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narrow at the crown. Eye small, flat, closed by the seg- 

 ments of the calyx. Stalk half an inch long, slender, in some 

 obliquely inserted under an elongated hp. Skin thick, pale, 

 greenish yellow, brightened on the sunny side by a few red- 

 dish streaks, which become russetty at the base, and sur- 

 round the stalk. Flesh firm, juicy, and well flavoured. 



A valuable dessert and culinary apple from October till 

 January. 



122. Benwell's Pearmain. Hort, Soc. Cat. No. 749. 

 Fruit middle sized, somewhat oblong, and narrowed at 



the crown. Etje small, surrounded by a few somewhat ob- 

 scure plaits. Stalk half an inch long, rather deeply inserted. 

 Skin muddy green, with numerous brownish red dashes on 

 the sunny side. Flesh crisp, yellowish white. Juice sub- 

 acid, with a very pleasant aromatic flavour. 



An excellent dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas. 



The above name was given to this apple by Mr. Kirke, 

 of Brompton, who received it a few years ago from Mr. Ben- 

 well, of Henley-upon-Thames, in Oxfordshire. 



123. BossoM Apple. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 528. 



Fruit obtusely pyramidal. Eye placed in a shallow hol- 

 low, surrounded by several rather indistinct plaits. Stalk an 

 inch long, deeply inserted. Skin pale greenish yellow, very 

 much russetted ; and, in some specimens, with a bright red 

 on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh dull white, inclining 

 to yellow, fine in texture, crisp, with a sugared juice ; it bakes 

 of a fine colour, and melts perfectly. 



A large handsome culinary apple from November till 

 March. 



Specimens of this, from the Earl of Egremont's, at Pet- 

 worth, were exhibited at the Horticultural Society in 1820. 



124. Breedon Pippin. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 268. 

 t. 10. f. 1. 



Fruit flatly conical, with an inclination to square, espe- 

 cially near the eye ; two inches and three quarters in the 

 widest, and two inches and a quarter in its narrowest diame- 

 ter, a good deal flattened and irregular at the crown. Eye 

 seated in a broad and shallow basin, surrounded by plaits 

 and wrinkles variously formed ; at the base it is also flat, 

 and broader than the crown. Stalk long, inserted in a re- 

 gular and well-hollowed cavity. Skin of a pale, rather dull 

 yellow, tinged Avith reddish orange on the sunny side. Flesh 

 yellowish, firm, very sweet, with a rich vinous acid, a Uttle 

 spicy, and having a flavour something resembling a pine. 



