Leaf, large, long oval, boldly crenate, upward folded. 

 Origin, unknown. Not worthy of retention. The 

 appearance generally is that of a late Allington Pippin. 



FEARN'S PIPPIN. Ronalds, p. 12. (Rennet's 

 Defiance, Clifton Nonsuch.) Dessert, November to 

 March, medium, 2j by 2, flat, regular. Colour, pale 

 yellow, with dark crimson flush, crisp, yellowish, aro- 

 matic. Eye, open in a very wide shallow ribbed basin. 

 Stem, short in a wide cavity. Growth, moderate ; 

 fertility good. Leaf, medium flat, edges down curved, 

 rather coarsely bi-serrate. Origin, raised at Fulham, 

 in the garden of Mr. Bagley, before 1780, according to 

 Rogers. An excellent old sort which keeps well. 



FELTHAM BEAUTY. Card. Chron., 1908, p. 178. 

 Dessert, August to September, medium, 3 by 2f , oblong 

 conical, nearly regular. Colour, yellowish-green with 

 red stripes and flush. Flesh, yellowish, crisp and very 

 highly flavoured, sweet. Growth, slender, upright ; 

 fertile. Origin, raised and introduced by Messrs. 

 Veitch, from Cox's Orange x Gladstone. A very 

 promising fruit. 



Fenn's Wonder : see Lord Stradbrook. 

 Fenouillet Anise : see Caraway Russet. 

 Five Crown Pippin : see London Pippin. 



FLANDERS PIPPIN. Culinary, November to 

 January, moderately large, 3j by 2|, flat conical, 

 uneven. Colour, greenish-yellow with brick-red flush 

 and broad crimson stripes. Flesh, firm, greenish- 

 yellow, juicy and acid with balsamic flavour. Eye, 

 closed in a much ribbed basin. Stem, medium, in a 

 rather deep russet cavity. Growth, moderate ; fertile. 

 Leaf, rather large, roundish, pea green, nearly flat, 

 sharply serrate. Origin, unrecorded. Probably con- 

 tinental. Often confused with Mere de Menage from 

 which it is quite distinct. 



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