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APPLES. 



160. WHITMORE'S PIPPIN* Hort. Sac. Cat. No. 1158* 

 Fruit middle sized, of a very regular, somewhat conical 



figure, with eight or ten obtuse angles on the sides, which 

 terminate more distinctly in the crown, where it is almost 

 drawn to a point. Eye very narrow, flat. Stalk three quar- 

 ters of an inch long, slender, deeply inserted, and not pro- 

 truded beyond the base. Skin a clear yellowish green, 

 sprinkled with numerous small dark green specks ; on the 

 sunny side tinged with faint red. Flesh whitish green, break- 

 ing. Juice brisk, with a slight aromatic flavour. 



A winter dessert and culinary apple from November till 

 January or February. 



161. WINTER PEARMAIN. Ray, 1688. 

 Old Pearmain. Pom. Hereford, t. 29. 

 Parmain d'Hiver. Knoop. Pom. p. 64. t. 11. 

 Pepin Parmain d'Angleterre. Ib. p. 131. 



Fruit middle sized, regularly shaped, tapering a little from 

 the base to the crown, which is a little narrowed. Eye 

 small, and closed by the short segments of the calyx. Stalk 

 short, slender, protruding a little beyond the base. Skin a 

 grass green, with a little colour of a hvid red on the sunny 

 side, interspersed with a few dark specks, particularly on the 

 produce of old trees, especially those which are encumbered 

 with a profusion of wood. Flesh pale green, firm, crisp. 

 Juice not plentiful, but saccharine, and of a slight aromatic 

 flavour. 



A dessert apple from November till March. 



f !62. WINTER RED CALVILLE. JYursery Catalogues. 



'Calville Rouge. Duhamel. 4. t. 3. 



Calville Rouge d'Hiver. Bon Jard. 1827, p. 323. 

 Hor. Soc. Cat. 132. 



Fruit large, of an oblong figure, broader at the base than 

 at the crown, about three inches in diameter, and three 

 inches and a half deep. Eye large, rather deeply sunk. 

 Stalk three quarters of an inch long, rather deeply inserted. 

 Skin pale red on the shaded side, but where exposed to the 

 sun, of a much deeper colour. Flesh tender, with an agree- 

 able juice. 



A culinary apple from November till February. 



SECT. VII. Russets and Nonpareils. 



163. ACKLAM'S RUSSET. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 1. 

 Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 977. 



