Stem, short in a deep russet cavity. Growth, vigorous, 

 upright ; fertility, poor. Leaf, round, light, flat, 

 down-hanging, bluntly serrate, almost crenate. Origin, 

 raised by Mr. Lane, of Kynaston, Ross, Hereford, 

 before 1900, and introduced by Messrs. George Bunyard 

 & Co., of Maidstone. A fine fruit of Newtown Pippin 

 style, but too poor a cropper to retain. 



Margaret : see Red Joaneting. 



MARGIL. Ronalds, p. 12. F., Reinette Musquee ; 

 G., Muskat Reinette. (Reinette d'Hiver Musquee, 

 Small Ribston.) Dessert, October to January, small, 

 2 i by 2 J, rounded conical, angular. Colour, pale yellow 

 with dull brown-red flush and russet. Flesh, firm, 

 yellow, highly flavoured. Eye, very small, closed in 

 a ribbed basin. Stem, slender, in a narrow cavity. 

 Growth, very weak ; fertility, moderate. Leaf, very 

 narrow, much upfolded, dark, boldly crenate. Origin, 

 doubtless Continental (probably Norman). Of the 

 highest possible quality ; it makes a small tree and 

 should be given a trial in every garden. The name is 

 derived from Marg=marle=marrow, according to one 

 author. 



MAY QUEEN. Dessert, till May, medium, z\ by 2j, 

 flat, fairly regular. Colour, golden-yellow with brown- 

 red flush and russet. Flesh, very crisp, yellow, juicy, 

 and of good flavour. Eye, open, in a broad shallow 

 basin. Stem, medium in a very deep russet cavity. 

 Growth, very dwarf ; fertility, extraordinary. Leaf, 

 rather dark, nearly flat, small, oval, rather boldly 

 serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Haywood, of Worcester, 

 and introduced by Messrs. Penwill. A neglected fruit 

 of great excellence and as a fruit for small gardens as 

 cordons or bushes it can hardly be surpassed. It is 

 eatable in November and keeps excellently. Making 

 but few laterals pruning is reduced to a minimum. 



MEDENHAM PIPPIN. Dessert, September to 

 October, medium, 2\ by 2j, round, slightly conical 



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