SCARLET NONPAREIL. Ronalds, P. 34. F., 

 Nonpareil Ecarlate ; G., Scharlachroter Nonpareil. 

 Dessert, till March, small to medium, 2| by 2, round 

 conical, regular. Colour, yellow covered with dull 

 red and russet. Flesh, firm, pale, yellow, sweet, rather 



food flavour. Eye, open in a shallow regular basin, 

 tem, rather long, in an even russet cavity. Growth, 

 slender, a little upright, compact ; fertile. Leaf, 

 very narrow, sharp pointed, held out flat, light green, 

 boldly crenate, nearly smooth below. Origin, probably 

 raised at Esher, Surrey, about 1773, from a seed of 

 the Old Nonpareil. A good old sort worthy of retention. 



SCARLET PEARMAIN. Ronalds, P. 8. F., Pear- 

 main Ecarlate ; G., Scharlach rote Parmane. (Bell's 

 Scarlet, Melville Pippin, Oxford Peach.) Dessert, 

 September to November, medium, 2j by 2j, square- 

 conical, regular. Colour, crimson scarlet flush with faint 

 stripes. Flesh, tender, yellow, red tinged, of crab apple 

 flavour. Eye, open, in a deepish basin. Stem, medium, 

 in a narrow cavity. Growth, slender, rather spreading 

 making a close twiggy tree ; fertility good. Leaf, 

 long, narrow, upfolded, coarsely serrate. Origin, 

 introduced to notice about 1800, by Mr. Bell, Agent 

 to the Duke of Northumberland. A useful fruit of 

 distinct flavour, but should be eaten soon after gathering. 



SCHOOLMASTER. Fl. and Pom., 1882, 169. Cul- 

 inary, October to January, fairly large, 3 by 2f , conical. 

 Colour, bright green with slight flush. Flesh, crisp, 

 white, slightly acid. Eye, closed, in a deep basin. 

 Stem, very short, in a small irregular cavity. Growth, 

 vigorous ; fertile. Origin, raised in 1855 from the seed 

 of a Canadian apple. The original tree grew in Old 

 Stamford Grammar School Garden. Introduced by 

 Messrs. Laxton, in 1882. Now little grown in the South. 



SEATON HOUSE. Culinary, September to Jan- 

 uary, medium, 2\ by 2, flat. Colour, pale milky-yellow 

 with a faint flush and a few broken stripes. Flesh, 

 crisp, juicy, pale yellow, flavourless. Eye, small, closed, 



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