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Beauty of Bath. An excellent early apple. Size, 

 medium. Shape, round. Colour, bright red with white 

 spots. Flesh, greenish-white, and of pleasing flavour. 

 Most prolific. Season, July and August. Self-sterile. 



Blenheim Orange. -Good for dessert or cooking. A 



favourite old apple. Size, large. Shape, round. Colour, 



golden yellow, flushed with red. Flesih, richly flavoured. 



Season, November to February. Rather slow in coming 

 into bearing. Self-sterile. 



Charles Ross. A seedling from Cox's Orange Pippin. 

 Size, large. Shape, round. Colour, yellow, flushed 

 with crimson. Flavour, rich. Season, October to Nov- 

 ember. Good. exhibition apple. Self-sterile. 



Christmas Pearmain. One of the best dessert .apples 

 for small gardens. Size, .medium. Shape, round or coni- 

 cal. Flavour, brisk and pleasing. Colour, orange, with 

 silvery and russet markings, flushed crimson on sunny 

 side. Season, December. Self-fertile. 



Cox's Orange Pippin. The premier dessert apple. A 

 descendant of the famous Ribston. Size, medium. Shape, 

 round. Colour, rich orange and bronzy-red. Flavour, 

 juicy and very rich. Should not be gathered till quite 

 ripe to ensure fruit keeping well. Requires a warm, rich 

 soil. Season, November to February. Self-sterile. 



Devonshire Quarrenden. An old, but good early apple. 

 Size, small. Shape, flattish round. Colour, purplish-red. 

 Flesh, crisp and juicy. Heavy cropper. Season, August 

 to September. Self-fertile. 



Duke of Devonshire. A fine late apple. Size, medium. 

 Shape, round. Colour, greenish-yellow, marked with 

 black spots and russety patches. Flavour, sweet and 

 aromatic. Season, March to May. Self-fertile. 



Ellison's Orange. A good October apple. Size, me- 

 dium. Shape, round. Colour and flavour similar to Cox's 



