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red on the sunny side. Flesh rather finer than that of 

 the Ribston Pippin, but in colour and flavour closely 

 resembling it. 



An excellent dessert apple from October to Christ- 

 mas. 



Raised from a seed of the Ribston Pippin, in the 

 garden of Stephen Dowell, Esq. at Braygrove, in Berk- 

 shire, and exhibited at the Horticultural Society, Oc- 

 tober 15. 1821. 



50. DOWNTON PIPPIN. Pom. Hereford, t. 9. Pom. 

 Mag. t. 113. 



Elton Pippin. Of Forsyth, p. 135., according to 

 the Pom. Mag. 



Elton Golden Pippin, -\ of different Collections* 



Knight's Pippin, L according to the Pom. 



Knight's Golden Pippin, J Mag. 



Fruit rather larger than a Golden Pippin, cylin- 

 drical, flat at the ends. Eye large, open, level with the 

 top. Stalk short, not deeply inserted. Skin nearly 

 smooth, yellow, sprinkled with numerous indistinct 

 specks. Flesh yellowish, crisp, with a brisk, rich, sub- 

 acid juice. 



Ripe in October and November, and will keep till 

 Christmas. Raised by Mr. Knight from the seed of 

 the Orange Pippin, and the pollen of the Golden Pippin. 



The Downton Pippin is a most abundant bearer, 

 extremely well adapted for the market, and an excellent 

 apple for cider. 



51. DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat: 

 No. 284. 



Fruit pretty large, of an angular shape, having five 

 very prominent ribs, with small intermediate ones ex- 

 tending from the base to the crown. Eye very deeply 

 sunk. Stalk but little protruded beyond the base, 

 which is as deep as the eye. Skin dark green, with 

 numerous small dark specks intermixed ; on the sunny 



