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APPLES. 7 



next the sun. Stalk short and thick. Eye set in a deep 

 angular basin. Flesh white, slightly acid. A good bearer, 

 and one of the best kitchen apples. August to September. 



DUTCH MIGNONNE, K.D. (Copmanthorpe Oral), Stettin 

 Pippin). Rather large, roundish, and handsome. Skin 

 dull orange, half mottled with large yellow russet specks. 

 Eye open, deeply set in a round basin. Stalk an inch 

 long, deeply set. Flesh highly aromatic. A great bearer, 

 and one of the most desirable apples for any garden. 

 December to April. 



Early Crofton. See Irish PeacJi. 



EARLY HAEVEST, D. (Yellow Harvest}. Medium sized, 

 round. Skin clear pale yellow. Eye small and closed. 

 Stalk half an inch long, not deeply inserted. Flesh white, 

 tender, crisp, juicy, with a pleasant refreshing flavour. 

 A first-rate early dessert apple. July and August. 



EARLY JULIEN, K.D. Medium sized, roundish, ana 

 slightly flattened. Skin pale yellow, with an orange 

 tinge next the sun. Eye closed. Stalk short. Flesh 

 yellowish white, crisp, very juicy, with a fine brisk and 

 rather balsamic flavour. An excellent early apple. Kipe 

 in the second week of August. 



EARLY NONPAREIL, D. (Hicks' Fancy, New Nonpareil, 

 Staag's Nonpareil). Small, roundish, narrowing towards 

 the eye. Skin greenish yellow, changing to deep yellow 

 as it attains maturity, russety, and spotted with grey 

 spots. Eye open, set in a wide basin. Stalk short and 

 deeply inserted. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, juicy, 

 brisk, and aromatic. October to December. 



Early Eed Margaret. See Margaret. 

 Early Summer Pippin. See Drap d' Or. 

 Easter Pippin. See French Crab. 

 Edmonton Aromatic. See Kerry Pippin. 

 Elizabeth. See Golden Reinette. 



EMPEROR ALEXANDER, E. (Aporta, Russian Emperor). 

 Very large, heart-shaped. Skin greenish yellow, 

 streaked with bright red next the sun. Eye large and 

 deeply set. Stalk slender, an inch long, much inserted. 

 Flesh yellowish white, rich, juicy, and aromatic. A very 

 handsome apple. September to December. 



ENGLISH CODLIN, K. Large, conical, and irregular in 



