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Bismarck. — Oi-iginated in the Province 

 of Canterbury, New Zealand, about 1879. 

 Fruit, cooking. Nov. -to Feb. Occasion- 

 ally self-fertile. 



RiBSTON Pippin. — Raised from pips from 

 Rouen, by Mr. Lowe, gardener at Ribston 

 Hall, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, about 

 1688, introduced about 1785. Fruit, des- 

 sert. Nov. to Jan. Slightly self-fertile. 



Warner's King. — Considered to have 

 been grown since 1800, found at Weaver- 

 ing, in Kent, named Warner's King by 

 Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, who some 

 years before received it from Mr. Warner, 

 a small nurseryman, of Gosforth, near 

 Leeds. Grows more healthily in Glouces- 

 tershire than in Kent. Fruit, cooking. 

 Nov. Somewhat self-fertile. 



Ben's Red. — Raised near Penzance, 

 about 1830, by Mr. Benjamin Roberts, 

 introduced in 1890, by Messrs. Bunyard. 

 Fruit, dessert. Sept. Self-fertile. 



Miller's Seedling. — ^Raised by Mr. W. 

 Miller, a nurseryman at Speen, near New- 

 bury, in 1848. Fruit, dessert. Aug. Very 

 self-fertile. (The most self-fertile apple 

 C.H.H. has found). 



Baumann's Red Winter Reinette. — 

 Raised and introduced by MM. Baumann, 

 of Bolwyller, in Alsace, about 1810. Fruit, 

 cooking or dessert. Somewhat self-fertile. 



Norfolk Beauty.— Raised by Mr. Allan, 

 at Gunton Park, from Waltham Abbey, 

 pollenated with Warner's King, intro- 

 duced in 1902. Fruit, cooking. Oct. to 

 Dec. Self-sterile. 



Striped Beaufin. — Found growing in 

 the garden of Mr. William Crowe, at 

 Lakenham, near Norwich, in 1794, intro- 

 duced by Mr. George Lindley. Fruit, 

 cooking, unrivalled for baking. Oct. to 

 May. Apparently self-sterile. 



Sturmer Pippin.— Raised by Mr. Dilli- 

 stone, a nurseryman of Sturmer, Suffolk, 

 from Ribston Pippin x pollen of Nonpareil, 

 introduced about 1840. Extensively grown 

 in Australia for export. Fruit, dessert. 

 March to June. Sometimes self-fruitful. 



Duchess's Favourite.— Raised about 

 1820, by Mr. Cree, nurseryman, at Addes- 

 tone, named on account of the favour it 

 received from the Duchess of York. 

 Fruit, dessert. Nov. to Christmas. Self- 

 sterile. 



Yellow Ingestre.— Raised by Thomas 

 Andrew Knight, of Wormsley Grange. 



Herefordshire, about 1800, from seed of 

 Orange Pippin x pollen of Old Golden 

 Pippin. Fruit, dessert. Sep. and Oct. 

 Perhaps occasionally self-fertile. This, 

 and the Red Ingestrie, were the produce. 

 of two pips taken from the same cell of an 

 apple. 



Claygate Pearmain. — Found in a 

 hedge at Claygate, Surrey, introduced by 

 Mr. William Braddick, about 1822. Fruit, 

 dessert. Dec. to Feb. Self-sterile. 

 Mid Flowering 



Lord Grosvenor. — Fruit, cooking. 

 Aug. -Sept. Somewhat self-fertile. 



Cox's Orange Pippin. — Said to have 

 originated in 1830, from seed of Ribston, 

 was raised by Mr. Cox, a retired brewer, 

 at Colnbrook Lawn, near Slough, Bucks, 

 introduced by Mr. Charles Turner, about 

 1850. Fruit, dessert. Nov. to Jan. Prac- 

 tically self-sterile. Mr. Cox also raised 

 Cox's Pomona. 



Charles Ross.— Raised by Charles Ross. 

 Introduced 1899. Fruit, Oct. -Nov. Some- 

 what self-fertile. 



Early Victoria, or Emneth Early.— 

 Introduced by Messrs. Cross, of Wisbech, 

 in 1899. Fruit, cooking. July-Aug. 

 Sometimes self-fertile. 



Early Julian. — An old variety, perhaps 

 of Scotch origin. Fruit, dessert or cook- 

 ing. 2nd week August. 



Beauty of Bath. — Raised at Bailbrook, 

 introduced by Messrs. Cooling, of Bath, 

 about 1865. Fruit, dessert, early Aug. 

 Self-sterile. 



Allington Pippin. — Introduced by 

 Messrs. Bunj^ard, of Maidstone, in 1896. 

 Fruit, dessert. Oct. to Dec. Slightly 

 self-fertile. 



Cellini. — Originated by Mr. Leonard 

 Phillips, of Vauxhall. Fruit, cooking. 

 Oct.-Nov. Self-fertile. 



Worcester Pearmain. — A seedling of 

 Devonshire Quarrenden, raised near Wor- 

 cester, introduced by Messrs. Richard 

 Smith and Co., of Worcester, about 1873. 

 Fruit, dessert. Sept. Sometimes self- 

 fruitful. 



May Queen. — Raised by Mr. W. Crump, 

 V.M.H., Madresneld, Malvern, introduced 

 by Mr. Penwill. Fruit, dessert. Jan. to 

 May. Apparently self-sterile. 



Ecklinville Seedling, raised at Eck- 

 linville, near Belfast, Ireland, by Mr. 



