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Fruit midclle-sized, roundish, not at all angular, about 

 two inches and a half deep, and the same in diameter, but 

 having one of its sides a little longer than the other. Eye 

 small, placed in a shallow depression. Stalk an inch long, 

 deeply inserted, protruding beyond the base. Skin russet- 

 ty, and stained with red on the sunny side. Flesh firm, 

 greenish white, sweet and rich, with an agreeable perfumed 

 fennel flavour. 



A dessert fruit from November till April. 



This is of Irish origin, and is one of the few fennel-fla- 

 voured apples which are cultivated among us. It is a great 

 bearer, and healthy on all soils, and deserves an extended 

 cultivation. 



185. ROYAL RUSSET. Miller, Ed. 8. No. 15. Pom. 

 Mag. t. 125. 



Passe-Pomme de Canada, > of the French, according 



Reinette de Canada grise, j to the Pom. Mag. 



Fruit large, broad at the base, enlarged in the middle, 

 and narrowed at the crown, about three inches and three 

 quarters in diameter, and nearly three inches deep, its form 

 being rather flat than oblong. Eye rather small, with a long, 

 closed calyx, placed in a narrow, and rather deep, unequally 

 plaited basin. Stalk very short, deeply inserted in a widely- 

 formed hollow. Skin dull yellowish green, nearly covered 

 with a somewhat thick gray russet, tinged with a little orange 

 brown on the sunny side. Flesh firm, greenish white, with 

 a tinge of yellow. Juice saccharine, with a good deal of 

 acid, and a slight aromatic flavour. 



A culinary apple from November till May. 



This is the Royal Russet of the London markets ; but se- 

 veral other Russets go by this name in different parts of Eng- 

 land. What is understood in many parts of the country as 

 the Royal Russet, is described under the name of Old Royal 

 Russet, which may servo to distinguish it from the present 

 one. 



186. SAM YOUNG. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 324, and 

 454. Pom. Mag. t. 130. 



Irish Russet. Hort. Soc. Cat. 985, according to the 

 Pom. Mag. 



Fruit of a smallish size, somewhat globular, flattened, 

 about one inch and three quarters deep, and two inches and 

 a half in diameter. Eye remarkably wide and open, in a 

 broad depression. Stalk short. Skin bright yellow, with 



