 first-rate. A useful variety, either for market or exhibition purposes. 

 It weighed in 1865 31 dwt. 



Makes strong erect shoots, and forms a large bush ; bears freely. 



Dr. Davies' Upright. See lied Champagne. 



DR. HOGG (Leicester). Fruit, long, flat-sided, with broad shoulders 

 and large plump nose ; the seed-veins broad and deeply sunk. Stalk, 

 long, with a purple wing at the joint. Skin, occasionally hairy, and 

 covered with a greyish down, deep purplish red, with veins of a deeper 

 shade. Flavour, good. A new variety ; in 1864' weighed 29 dwt. 4 gr. 



Makes a fine bush, with strong upright wood, which is short jointed, 

 the thorns very stiff, and leaves large. 



Double Bearing. See Red Walnut. 



DRILL (Cranshaw). Fruit, long ; the two-veined ones tapering 

 towards the stalk, the three -veined ones long, and rounder than the 

 others, also better shouldered. Skin, smooth, deep dull green, shaded 

 over with yellow. Flavour, good. In 1864 it weighed 30 dwt. ; in 

 1865 weighed 32 dwt. 



The bush bears freely, makes long vigorous wood, and is large and 

 spreading. A late sound variety. 



DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND (Biddulph). Fruit, long, oval. 

 Skin, smooth, or occasionally a little hairy, creamy white. Flavour, 

 good. In 1860 weighed 23 dwt. 9 gr. Bush, medium sized, spread- 

 ing, and a free bearer. 



DUCKWING (Buerdsill). Large and obovate. Skin, yellow, and 

 smooth. A late variety, and only of second-rate quality. Bush, 

 erect. 



DUKE OF SUTHERLAND (Biddulph). Fruit, very long, taper- 

 ing a little towards the stalk. Skin, smooth, light red blended with 

 pink and grey. Flavour, tolerable. In 1864 it weighed 29 dwt. 



A very late variety ; makes long slender wood, a little pendulous, 

 and forms a large spreading bush ; bears freely. 



EAGLE (Cooke). Fruit, long, tapering slightly towards the stalk, 

 which is long and fine. Skin, smooth, greenish white. Flavour, good. 

 In 1830 it weighed 37 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, large and spreading ; makes long slender wood, and bears 

 well. A good old variety, now surpassed by newer kinds for exhibi- 

 tion. 



EARLY BLACK. Medium sized, oblong. Skin, dark red, and 

 hairy. A second-rate variety. Bush, pendulous. 



