218 THE APPLE. 



MONARCH. 



Fruit medium, roundish, oblate, regular. Skin light red, 

 splashed and striped with dark red, and numerous light dots, 

 Flesh juicy, not very tender, but rich, pleasant, sub-acid. Sep- 

 tember, October. 



MOORE'S SWEET. 

 Bed Sweet Pippin. 



Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. 

 Fruit medium, oblate, deep red. Flesh rather dry, svr<w* 

 keeps well, and valuable for stock feeding. January to April. 



MURPHY. Man. Ken. 



Raised by Mr. D. Murphy, of Salem, Mass. 



Fruit pretty large, roundish, oblong. Skin pale red, streaked 

 with darker red, and marked with blotches of the same colour. 

 Flesh white, tender, with an agreeable flavour. November to 

 February. 



NORFOLK BEAUFIN. Thomp. Lind. 

 Read's Baker. Catshead Beaufin. 



A large English fruit, only fit for cooking purposes. Skin 

 dull red, on greenish ground. Flesh firm, sub-acid, poor. 

 January to May. 



NONPAREIL SCARLET. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 

 New Scarlet Nonpareil. 



Foreign ; medium size, roundish, conical. Skin whitish, 

 striped and shaded with red. Flesh white, firm, juicy, sub-acid. 

 November, December. 



NONSUCH. Thomp. Lind. 

 Nonsuch. Ron. lorsyth. 



An old English sort. 



Fruit of medium size, regular form, flat. Skin greenish yel- 

 low, striped and spotted with dull brick red. Flesh white, soft, 

 with a plentiful sub-acid juice. A great bearer. 



NONPAREIL, OLD. Lang. Lind. Thomp. 

 English Nonpareil. Non Pareille. 0. Duh. 



The Old Nonpareil is a favourite apple in England, but it is 

 little esteemed in this country. November to January. 



