10 APPLES. 



the angular protuberances uniting round the eye in large 

 knobs. Stalk short and thick, inserted in a very regu- 

 lar cavity. Skin greenish yellow, thickly sprinkled 

 with yellow russetty spots, and nearly covered with a 

 bright red. Flesh yellow, firm. Juice not plentiful, 

 but sweet, and of a very good flavour. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September, 

 and will not keep long. 



This is one of the sorts usually planted against walls 

 in the Carse of Gowrie. In this country it does well as 

 an open standard, and is an abundant bearer. Its 

 fruit was exhibited at the Horticultural Society, Lon- 

 don, in 1820. 



16. SUGAR-LOAF PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1078. 

 Pom. Mag: t. 3. 



Dolgoi Squoznoi. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. &54., ac- 

 cording to the Pom. Mag. 



Fruit ovate or oblong, generally tapering to the eye, 

 which is much hollowed, with a few slight plaits. Stalk 

 about an inch long, inserted in a deep, regular cavity. 

 Skin a very clear light yellow, with a few greenish dots ; 

 yellow on the sunny side, and becoming nearly white 

 when fully ripe. Flesh whitish, firm, crisp, very juicy, 

 with a most agreeable, lively, sweetish sub-acid flavour. 



An excellent summer apple, ripe the beginning of 

 August, but if kept above a week or ten days it becomes 

 soft and mealy. 



This appears to be of Russian origin, having been^ 

 sent from the Taurida Gardens, at St. Petersburgh, 

 to the Horticultural Society, London, under the name 

 of Dolgoi Squoznoi, two Russian words signifying 

 dolgoiy long, and squoz?ioi, transparent. 



SECT. III. Autumnal. Round, or nearly so. 



17* BERE COURT PIPPIN. Hort. Trans. Vol. v. 

 p. 400. 



