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thickly dotted -ft-ith russety dote, splashes, and spots ; 

 liesh yellow, vinous, and highly flavoured. Five 

 ridges or angles proceed from the eye, right round 

 the Apple, until they are lost in the hase, which 

 gives it a striking appearance. 



Dessert and Kitchen Apples.— But space 



warns us to proceed from novelty, antiquity, and 

 curiosity to utility; and hence we hasten to submit, 

 two dozen each of dessert and kitchen Apples, selected 

 and proved hy Jlr. Carmichael, one of the best growers 

 of fruit in the kingdom. 



Select List of Dessert Apples. 



Select List op Kitchen Apples. 



American Mother — fruit 

 medium size; skingoldeu- 

 yellow; sweet and juicy 

 and richly flavoured. 

 October. 

 Boston Rnsset — fruit me- 

 dium size,with the flavour 

 of the Bibston Pippin ; a 

 fine dessert variety and 

 goo^ keeper. March. 

 Browolee's Busset — fruit 

 above medium size, juicy, 

 sweet, aud highly fla- 

 voured ; an excellent late 

 variety. Jaouary to May. 

 Claj^ate Pearmain — fruit 

 medium size; richly fla- 

 voured ; an excellent 

 variety; the tree hears 

 freely. November to 

 March. 

 Cobham — fruit lai^e and 

 handsome, with a rich 

 and excellent flavour. 

 September to January. 

 Cockle's Pippin — fruit me- 

 dium size and richly fla- 

 voured, and highly aro- 

 Tnatic. In use January to 

 April. 

 Cornish Gilliflower — fruit 

 above medium size, juicy, 

 sugary, and highly aro- 

 matic ; one of the best 

 dessert varieties ; the tree 

 is not a strong grower, 

 hut bears freely on the 

 I»oints of the shoots. No- 

 vember to March. 

 Court Pendu Plat — fruit 

 medium size, handsome, 

 and ascellent ; aud an 

 ' ahundant bearer and good 

 keeper. December to 

 May. 

 Cox's Orange Pippin — me- 

 dium size, very handsome, 

 aud richly flavoured ; one 

 of the finest dessert, and 

 a great bearer. November 

 to February. 

 Jefferson — medium size ; 

 han d some ; flesh tender 

 and richly flavoured; a 

 fine October sort. 

 Kerry Pippin — below me- 

 dium size; a first-rate 

 early sort; the tree forms 

 a good pyramid, and great 

 bearer. In season -Septem- 

 her and October. 

 £ing.of the Pippins — me- 

 dium size ; very hand- 

 . some ; a valuable sort and 



a great bearer. In use 

 October to January. 

 Lord Burghley. (See New 



Varieties.) 

 Maunington^B Pearmain — 

 medium size ; juicy, sweet, 

 and highly flavoured; one 

 of the best late sorte. No- 

 vember to March, 

 Newtown Pippin — above 

 medium size; an Ameri- 

 can kind of great excel- 

 lence, but requires a wall 

 or warm situation. In use 

 January to May. 

 Beiuette du Canada — above 

 medium size; handsome 

 and excellent ; a valuable 

 sort, suitable for kitdhen 

 or dessert. In use Novem- 

 ber to April. 

 Bibston Pippin — medium 

 size ; a well-known and 

 much-valued kind« . It 

 ought to have the protec- 

 tion of a wall to bring it to 

 perfection. In use October 

 to March. 

 Eoseroary Busset— medium 

 size ; juicy, rich, and 

 highly aromatic &iTOur. 

 In use &om. December to 

 February. 

 Scarlet Non];Kireil — below 

 medium size; handsome 

 and well flavoured; the 

 tree forms a flne pyramid, 

 and is also an ahundant 

 bearer. In use January to 

 March. 

 Sturmer Pippin — medium 

 size ; this is a very valu- 

 able late-keeping kind and 

 richly flavoured. In use 

 from February to June. 

 Washington — fruit large, 

 very handsome, rich, aro- 

 matic, and melting. In use 

 September and October. 

 Welford Park Nonsuch — 

 fruit medium size, hand- 

 some, aod richly fla- 

 voured ; the tree forms a 

 fine pyramid, and bears 

 freely. November. 

 White Calville — ^fmit large, 

 very unevea in form ; flesh 

 white and delicate ; a 

 valuable dessert and sauce 

 kind; the tree is tender 

 aud requires a wall. Janu- 

 My to March. 

 Worcester Pearmain — (al- 

 ready described). 



Alfriston — fruit very large ; 

 flesh white and briskly 

 aoid; the tree is a good 

 bearer and forms a hand- 

 some pyramid. In use 

 November to March. 

 Annie Elizabeth— fruit large 

 and firm ; flesh white ; an 

 excellent late kind, and 

 bears abundantly. In use 

 till June. 

