GOLDEN RUSSET. Ronalds, p., 29. G., Ver- 

 goldeter Russet. Dessert, December to March, medium, 

 2f by 2|, roundish, flattened. Colour, entirely covered 

 with golden russet, with an occasional red flush. Flesh, 

 yellow, firm, sugary, aromatic, a little dry. Eye, 

 closed, or a little open, in a round even basin. Stem, 

 short, in a rather deep round cavity. Growth, moder- 

 ately vigorous, a little spreading ; fertility, moderate. 

 Origin, probably an old English variety of some 150 

 years or more. I have never been able to obtain this 

 apple true and the above description is borrowed from 

 Hogg and Ronalds. There has been much confusion 

 with this apple, the English Russet and the Roxbury 

 Russet. 



GOLDEN SPIRE. Fl. and Pom., 1884, 185. Culin- 

 ary, September-December, medium, 2| by 3j, oblong- 

 rounded, irregular. Colour, of an even golden-yellow, 

 very occasionally flushed. Flesh, pale yellow, juicy, soft, 

 slightly flavoured. Eye, open in a fairly deep much 

 ribbed basin. Stem, short, rather slender in a small 

 russeted cavity. Growth, upright ; remarkably fertile. 

 Leaf, rather small, narrow, dark green, nearly flat, 

 held up, broadly serrate. Origin, uncertain ; probably 

 from Lancashire, where it was much grown in 1850. 

 Its regular cropping and neat habit make it a fruit 

 highly recommendable for small gardens. 



GOLDEN REINETTE. Her. Pom., 49. F., Rein- 



ette Doree. (Grosser Borsdorfer, Reinette Gielen, 

 Wyker Pippin.) Dessert, November to March, medium, 

 2 i by 2j, flattened round, regular. Colour, golden- 

 yellow, bright red cheek, russeted. Flesh, very firm, 

 yellow, well flavoured. Eye, wide open, in a flat 

 shallow basin. Stem, long, yellowish, in a very even 

 cavity. Growth, vigorous ; fertile. Leaf, medium, 

 dark, nearly flat, curved serrate. Origin, an old variety, 

 which has been known in England for several hundred 

 years. It is widely grown on the Continent, and has over 

 fifty synonyms. A nice fruit, but hardly of first-class 

 quality now. It does well on clay soils. " 



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