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THE FORMAN'S CREW APPLE. 



Forman's Crew. Hort. Soc. Cat. no. 342. 



This was raised in Glamorganshire, by Thomas 

 Seton Forman, Esq., at Pennydarron Place, near 

 Merthyr Tidvill. It is one of the best table Apples 

 we have, combining the excellence of the Old 

 Golden Pippin and Nonpareil. It keeps as late as 

 any variety we know, and the tree is among the 

 most healthy. 



It bears abundantly as an open standard, and is 

 especially well adapted for cultivating as a dwarf, 

 either upon Paradise or Crabstock. The Hub- 

 bard's Pearmain, already figured in this work, is 

 very like it; but Forman's Crew is less aromatic 

 than that variety. 



Tree remarkably healthy. 



Wood straight, reddish chestnut colour, without 

 much down, sprinkled with small yellowish-white 

 spots. 



Leaves middle-sized, ovate acuminate, doubly 

 and rather unequally serrated. Petioles about an 

 inch long. Stipules lanceolate. 



Fruit like a large Golden Pippin, but russety. 

 Eye small, a little open, placed in a shallow de- 

 pression. Stalk short, not deeply inserted. Skin 

 nearly covered with a yellowish russet brown. 

 Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, rich, very high fla- 

 voured, and excellent. 



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