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long, thick, and fleshy, and curved inwards towards the 

 fruit. Skin yellow, nearly covered with a soft red, and 

 much deeper colour on the sunny side. 



Specific gravity of the Juice 1073. 



The Woodcock apple has been frequently mentioned 

 by writers of the seventeenth century, as a cider apple 

 of great excellence ; but its cultivation seems on the 

 decline. Its name is generally supposed to have been 

 derived from an imaginary resemblance of the form of 

 the fruit and fruit-stalk, in some instances, to the head 

 and beak of a woodcock, 



214. YELLOW ELLIOT. Pom. Heref. t. YJ. 



Fruit of a good size, rather more flat than long, having 

 a few obtuse angles terminating in the crown. Eye 

 small, with short diverging segments of the calyx. Stalk 

 short. Skin pale yellow, slightly shaded with orange 

 on the sunny side. 



Specific gravity of the juice 1076. 



The Yellow Elliot was well known by planters of the 

 seventeenth century. The cider in a new state is harsh 

 and astringent ; but it grows soft and mellows with age. 

 It is supposed to have derived its name from the person 

 who raised it from seed, as we find it mentioned by 

 Phillips in his poem on cider. 



A Selection of Apples for a small Garden in the Southern and 

 Midland Counties of England. 



SUMMER APPLES. 



