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short, slender, inserted in a funnel-shaped cavity, not 

 protruding beyond the base. Skin rather thick and 

 tough, of a pale green, changing to a bright yellow ; on 

 the sunny side of a beautiful bright and lively red. 

 Flesh yellowish white, pretty firm. Juice sub-acid, 

 combined with a little sugar, but without any particular 

 perfume. 



A culinary apple, from November till May. 



A very handsome Scotch apple, from Gogar, near 

 Edinburgh. Specimens of this were given me by Mrs. 

 Mackie, from her nursery, near Norwich. 



91. GOLDEN HARVEY. Pom. Heref. t. 22. Pom. 

 Mag. t. 39. 



Brandy Apple. Forsyth, Ed. 7. p. 95. 



Fruit small, quite round, generally about five inches 

 in circumference, and free from angles or irregularities 

 of surface. Eye small, open ; the segments of the calyx 

 narrow, very short and diverging, placed in a flat, very 

 shallow, slightly-crumpled basin. Stalk half an inch 

 long, slender, not protruding beyond the base. Skin dull 

 russet, with a bright yellow ground, often breaking 

 through the russet in patches, and marbled on the sunny 

 side with a lively shaded red. Flesh yellow, firm, 

 breaking, very rich, juicy, spicy, and high flavoured. 



A most excellent and beautiful dessert apple, ripening 

 in December, and keeping till May or June. 



The tree is not a large grower, but very hardy ; a 

 great and constant bearer, and no garden, capable of con- 

 taining ten trees, ought to be without one of it. 



92. GOLDEN NOBLE. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 524. 

 Fruit of a pretty large size, round, becoming a little 



pointed towards the crown. Eye small, not deeply 

 sunk, surrounded by several small plaits. Stalk quite 

 short, and thickened like that of the Kerry Pippin. 

 Skin perfectly smooth, of a clear bright yellow, without 

 any blush of red ; but having a few small reddish spots, 



