introduced to this country about 1760. This apple 

 does not attain to the same flavour in this country as 

 in America, even under the most favourable conditions. 

 There, is a green variety considered distinct, in which 

 the fruits do not have the rich yellow and faint orange 

 flush of this variety. 



NEWTOWN SPITZENBERG. Ronalds, p. 10. 

 (Burlington, English Spitzenberg.) Dessert, till Jan- 

 uary, medium to large, 3 J by 2 J, round, regular. Colour, 

 clear yellowish-red with red flush and faint stripes. 

 Flesh, yellow, crisp, aromatic. Eye, open, in a shallow 

 basin. Stem, very short, in a deepish cavity. Growth, 

 moderate ; fertility moderate. Origin,, probably 

 introduced into England by William Cobbett. Very 

 little grown in England nowadays. 



NONPAREIL. Her. Pom., 21. F., Nonpareille 

 ancienne ; G., Alter Nonpareil. (English Nonpareil, 

 Hunt's Nonpareil, Original Nonpareil.) Dessert, till 

 March, small, 2j by 2, round conical, regular. Colour, 

 yellowish-green with red-brown flush and covered 

 with russet, with some large conspicuous dots at base. 

 Flesh, tender, greenish, aromatic. Eye, open, in a very 

 shallow basin. Stem, fairly long in a moderate, even 

 cavity. Growth, moderate, upright spreading ; ferti- 

 lity, moderate; Leaf, medium, narrow, pea green, 

 held up, much upfolded, boldly curved serrate. Origin, 

 unrecorded ; known in England since about 1600. 

 This fruit is worthy of all commendation. The obovate 

 cells and conspicuous dots serve to distinguish it from 

 the White Nonpareil. 



Nonpareille d'Angleterre : see Ribston Pippin. 



NONSUCH. Ronalds, p. 37. Culinary, September, 

 round flattened, medium, regular. Colour, yellowish- 

 green with red flush and broad stripes. Flesh, 

 tender, white, sweet. Eye, closed in a rather deep 

 and regular basin. Stem, short, in a deepish cavity. 

 Growth, moderate ; fertile. Leaf, medium, oblong, 



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