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next the sun, and faintly streaked with the same colour. 

 Flesh yellowish white, firm, breaking, very sweet, juicy, 

 and highly flavoured. 



A very beautiful dessert fruit in November and De- 

 cember. This very excellent apple was brought into 

 notice by Mr. Kirke, of Brompton. It is hardy, and a 

 very plentiful bearer. 



58. LONGVILLE'S KERNEL. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 567, 

 Pom. Mag. t. 63. 



Sam's Crab. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1021., according 

 to the Pom. Mag. 



Fruit middle-sized, oval, approaching to conical, 

 rather angular. Eye rather small, with a short erect 

 calyx, somewhat deeply sunk, and surrounded by a few 

 even plaits. Stalk short, deeply inserted. Skin green- 

 ish yellow, streaked and spotted with bright red. Flesh 

 firm, yellow. Juice perfumed, rich, sweet, pleasantly 

 subacid. A dessert apple from the middle of August 

 to the middle of September. 



It is said that this apple has originated in Hereford- 

 shire, where it is at present but little known : it is very 

 handsome, and of considerable merit. 



59. MANKS CODLIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 183. 

 Irish Pitcher. Ibid. 



Frith Pitcher. Of some collections. 



Fruit middle-sized, a little more long than broad, 

 without angles, but at the crown higher on one side than 

 on the other. Eye shallow, surrounded by a few plaits. 

 Stalk rather fleshy. Skin a clear, pale, waxen yellow; 

 on the sunny side, shaded with deep orange, sprinkled 

 with numerous dark specks. Flesh yellowish white, 

 very firm. Juice brisk, subacid, with a slight aromatic 

 flavour. An excellent culinary apple from September 

 to November. 



60. NELSON'S CODLIN. Nursery Catalogues. - 

 Fruit about the size of the English Codlin, three 



