82 APPLES. 



Juice saccharine, and of a very pleasant aromatic 

 richness. 



A dessert apple from November till February or 

 March. 



This very excellent apple is of many years' standing 

 in this country, although far from being common in the 

 nurseries, another apple having unjustly usurped its 

 name. 



157. ROYAL REINETTE. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. 

 p. 529. 



Fruit rather small, a little more conical than the 

 Golden Reinette. Eye large and open, in an even and 

 small basin. Stalk very short, with the flesh growing 

 pretty closely round it. Skin delicate yellow, sprinkled 

 with a few dark spots ; on the sunny side stained and 

 striped with delicate but brilliant red, and covered with 

 numerous grey spots ; the whole surface highly polished 

 and shining. Flesh pale yellow. Juice of excellent 

 flavour. 



A dessert apple from November till April and May. 



This very beautiful apple is cultivated in the western 

 parts of Sussex ; fruit from the Earl of Egremont's, 

 at Petworth, was exhibited at the Horticultural Society 

 in 1820. 



158. STONE PIPPIN. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. 

 Vol. iv. p. 69. 



White Stone Pippin. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 1071. 



White Pippin, of Norfolk. 



Fruit middle-sized, of an oblong figure, tapering to 

 the crown, where it is narrow, somewhat angular on its 

 sides. Eye small, hollow, surrounded by slight obtuse, 

 bold plaits. Stalk slender, not protruded beyond the 

 base. Skin very smooth, pale green, becoming yellow 

 when kept a few weeks. Flesh very firm and dense. 

 Juice not plentiful, sharp, slightly acid, becoming sweet 

 when mature, with a little perfume. 



