12 THE FRUIT GARDEN 



Grenadier Codlin, K., F.C.C. 1883. — Skin, smooth, seldom greasy ; colour, pale 

 greenish yellow shading to pale yellow ; flesh, soft, cooks well ; flavour, briskly acid ; 

 seaso7t, end of September and October ; growth, free, compact ; forms fine orchard 

 trees and most valuable bushes for garden or market purposes on the Paradise stock. 

 A splendid bearer, never fails to crop, considered the best of the Codlins. A good, 

 handsome fruit. 



Hambling's Seedling, K., F.C.C. 1893. — Skin, smooth and dry; colour, creamy 

 yellow with faint tinge of lirown, and russet round the eye ; flesh, tender, crisp and 

 juicy, pale primrose colour ; stalk, set in green basin ; flavour, pleasantly sub-acid ; 

 season, December to March ; growth, very sturdy and free. One of the best late apples, 

 very heavy and firm ; it cooks well. The tree is not fertile till it gains size and age, and 

 should not be hard pruned as a garden tree. It forms a grand orchard tree. Fertility 

 excellent when established. 



Hereford Crimson Queening (Crimson Quoining, Red Stubbard, Quoining), 

 T. — Skin, smooth ; ground colour, orange yellow, deep crimson on sunny side with 

 splashes of red ; flesh, tender and very white ; stalk, enlarged at entry, set in red basin ; 

 flavour, aromatic and pleasant, loses flavour when stored ; season, October and 

 November ; growth, irregular, full of spurs. Its bright colour renders it a useful market 

 apple, and its peculiar flavour is much liked by some ; it must not be stored for long. 

 It forms a compact orchard tree and a pretty garden tree on the Paradise stock. 

 Fertility excellent. 



Hormead Pearmain (Arundel Pearmain), K., T., A.M. 1900 ; introduced 1885. — 

 Skin, smooth ; colour, bright yellow, faintly spotted russet ; flesh, firm, white with green 

 stripes ; stalk, set in russet basin ; flavour, slightly acid ; season, December to May ; 

 growth, compact and sturdy. A variety that seldom fails to bear. Tree is useful in any 

 form. The fruits keep quite firm very late. They are often more conical than the 

 figure, and of regular outline. Fertility constant and abundant. 



Hubbard's Pearmain (Russet Pearmain), T. — Skin, smooth ; ground colour, 

 greenish yellow suffused with faint crimson, marked with irregular russet patches and 

 dots ; flesh, tender, greenish white ; stalk, set in a green basin ; flavour, very rich and 

 full ; season, December to January ; growth, compact. A valuable sort for culture on 

 the Paradise stock in any form. 



Irish Peach (Early Crofton), T. — Skin, rough, greasy if stored ; ground colour 

 greenish yellow striped and flushed with bronzy red, and dotted white ; flesh, soft, 

 melting, greenish ; flavour, spicy and rich ; season, early August ; growth, pendent ; 

 bearing at the end of slender branches, therefore should be little pruned. It is best to 

 let this and all early apples fall by themselves upon a straw mulching. The fruits are 

 often flatter and more irregular than the figure. 



James Grieve, A.M. 1897. — Skin, smooth, greasy ; grou7id colour, bright primrose 

 striped deeper red, with white spots and patches of russet ; flesh, very tender and 

 melting, and nearly white ; stalk, set in faintly russet basin ; flavour, sweet and 

 pleasant ; season, September and October ; growth, moderate and rather upright. An 

 introduction from Scotland of great value, it may be described as an early Cox's 

 Orange Pippin. The tree is very healthy and succeeds in the north, forming a valuable 

 addition to our early autumn varieties. Best as a garden tree on the Paradise stock. 

 Fertility excellent. 



Kerry Pippin, T. — Skin, smooth; ground colour, dull yellow marked with brownish 

 red, striped and spotted with deeper red ; flesh, firm, dull and cream-coloured ; stalk, 

 vei'y frequently swollen ; flavour, first-rate ; season, September ; growth, compact and 

 twiggy. Forms a neat garden tree on the Paradise stock, and is a favourite with those 

 who like a crisp and sweet fruit. Not suitable for a standard, and too small for a 

 cordon. Fruit sometimes very nearly round, often knobby at the stalk. 



Keswick Codlin, K. — Skin, rough and greasy when stored ; colour, pale greenish 

 yellow ; flesh, melting, white ; flavour, briskly acid ; season, August and September ; 

 growth, compact and much Isranched. A well-known old fruit, which is valuable for 

 cold soils where better fruits do not succeed ; requires thinning to perfect its heavy 

 crops. 



