COX'S POMONA. Her. Pom., 12. F., Pomona 

 de Cox. (Royal Portugee, Hill's Seedling.) Dessert 

 or culinary, October to December, medium, 3 by 2, 

 round, flattened, conical, irregular. Colour, yellow 

 flushed and striped with crimson. Flesh, tender, 

 white, sub-acid. Eye, open in a deep basin which has 

 five prominent knobs. Stem, rather short in a very 

 deep cavity. Growth, moderate ; fertile. Leaf, 

 medium, roundish, light green, nearly flat, broad 

 shallow serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Cox, in 1825, 

 near Slough, Bucks., and sent out by Mr. Smale, Coin- 

 brook nursery. A very attractive fruit. 



CRAWLEY BEAUTY. Culinary, December to 

 February, medium to large, 3j by 2f , flattened round, 

 even. Colour, pale creamy yellow, red flush and 

 broken stripes. Flesh, firm, greenish-white, acid, good 

 flavour when cooked. Eye, open in a deep and wide 

 basin. Stem, medium in a broad and rather deep 

 cavity. Growth, vigorous ; very fertile. Leaf, round- 

 oval, crenate or doubly serrate. Origin, raised in a 

 cottage garden, near Crawley, Sussex, and introduced 

 by Messrs. Cheal & Co. This promises to be a very 

 useful variety, flowering very late. 



CRAWLEY REINETTE. Dessert or culinary, 

 December to March, medium, 3j by 3j, round oblong, 

 nearly regular. Colour, pale yellow, covered with 

 rich red flush and faint inconspicuous stripes ; general 

 colouring being like King of the Pippins. Flesh, 

 white, crisp, juicy, of fair flavour. Eye, open in a 

 moderately deep, slightly ribbed basin. Stem, rather 

 short in moderately deep, angular, russeted cavity. 

 Growth, vigorous, little spreading ; fertility said to be 

 very good. Leaf, long, held flat, coarsely crenate. 

 Origin, recent ; introduced by Messrs. Cheal. 

 This apple might be described as a later King of the 

 Pippins, but I have not grown it sufficiently long to 

 speak very definitely of its merits. 



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