AUTUMN APPLES. CLASS II. 89 



13?. (R.) KING OF PIPPINS. Py. Mai Brent. 



PI. XXXVIII. 



A first-rate fruit, which no garden should be without ; 

 middle-sized; oblong; color clear golden yellow, fine red 

 next the sun ; rich and juicy. Autumn. Productive. 



138. (R.) KIRKE'S GOLDEN REINETTE. Py. 



Mai 



" Is an improved variety of the old Golden Reinette. 

 The fruit is in general more beautiful, the flavor equal. 

 The tree bears as well, and is more healthy in its growth." 



139. (C.) NOBLE PIPPIN. Dr. Willicli. 

 PEPIN NOBLE. 



The trees do not grow tall, but bear abundantly. An 

 exquisite dessert fruit ; oblong, diminishing to the crown, 

 smooth, bright yellow, a few streaks of red next the sun. 

 It ripens early, and keeps to the end of April. 



140. (R.) PADLEY'S PIPPIN. Pom. Mag. t. 151. 

 Lind. 



PADLEY'S ROYAL GEORGE of Ronald ? 



A very excellent dessert fruit ; rather small ; flattened ; 

 skin dull yellow, or orange and russeted ; flesh breaking, 

 saccharine, pleasant, aromatic. November and December. 



141. PINE-APPLE RUSSET. Lindley. 



This fruit is described by Lindley as one of the best of 

 all their dessert apples. Juice more abundant, saccharine, 

 spicy, aromatic, perfumed, with a perfect proportion of 

 acid, and flavor of the pine-apple. It is medium-sized, 

 roundish ovate, angular ; color yellowish or yellow russet; 

 flesh crisp, tender ; one of the finest of the season. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



142. (P.) POMME PRINCESSE. N. Duh. PJ. vin. 

 The fruit is of medium size, flattened ; of a beautiful 



yellow in the shade, striped with red next the sun; the 

 flesh yellowish white, fine, and excellent; juice not abun- 

 dant, but agreeable and sweet. This excellent apple is 

 one of the best species ofReinettes. October. 



143. (C.) PRINCE'S TABLE APPLE. Dr. WillicJi 



LOSKUIKG. 



A delicious autumnal fruit, vying with the pear rennet , 

 it is of the Calville family. Moderately large; somewhat 

 oblong ; whitish, and covered on the south side with red 

 streaks. The tree does not rise to a considerable height. 



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