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spots. Eye, open, set in a rather deep and angular basin. Stalk short, 

 inserted in a deep and russety cavity. Flesh, firm and crisp, with a brisk 

 and pleasant flavor. 



A well known and first-rate culinary apple ; it is in use from January 

 to June. It is extensively cultivated in Norfolk, where, besides being 

 applied to general culinary purposes, they are baked in ovens, and form 

 the dried fruits met with among confectioners and fruiterers, called 

 " Norfolk Biffins." 



The tree is vigorous in its young state, but unless grown in a rich soil, 

 and a favorable situation, it is apt to canker, particularly if it is too moist. 



The name of this apple has hitherto been written Beaufiu, as if of French 

 origin ; but it is more correctly Beefing, from the similarity the dried 

 fruit presents to raw beef. 



247. NORFOLK PARADISE.— Fors. 



Identification. — Fors. Treat. 117. Lind. Guide, 77. Hort. See. Cat. ed. 3. 

 FiQDKE. — Brook. Pom. Brit. pi. xcii. f. 4. 



Fruit, medium sized ; oblong, irregularly formed. Eye, very large, 

 deeply sunk in an uneven, oblique hollow. Stalk, rather short, not deeply 

 inserted. Skin, greenish-yellow ; on the sunny side of a brownish-red, 

 streaked with a darker color. Flesh, white, very firm. Juice, abund- 

 ant and of a very excellent flavor. 



A dessert apple ; in use from October till March. 



Its name seems to indicate a Norfolk origin ; but I never could find it 

 in any part of the county. — Lindley. 



248. NORFOLK STONE PIPPIN.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 804. 



Synonymbs. — Stone Pippin, Lind. in Hort. Trans, vol. iv. p. 69. Lind. Guide, 82. 

 Viel Kemobst. xi. 1 19. White Stone Pippin, Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 1, 107 1. White 

 Pippin, in Norfolk. Englischer Kleiner Steinpepping, Diel Kernobtt. xi. 119. 



Fruit, below medium size, two inches broad, and the same in height ; 

 oblong, slightly angular on the sides, and narrowing a little towards the 

 apex. Skin, smooth and very thin, pale green at first, but changing by 

 keeping to pale yellow with a mixture of green ; sometimes it has a slight 

 tinge of red next the sun. Eye, small, half open, with acuminate seg- 

 ments, set in a rather shallow and wide basin. Stalk, slender, half-an- 

 inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity with a fleshy protuberance on one 

 side of it. Flesh, white, firm and breaking, brisk, sweet, and perfumed. 



An excellent long-keeping culinary apple, and useful also in the des- 

 sert ; it is in use from November to July. In the " Guide to the Orch- 

 ard," Mr. Lindley says " This is a valuable Norfolk Apple known m the 

 Norwich market by the name of White Pippin. The fruit when peeled, 

 sliced, and boiled in sugar, becomes transparent, affording for many 

 months a most delicious sweetmeat for tarts." 



The tree is a free and vigorous grower, and attains the middle size. 

 It is a regular and abundant bearer. 



