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tine gold colour, sometimes inclining to a russet. 

 This apple has a pleasant flavour. 



62. Golden Pippin. Duham. n. 14. tab, 7. 

 Pom, Heref, tab, 2. Langley Pom, t, 74. f, 7. and 

 t, 79. / 5. Poit, et Turp, Fr, t, 53, Knoop Pom, 

 p, 33, t, 9. This is well known ; and the French 

 own it to be of English origin. It is almost pecu- 

 liar to England ; for there are few countries abroad 

 whei6 it succeeds well. It is yellow as gold ; the 

 juice is very sweet ; the skin (especially where ex- 

 posed to the sun) is often freckled with dark 

 yellow spots. It is certainly the most antient, as 

 well as the most excellent, apple that we have. 

 It ripens in October, and will keep through the 

 Winter. There are several varieties of this fruit. 



QS, GoDOLPHiN Apple. This is a very hand- 

 some large fine fruit, streaked with red on the 

 side next the sun, and of a yellowish colour on 

 the other side. It is in eating from the latter 

 end of September to December. I found this 

 apple growing in the* garden of the late Lord 

 Godolphin, in St. James's Park ; and have given 

 it the name of the Godolphin apple, as I have not 

 been able to find it in any Catalogue. 



64. Green Dragon. This is a fine large apple, 

 of an excellent flavour, and pale-green colour. 

 It is rather too large for the table, and is there- 

 fore mostly used as a kitchen apple. It keeps till 

 March. 



65. Great Russet. This is a middle-sized 

 fruit, of a russet-colour, with a little dark-red 



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