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47. BEAUTY OF KENT. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 48. 

 Beauty of Kent. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 4. 



Fruit pretty large, three inches and a quarter deep, 

 and three inches and a half in diameter, somewhat irregu- 

 larly formed, with slightly prominent unequal angles, 

 terminating in the crown, which is rather contracted. 

 Eye small, closed by a short calyx, a little depressed, in 

 a narrow angular basin. Stalk short, slender, rather 

 deeply inserted in a funnel-shaped cavity. Skin a very 

 clear yellowish green, mottled with dull red ; but on the 

 sunny side of a bright red, mottled and streaked with 

 yellow r , intermixed with russet round the base. Flesh 

 firm, yellowish white, crisp, and tender. Juice abun- 

 dant, and pleasantly acid. 



An autumnal dessert apple, from Michaelmas to 

 Christmas. 



This is a very handsome apple ; and, although not 

 distinguished by any peculiar richness of flavour, it cer- 

 tainly must be reckoned a very excellent fruit. 



48. CRAY PIPPIN. Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 401. 

 Fruit rather below the middle size, conical, rather 



angular. Eye small and close, in an even and well 

 formed hollow. Stalk short, deeply inserted. Skin a 

 delicate straw colour, with a very slight blush of red on 

 the sunny side. Flesh yellow, crisp. Juice not abun- 

 dant, but sweet and highly flavoured. 



A very excellent dessert apple, in perfection in Octo- 

 ber and November. Raised by Richard Waring, Esq. 

 in his garden at Saint Mary's Cray, Kent, and exhibited 

 at the Horticultural Society, October 15. 1822. 



49. Do WELL'S PIPPIN. Hort. Trans. Vol.v. p. 268. 

 Fruit, in size and form, somewhat resembling the Rib- 



ston Pippin ; but more pointed at the crown, and the 

 eye sunk in a more confined and a deeper cavity. Stalk 

 short, deeply inserted. Skin green, nearly covered 

 with a clear thin russet, slightly tinged with brownish 



