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THE SCARLET NONPAREIL APPLE. 



Scarlet Nonpareil. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 670. 



In constitution and quality this is very like the 

 Common Nonpareil, from which it chiefly differs in 

 the colour of the fruit ; it scarcely keeps so long, 

 being in greatest perfection in January and Feb- 

 ruary. 



It is a most valuable sound Apple, and deserves 

 to be placed near the summit of the list of Garden 

 fruits. It is an excellent bearer. 



The Schafer Apple of the Germans, quoted in 

 the Catalogue of the Horticultural Garden as a 

 synonyme to this, is undoubtedly a distinct variety. 



WOOD and LEAVES almost exactly the same as 

 those of the Old Nonpareil. 



FLOWERS middle-sized, with deep, rose, flat, 

 ovate PETALS. 



FRUIT middle-sized, larger than the Old Non- 

 pareil, roundish, with no angles at the sides. EYE 

 shallow, placed in a regularly-formed depression, 

 surrounded with very small plaits. STALK variable 

 in length, sometimes nearly an inch long, some- 

 times a thick fleshy knob. SKIN deep red next the 

 sun, sprinkled with pale-brown dots ; the shaded 

 part yellowish green, passing off into a streaked 

 appearance towards the junction of the two colours. 

 FLESH firm, yellowish white, juicy, rich, and ex- 

 cellent. 



