Dolgoi Squoznoi : see Sugar Loaf Pippin. 



DOMINO. Culinary, September to October, medium, 

 2\ by 2f, oblong, rounded, irregular. Colour, pale 

 yellowish green with occasional faint flush. Flesh, 

 yellowish- white, crisp, acid. Eye, closed in a moder- 

 ately deep broad ribbed basin. Stem, short in a narrow 

 fairly deep cavity. Growth, upright, compact and 

 twiggy; very fertile. Leaf, pale, long oval, shallow 

 serrate, flat, twisted, falls early. Origin, unrecorded ; 

 much grown around London ; probably from the Mid- 

 land Counties. A useful fruit of the Codlin type. 



D. T. Fish : see Warner's King. 



DUCHESS' FAVOURITE. Her. Pom., 69. Dessert, 

 September to October, medium, 2 J by 2, round, flattened, 

 regular. Colour, pale yellow, almost entirely covered 

 with crimson red. Flesh, crisp, yellow, brisk and 

 pleasant, often tinged with red. Eye, open in a shallow 

 wrinkled basin. Stem, moderately long in a rather 

 deep evenly russeted cavity. Growth, upright ; very 

 fertile. Leaf, rather small, light green, upfolded, 

 finely crenate. Origin, raised by Mr. Cree, a nursery- 

 man of Addlestone, before 1823. This apple is attrac- 

 tive in appearance and largely grown for market use. 



DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG. Ronalds, p. 6. 

 F., Borovitsky ; G., Charlamovski. (Baroveski, 

 Borowinka.) Culinary or dessert, August to Septem- 

 ber, medium, 3j by 2|, round, flattened, regular. 

 Colour, palest yellow, with strong red stripes. Flesh, 

 soft, white, sub-acid. Eye, closed in a deep even basin. 

 Stem, slender in a deep narrow cavity. Growth, 

 vigorous, upright ; fertility, good. Leaf, medium, 

 upfolded, undulating, nearly serrate. Origin, Russian. 

 Introduced into England in 1824. Of most attractive 

 appearance, and a refreshing summer fruit. 



DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. Dessert, February to 

 March, small to medium, 2j by 2, round, conical, fairly 

 regular. Colour, dull golden-yellow, almost covered 



