APPLES. 



gular. Eye in a tolerably deep basin, surrounded by a few 

 knobby protuberances. Stalk short, deeply inserted. Skin 

 greenish yellow in the shade, deep crimson on the exposed 

 side, and over great part of the surface spotted with russet, 

 with a little coarse russet surrounding the stalk. The great- 

 est part of the red colour is covered with a delicate white 

 bloom like that of a plum, which gives it somewhat the ap- 

 pearance of a peach. Flesh white, crisp. Juice abundant, 

 with a rich saccharine acid, but soon becomes mealy. 



Ripe about the middle of August. 



This very beautiful apple was imported from Sweden, and 

 first fruited by William Atkinson, Esq. of Grove End, Pad- 

 dington, in 1816. Fruit of it was exhibited at the Horticul- 

 tural Society, in 1820. 



8. RED QUARENDEN. Hooker Pom. Lond. t. 13. 

 Devonshire Quarenden. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 822. 



Pom. Mag. t. 94. 



Sack apple, Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1012. according to the 

 Pom. JVIag. 



Fruit below the middle size, oblate, or round, and depress- 

 ed, the outline tolerably regular. Eye slightly or not at all 

 depressed, entirely closed by the long segments of the calyx, 

 and surrounded by little knotty protuberances. Stalk thick, 

 rather short, deeply inserted. Skin of an uniform deep rich 

 crimson, with numerous green dots intermixed ; greenish 

 on the shaded side. Flesh greenish white ; when newly ga- 

 thered, crisp, very juicy, mixed with a most agreeable acid. 



Ripe in August, and will keep till the end of September. 

 It is very much and very justly esteemed. 



9. SPRING GROVE CODLIN. Hort. Trans. Vol. i. p. 197. 

 t. 11. 



Fruit of the usual codlin shape, about three inches in dia- 

 meter at the base, and two inches and three quarters deep, 

 slightly angular on its sides, and tapering to a narrow crown. 

 Eye closed by broad, short segments of the calyx, slightly 

 sunk in a narrow, oblique, plaited hollow. Stalk rather 

 short, not protruding beyond the base. Skin pale greenish 

 yellow, tinged with orange on the sunny side. Flesh green- 

 ish yellow, tender. Juice saccharine, with a mixture of acid; 

 and a very slight perfume. It is ready for tarts in July, and 

 will keep till October or November. 



The Spring Grove Codlin was first brought into notice by 

 Sir Joseph Banks, in a communication to the Horticultural 

 Society of London, read April 3, 1810. 



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