much ribbed basin. Stem, long, stout, in a deep 

 narrow cavity. Growth, vigorous, rather spreading 

 and uneven, best as a standard or bush ; fertility, 

 poor, hence it is now rarely grown, except for decora- 

 tive purposes. Leaf, large, pale, flat, lax, irregularly 

 curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Gascoyne, 

 Bapchild Court, Sittingbourne, Kent, and introduced 

 by Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, in 1871. 



German Nonpareil : see Wyken Pippin. 



GIPSY KING. Her. Pom., 69. Dessert, November 

 to January, small, 2\ by 2, round flattened, even. 

 Colour, golden-yellow, with deep brown-red flush, 

 and stripes and generally nearly covered with russet 

 netting. Flesh, crisp, yellow, juicy, and pleasantly 

 sub-acid, but poor in flavour. Eye, open, in a shallow 

 wide basin. Stem, fairly long, in a deepish cavity. 

 Growth, slender ; fertile. Leaf, small, oval, dark, 

 nearly flat, flat crenate. Origin, unrecorded. A very 

 nice little fruit with a brisk acidity. Of the Ross 

 Nonpareil style. 



Glace : see Calville Blanche D'Hiver. 



GLADSTONE. F., Monsieur Gladstone. (Jack- 

 son's Seedling, Striped Quarrenden.) Dessert, July 

 to August, medium, 2j by 2, round conical, irregular. 

 Colour, greenish-yellow, almost covered with dark red, 

 occasionally with broken stripes. Flesh, soft, greenish- 

 white, pleasantly flavoured. Eye, closed, in a much 

 ribbed basin. Stem, medium in a shallow cavity. 

 Growth, moderate ; very regularly fertile. Leaf, 

 rather small, roundish, pea green, upfolded, undulating, 

 shallow serrate. Origin, found near Kidderminster, 

 by Mr. Jackson, of Blakedown Nursery, and introduced 

 by him in 1868. Much grown for market purposes, 

 and a valuable early sort. 



GLORIA MUNDI. Ronalds, p. 7. (as Mammoth). 

 F., Josephine ; G., Gloria Mundi. (Baltimore, Belle du 



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