66 APPLES. 



A dessert apple from November till February. 



The Claygate Pearmain may be considered as a valu- 

 able addition to our stock of table apples. It originated 

 in a hedge-row in the hamlet of Claygate, near Thames 

 Ditton ; and its fruit was first exhibited at the Horticul- 

 tural Society, by John Braddick, Esq., December 17> 

 1821. 



128. COCKLE PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 169. 

 Pom. Mag. t. 136. 



Nutmeg Cockle Pippin. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 169. 



Nutmeg Pippin, of various Collections, according 

 to the Pom. Mag. 



White Cockle. Ib. 



Fruit middle-sized, oblong, tapering a little from the 

 base to the crown, very slightly angular on the sides, 

 about two inches and a half long, and two inches and a 

 quarter in diameter. Eye narrow, with a closed slender 

 calyx, rather shallow, surrounded by narrow plaits. Stalk 

 half an inch long, slender, one half of which is sunk in 

 a narrow funnel-shaped cavity. Skin pale green, be- 

 coming bright yellow, with a few grey specks, and partly 

 covered, especially near the base, with a pretty thick 

 light brown russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, and tender. 

 Juice saccharine, mixed with acid, and a slight pleasant 

 perfume. 



A dessert apple, and also excellent for culinary pur- 

 poses from November till May. 



129. COLONEL HARBORD'S PIPPIN. G. Lindl.^n 

 Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 65. 



Fruit rather large, inclining to a conical shape, about 

 eleven inches in circumference each way, angular on the 

 sides. Eye large, in a rather shallow basin, surrounded 

 by bold plaits or wrinkles. Stalk half an inch long. 

 Skin pale yellowish green, partially russetted on one side. 

 Flesh white mixed with green, soft, very juicy, with a 

 pleasant brisk ^stringency. 



