ribbed cavity. Growth, vigorous and sturdy ; ferti- 

 lity remarkably regular. Leaf, rather large, rich green, 

 very long oval, upcupped, much undulating, coarsely 

 serrate. Origin, a cross between Wagener and Northern 

 Spy, made by Mr. Charles Arnold, in Ontario before 

 1874. An excellent late variety, worthy of extended 

 cultivation. It does not shrivel when kept long. 



ORANGE GOFF. (Goff, Pork Apple.) Culinary, 

 till March, medium, 3 J by 2j, roundish, slightly flattened. 

 Colour, yellow with crimson flush and darker stripes. 

 Flesh, crisp, yellow, rather acid. Eye, open in a 

 shallow ribbed basin. Stem, short in a shallow or 

 hardly perceptible cavity. Growth, sturdy ; fertile. 

 Origin, known for many years in Kentish orchards. 

 A very old variety of excellent cooking qualities. 



ORANGE PIPPIN. Ronalds, p. 16. Dessert, till 

 January, medium, 3 by 2, flattened round, regular. 

 Colour, orange-yellow, flushed with red. Flesh, tender, 

 yellow, of fair flavour. Eye, closed in a shallow basin. 

 Stem, slender in a fairly deep cavity. Growth, good ; 

 fertile. Origin, unknown. It has been grown in 

 England at least 200 years. It is now little culti- 

 vated. There seem to be two varieties under this name, 

 the above and a large fruit of the Blenheim style. 



Original Nonpareil : see Nonpareil. 

 Original Pippin : see Oslin. 



ORLEAN'S REINETTE. Lauche I. 40. (Reinette 

 Triumphant, Court Pendu Blanc.) Dessert, till Feb- 

 ruary, medium to fairly large, 2| by 2j, flattened, 

 very even. Colour, golden-yellow with slight red 

 flush. Skin, covered with patches of fine russet. Flesh, 

 yellow, very crisp, sweet, juicy and of the highest 

 flavour intermediate between Blenheim Orange and 

 Ribston Pippin. Eye, open in a wide, shallow, slightly 

 ribbed basin. Stem, short and stout, in a moderately 

 deep wide russeted cavity. Growth, strong, upright, 



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