 Baumann's Bed Beinette — 

 fruit very large and hand- 

 some ; bright crimson on 

 exposed side ; flesh firm 

 and slightly acid ; a good 

 keeper, and bears abun- 

 dantly. 

 Betty Geeson— fruit hu^; 

 the tree is a great bearer, 

 and ought to be planted 

 extaisively. In use No- 

 vember to April. 

 Blenheim Pippin — fruit 

 lai^e and handsome ; a 

 very valuable and highly 

 esteemed sort, but a shy 

 bearer till the tree gets 

 old; one of the best for 

 kitchen or dessert. No- 

 vember to February. 

 Cellini — ^fruit medium size ; 

 beautifully coloured and 

 handsomely shaped ; it 

 bears abundantly ; a good 

 culinary and dessert sort. 

 October and November. 

 Cox's Pomona — fruit large ; 

 the tree forms a good pyra- 

 , mid, and is a great ana con- 

 stant bearer. November. 

 Dumelow's Seedliug— fruit 

 large, firm, and brakly 

 acia ; one of the best culi- 

 nary kinds ; the tree forms 

 a handsome pyramid, and 

 is a great bearer and good 

 keeper. In use November 

 to April. 

 Ecklinville Seedling — fmit 

 large and handsome ; the 

 tree forms a good pyra- 

 mid, and is a great hearer. 

 In use during November. 

 Frogmore Prolific — fruit 

 large and handsome ; flesh 

 white, juicy; tree vigo- 

 rous, and a prodigious 

 bearer; it oi:^ht to be 

 grown extensiv'ely for pro- 

 tit, as it is a sure bearer. 

 September to December. 

 Golden Noble— fruit large, 

 exceedingly haodsome iu 

 form ; the tree is a good 

 bearer. October and No- 

 vember. 



Grenadier — fruit large ; a 

 beautiful yellow colour 

 and ribbed ; a very valu- 

 able sort ; the fruit comes 

 in immense clusters, and 

 a great bearer ; this is one 

 of the best of the Codlins. 

 In use from September to 

 December. 

 Hambledon DenxAns— fruit 

 large; flesh white, firm, 

 ana well flavoured ; it is 

 also an excellent keeper. 

 January to May. 

 Lady Henrdker — (already 



described). 

 Itord Derby — fruit very 

 large and good ; the tree 

 is a great bearer. In use 

 November and December. 

 Lord Suffield— fruit large; 

 flesh white, tender, and 

 briskly flavoured ; the 

 tree is a great bearer, even 

 in a youi^ state ; a valu- 

 able early sort. August. 

 Nelson Codlin— fruit large 

 and handsome, of first-rate 

 quaility; the tree is a 

 strong and vigorous 

 grower and a good bearer. 

 In use from September to 

 January. 

 Peasgood's Noiwuch— fruit 

 lai^ and handsome ; extra 

 fine, and free-bearing. In 

 use from September to 

 November. 

 Prince Albert. (See New 



Varieties.) 

 The Queen (Saltmarsh's)— 

 fruit large and handsome ; 

 flesh tender. In use 

 during November. 

 Small's Admirable — fruit 

 medium size; the tr«<« 

 forms a fine pyramid, and 

 bears freely. November 

 and December. 

 Stirling Castle — fruit me- 

 dium size ; a valuable 

 early sort; the tree is a 

 constant bearer — hardly 

 ever fails iu producing a 

 crop. In use September 

 ana October. 

 Tower of Glammis — fruit 

 lai^e, firm, and briskly 

 flavoured ; the tree is au 

 excellent bearer. Novem- 

 ber to February. 

 WinterHaw thomden— fr ui t 

 very large; a "first-rate 

 culinary variety, much 

 superior to the old Haw- 

 thornden. December and 

 January. 



Supplementary List op Dessert Apples. 



Adams* Pearmain — One of 

 the finest of this fine class; 

 pale lemon, red streaks 

 next the sun ; flesh richly 

 perfumed, cidsp, sugary, 

 juicy. ^ season from 

 December to March. 



Ashmead's Kernel — an ex- 

 cellent dessert Apple. In 

 season from November to 

 May. Greenish - yellow, 

 tanned brown on sunny 

 side ; small ; richly fla^ 

 voured. 



BeachamweQ's — December 

 to March. Small ; yellow 

 and russet ; flesh rich and 

 sugary ; yellowish-white. 



Braddick's Nonpareil— one 

 of the finest of' this well- 

 known class of Apples. In 

 season from December to 

 April. Green, browuish- 

 rednext the sun; highly 

 aromatic, rich and sweet. 



Calville's Blanche d'Hiver — 

 January to May. Lai^e : 

 a delicate yellow, tinged 



