APPLES. 



ovate, and flattened at the ends. Skin pale yellow in the 

 shade, tinged with orange and brownish red next the sun. 

 Eye open. Stalk thick and short. Flesh yellowish, firm, 

 very juicy, with a rich vinous and sugary flavour. A 

 delicious, early dessert apple. End of August. 



Summer Nonpareil. See Early Nonpariel. 



SUMMER PEARMAIN, D. (Autumn Pear-main). Medium 

 sized, conical. Skin rich yellow, thickly dotted with brown 

 dots in tho shade, and striped and mottled with orange 

 and bright red next the sun. Eye small. Stalk short, 

 fleshy at the base, at its union with the fruit. Flesh yel- 

 lowish white, crisp, and richly perfumed. October to 

 January. 



SUMMER STRAWBERRY, D. Below medium size, oblate, 

 even, and regularly formed. Skin smooth and shining, 

 striped all over with yellow and red stripes. Eye not 

 at all depressed, surrounded with prominent plaits. Stalk 

 three quarters of an inch long. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, briskly and pleasantly flavoured. September. 



SWEENY NONPAREIL, K. Above medium size, roundish- 

 ovate. Skin bright green and russety, sometimes with a 

 tinge of brown next the sun. Eye small and half open. 

 Stalk long. Flesh greenish white, firm, crisp, and power- 

 fully acid. An excellent sauce apple. January to April. 



SYKEHOUSE RUSSET, D. Small, roundish, compressed. 

 Skin greenish yellow and russety in the shade, brownish 

 red next the SUQ. Eye open, deeply sunk. Flesh greenish 

 yellow, and richly flavoured. An excellent apple, and 

 deserves general cultivation. November to February. 



Thorle Pippin. See Whorle Pippin. 



TOKER'S INCOMPARABLE, K. Large, ovate, broad, and 

 flattened at the base. Skin yellowish green, with a tinge 

 of red next the sun, and a few crimson streaks. Eye 

 large, nearly closed. Stalk very short. Flesh yellowish, 

 firm, crisp, tender, juicy, with a pleasant acid. November 

 to Christmas. 



TOWEE OF GLAMMIS, K. (Carse of Gotorie). Large;, 

 conical, and distinctly four-sided. Skin deep sulphur 

 yellow. Eye closed and deeply set. Stalk an inch long, 

 deeply inserted. Flesh greenish white, very juicy, crisp, 

 brisk, and perfumed. November to February. 



Transparent Pippin. See .Court of Wick* 



