finely serrate. Origin, doubtful ; possibly French. 

 Not to be confused with the Nonsuch Paradise apple, 

 which is a reputed seedling from this variety. It is 

 now superseded. 



NORFOLK BEAUTY. Gar A. Chron., 1902, p. 453. 

 Culinary, October to December, large, 3^ by 2\, round 

 flattened, regular. Colour, pale lemon yellow with 

 faint red flush. Flesh, loose, yellowish, cooks frothily. 

 Eye, closed, in a moderately deep plaited basin, which 

 has prominent knobs at the top. Stem, long and thin, 

 woody, in an even and narrow cavity, which is feathered 

 with russet. Growth, moderate ; fertility, medium. 

 Leaf, rather large, grey-green, little upfolded, undulated, 

 sharply curved serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. Allan, 

 gardener at Gunton Park, from Warner's King and 

 Waltham Abbey. Introduced to commerce in 1902. 

 A very excellent fruit worthy of extended cultivation, 

 cropping well when the tree is formed. 



NORFOLK BEEFING. Ronalds, p. 33. G., Schoener 

 von Norfolk. (Catshead Beaufin, Red Beefing, Taliesin, 

 Winter Beefing.) Culinary, till April, medium, 3 by 

 2}, round flattened. Colour, green nearly covered 

 with dull brown crimson. Flesh, firm, greenish-yellow, 

 acid. Eye, open in a wide ribbed basin. Stem, very 

 short, in a deep slightly russet cavity. Growth, vigor- 

 ous, making a spreading open tree ; fertile. Leaf, 

 round, dark green, large, flat, coarsely curved serrate. 

 Origin, Norfolk ; brought into notice about 1800. 

 A useful late fruit, keeping plump till the end. 



NORFOLK DUMPLING. Culinary, September to 

 October, large, 3 J by 3, round, tapering to eye. Colour, 

 pale green yellow ; smooth and slightly greasy. Flesh, 

 white, coarse grained, acid. Eye, closed in a ribbed 

 basin, which is rather small. Stem, extremely short, 

 in a flat cavity. Growth, good ; very fertile. Leaf 

 rather small, narrow, crenate or curved serrate, nearly 

 flat, dark green. Origin, undiscovered. 



Norfolk Pippin : see Adam's Pearmain. 

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