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A beautiful dessert apple, from November till 

 March. 



This makes a very handsome middle sized tree, and is 

 a most abundant bearer. It originated in a small gar- 

 den near Surry-street Gates, Norwich, about sixty years 

 ago ; and was first propagated by myself in 1793, when 

 I gave it the above name. The original tree, owing to 

 improper treatment, died about seven years afterwards. 



69. * BELVOIR PIPPIN. Hart. Soc. Garden. 



Fruit small, about the size, and very much the figure, 

 of the Old Golden Pippin : about one inch and a half 

 deep, and the same in diameter. Eye small, closed ; the 

 long and almost linear segments of the calyx, in a very 

 shallow depression, surrounded by about fifteen very 

 narrow plaits, three to each segment. Stalk three quar- 

 ters of an inch long, slender, slightly sunk in an open, 

 shallow, funnel-shaped cavity. Skin pale yellow ; on 

 the sunny side spotted and tinged with brownish crim- 

 son, and having a portion of thin russet round the stalk. 

 Flesh pale yellow, firm, crisp, very tender and delicate. 

 Juice saccharine, mixed with a slight brisk acid, rich, 

 and very highly flavoured. 



A dessert apple, in perfection in November and De- 

 cember. 



This beautiful and very excellent little apple was sent 

 me October 12, 1830, by John Motteux, Esq. of Beach- 

 amwell, in Norfolk. It appears to have originated from 

 the Old Golden Pippin, in the garden of Sir John 

 Thoroton, and to have improved even upon that favour- 

 ite variety. It ought to be grafted upon the Doucin 

 stock, and trained in the garden either as an open dwarf, 

 or as an espalier. 



' No. 69. is inserted twice in consequence of the Belvoir Pippin 

 having been sent me after the numerical arrangement had been 

 completed. 



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