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shallow, russetty basin, scarcely marked by plaits. Stalk 

 half an inch long, slender, rather deeply inserted, protruding 

 just beyond the base. Skin dull, pale yellowish green, in- 

 terspersed with gray russetty specks, especially on the sunny 

 side, where it is tinged with a soft brown, and marked with 

 a few narrow broken stripes. Flesh pale greenish yellow, 

 tender, crisp. Juice saccharine, and of a very pleasant aro- 

 matic richness. 



A dessert apple from November till February or March. 



This very excellent apple is of many years' standing in 

 this country, although far from being common in the nurse- 

 ries, another apple having unjustly usurped its name. 



157. ROYAL REINETTE. Hort. Trans. Yol. iv. p. 529. 

 Fruit rather small, a little more conical than the Golden 



Reinette. Eye large and open, in an even and small basin. 

 Slalk very short, with the flesh growing pretty closely round 

 it. Skin delicate yellow, sprinkled with a few dark spots ; 

 on the sunny side stained and striped with delicate but bril- 

 liant red, and covered with numerous gray spots ; the whole 

 surface highly polished and shining. Flesh pale yellow. 

 Juice of excellent flavour. 



A dessert apple from November till April and May. 



This very beautiful apple is cultivated in the western parts 

 of Sussex ; fruit from the Earl of Egremont's, at Petworth, 

 was exhibited at the Horticultural Society in 1820. 



158. STONE PIPPIN. G. LindL in Hort. Trans. Vol. 

 iv. p. 69. 



White Stone Pippin. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1157. 



White Pippin of Norfolk. 



Fruit middle sized, of an oblong figure, tapering to the 

 crown, where it is narrow, somewhat angular on its sides* 

 Eye small, hollow, surrounded by slight obtuse bold plaits. 

 Stalk slender, not protruded beyond the base. Skin very 

 smooth, pale green, becoming yellow when kept a few 

 weeks. Flesh very firm and dense. Juice not plentiful, 

 sharp, slightly acid, becoming sweet when mature, with a 

 little perfume. 



A dessert and culinary apple from November till July or 

 August. 



This is a valuable Norfolk apple, known in the Norwich 

 market by the name of White Pippin. The fruit, when peel- 

 ed, sliced, and boiled in sugar, becomes transparent, afford- 

 ing for many months a most delicious sweetmeat for tarts. 

 The tree grows to a large size, is very hardy, and in all sea- 



