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inches and a quarter deep, and three inches and a quarter in 

 diameter. Eye open, in a moderate sized basin, very little 

 plaited. Stalk short, rather thick, inserted in a tolerably 

 deep cavity. Skin pale yellow, with a tinge of green where 

 shaded, and of a reddish colour streaked with darker next 

 the sun. Towards the crown, in particular, the skin is set 

 with whitish spots. Flesh firm, yellowish, rich, and very 

 good. 



A dessert kind from November till the end of January. 



This very beautiful apple is of American origin, and has 

 been sold by Mr. Cobbett under the name of the Matchless 

 Apple. It is well deserving of cultivation. 



105. NORFOLK BEAUFIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 45. 

 Norfolk Beefin. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 124. 



Fruit pretty large, of a somewhat irregular flattish figure, 

 and having a few broad obtuse angles extending from the 

 base to the crown, generally about three inches in diameter, 

 and two inches and a half or two inches and three quarters 

 deep. Eye large, deep, surrounded by irregular plaits. Stalk 

 half an inch long, fleshy, deeply inserted. Skin deep green, 

 with livid red nearly round the fruit, but deepest on the sunny 

 side. Flesh very firm. Juice not plentiful, sub-acid. 



A culinary apple from November till May or June. 



The Beaufin, undoubtedly a Norfolk apple, is a fruit of 

 great merit. Independently of its general use in the kitchen, 

 it furnishes a luxury at the table as a sweetmeat throughout 

 the winter. Many thousands of these apples are dried by 

 the bakers in Norwich, annually, and sent in boxes as pre- 

 sents to all parts of the kingdom, where they are universally 

 admired. 



106. REINETTE FRANCHE. Duhamel, No. 22. 

 Reinette Franche. Knoop. Pom. p. 53. t. 9. 



Fruit pretty large, of a flattish figure, about three inches 

 and a quarter in diameter at its base, and two inches and a 

 * half deep. Eye small, rather deep, surrounded by some 

 broad plaits, the termination of rather obscure ribs, from the 

 sides of the fruit. Stalk thick, short, deeply inserted. Skin 

 smooth, pale yellow when ripe, marked with numerous rus- 

 setty specks and patches, which ramify thinly over a good 

 part of the surface. Flesh yellowish white, firm. Juicf 

 saccharine and highly flavoured. 



A dessert apple from November to February. 



107. ROBINSON'S PIPPIN. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 176. 

 Hooker, Pom. Lond. t. 42. 



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