182 BRITISH POMOLOGY, ETC. 



The tree is a strong and healthy grower, and an abundant bearer. 



This is certainly a different variety from the Selwood's Eeinette of 

 the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, which is described as being small, 

 pearmain-shaped, greenish-yellow, and a dessert apple. It is however, 

 identical with the Selwood's Reinette of Rogers, who, as we are informed, 

 in his " Fruit Culti^'ator," received it upwards of sixty years ago from 

 Messrs. Hewitt and Co., of Brompton. The tree now in my possession, 

 I procured as a graft from the private garden of the late Mr. Lee, of 

 Hammersmith ; and as it has proved to be the same as Rogers's variety, 

 I am induced to think that it is correct, while that of the Horticultural 

 Society is wrong. It was raised by a person of the name of Selwood, of 

 Lancaster. 



326. SHAKESPERE.— M. 



Identification & Fiqdre. — Maund Fruit, pi. 71 . 



Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters wide, and two 

 inches and a half high ; roundish, narrowing a little towards the eye. 

 Skin, dark green on the shaded side, and brownish-red on the side next 

 the sun, which is marked with a few broken stripes of darker red ; the 

 whole strewed with russety dots. Eye, small, and partially open, set in 

 a narrow and irregular basin, which is ridged round the margin. Stalk, 

 short and slender, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, greenish- 

 yellow, firm, crisp, and juicy, with a brisk vinous flavor. 



An excellent dessert apple, of first-rate quality. In use from 

 Christmas to April. 



This variety was raised by Thomas Hunt, Esq., of Stratford-on-Avon, 

 from the seed of Hunt's Duke of Gloucester, and named in honor of 

 the poet Shakespere. 



327. SHEEP'S NOSE.— Hort. 

 Stnontmes. — Bullock's Pippin, Coxe View, 125. Long Tom, Ibid. 



Fruit, large, about three inches and a half long, and about three 

 inches wide ; conical, narrowing gradually to the crown, which is con- 

 siderably higher on one side than the other ; generally with ten ribs on 

 the sides. Skin, smooth, yellow, and strewed with a few russety dots. 

 Eye, small, set in a deep, plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a deep 

 round, and russety cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white, tender, very juicy, 

 and sweet. 



A very good variety for culinary purposes ; but chiefly used as a cider 

 apple in Somersetshire, where it is much grown for that purpose. 



328. SHEPHERD'S FAME.— Hort. 



Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and two inches and a 

 half high ; obtuse-ovate, broad and flattened at the base, narrowing 

 towards the eye, with five prominent ribs on the sides, and in every 

 respect, very much resembling a small specimen of Emperor Alexander. 

 Skin, smooth, pale straw-yellow, marked with faint broken patches of 



