BLENHEIM ORANGE. Ronalds p. 31. F., 

 Reinette de Blenheim ; G., Goldreinette von Blenheim. 

 (Kempster's Pippin, Northwick Pippin.) Culinary or 

 dessert, November to January, 3j by 2f, medium to 

 fairly large, flattened, round, regular, Colour, yellow, 

 flushed and striped dull red and fine russet. Flesh, crisp, 

 yellow, sub-acid, with a characteristic flavour. Eye, 

 large, open, in a broad even basin. Stem, medium in a 

 rather deep even cavity. Growth, vigorous, spreading ; 

 fertile when aged. Makes a large flat headed tree. 

 Leaf, large, broad, very dark, flat, sharply serrate. 

 Origin, raised at Woodstock, near Blenheim, by Mr. 

 Kempster. It came into notice about 1818, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of London. There are doubtless many seed- 

 lings now in cultivation which closely resemble this fine 

 variety, but are not quite identical. One of the best 

 all round apples grown, cooking excellently, and of fine 

 quality and texture for dessert. 



BLUE PEARMAIN. New York, So. Culinary or 

 dessert, January to March, medium, 2} by 2j, round, 

 conical, regular. Colour, yellow entirely covered with 

 dull crimson flush and broad broken stripes, heavily 

 covered with bloom on the tree. Flesh, tender, yellow, 

 rather dry, highly aromatic and sweet. Eye, slightly 

 open in a moderately wide and deep basin. Stem, 

 rather short in a rather wide and deep cavity. Growth, 

 moderate, rather spreading ; fertile. Leaf, rather 

 large, greyish-green, upfolded, finely serrate. Origin, 

 American, date uncertain, known before 1800. A 

 hardy variety worthy of further trial. It does well in 

 Western Counties. 



Blue Stone Pippin : see Hambledon Deux Ans. 

 Blumen Calville : see Gravenstein. 

 Bonne Rouge : see Hollandbury. 



Borowinka : see Duchess of Oldenburg. 

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