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in a small round cavity. Eye, small, without any segments, and 

 placed in a shallow basin. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, and juicy, with 

 a very pleasant and lively sub-acid flavour, 



A beautiful little apple, more resembling a cherry in its general 

 appearance than an apple. It is ripe in October. 



The tree, when full grown, is from fifteen to twenty feet high, and 

 produces an abundance of its beautiful fruit. It is perfectly hardy, 

 and may be grown on almost any description of soU. It forms a 

 beautiful object when grown as an ornamental tree on a lawn or 

 shrubbery. 



CHRISTIE'S PIPPIN.— Fruit, below medium size, two inches and 

 a half wide, and two inches high ; oblate, without angles, and hand- 

 somely shaped. Skin, yellow, tinged with green on the shaded side ; 

 but streaked and mottled with red next the sun, and speckled all over 

 with large russety dots. Eye, partially closed, set in a round, even, 

 and rather shallow basin. Stalk, short and slender, not protruding 

 beyond the margin, inserted in a deep cavity, which is lined with 

 russet. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, brisk, juicy, sugary, and 

 pleasantly flavoured. 



A dessert apple of the first quality ; in use from December to 

 February. The tree is an abundant bearer, but constitutionally weak, 

 a delicate grower, and subject to canker and mildew. On the paradise 

 stock it forms a beautiful, compact, and handsome little pyramid. 



It was raised by a Mr. Christie, at KingBton-on-Thames. 



Christ's Golden Reinette. See Dutch Mignonne. 

 Chucket Egg. See TeucJmt's Egg. 

 Claremont. See Winter Greening. 



CLAYGATE PEARMAIN. — Fruit, medium sized; pearmain-shaped. 

 Skin, dull yeUow mixed with green, and a thin coating of russet and 

 numerous dots on the shaded side, but marked with broken stripes of 

 dark red on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, large and open, with 

 long segments set in a deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a 

 smooth and rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, juicy, rich, 

 and sugary, partaking of the flavour of the Ribston Pippin. 



A valuable and highly esteemed dessert apple of the first quality ; it 

 comes into use in November, and wiU continue till March. 



The tree, though not a strong or vigorous grower, is hardy and 

 healthy, attains the middle size, and is an abundant bearer. It suc- 

 ceeds well grafted on the paradise stock, and grown as an espalier or 

 an open dwarf. Its shoots are slender and drooping. 



This excellent variety was discovered by John Braddick, Esq., growing in a 

 hedge near his residence at Claygate, a hamlet in the parish of Thames Ditton, in 

 Surrey. 



Clifton Nonesuch. See Feam's Pippin. 



Clissold's Seedling. See Lodgemore Nonpareil, 



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