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shoots. It succeeds well grafted on the paradise stock, and grown as 

 an espalier or an open dwarf. 



This valuable apple was brought into notice by Sir Christopher Hawkins, who 

 sent it to the London Horticultural Society in 1813. It was discovered about the 

 beginning of the present century, growing in a cottager's garden near Truro, in 

 Cornwall. 



The name July-flower is very often applied to this and some other 

 varieties of apples, and also to flowers ; but it is only a corruption of 

 the rnore^ correct name, Gilliflower, which is derived from the French 

 Girofle, signifying a clove, and hence the flower, which has the scent 

 of that spice, is called Giroflier, which has been transformed to Gilli- 

 flower. la Chaucer's " Romaunt of the Rose " he writes it Gylofre : 



" There was eke ^exyng many a spice, 

 As Clowe Gylofre and liqnorice." 



Turner vreites it Gelower and Gelyfloure. The proper name, therefore, 

 is Gilliflower, and not July-flower, as if it had some reference to the 

 month of July. 



CORSE HILL {Corset Hill; Cosset Hill). — Fruit, below medium 

 size, two inches and a quarter wide, and over two inches high ; short 

 pearmain-shaped, smooth and even in its outline, narrowing abruptly 

 from the middle to the crown, which gives the upper part of the fruit a 

 snouted figure. Skin, thick and membranous, shining, pale lemon on 

 the shaded side, but with a fine bright red cheek on the side next the 

 sun, which frequently extends over two thirds of the surface of the 

 fruit, and the whole is thickly strewed with minute russety points. 

 Eye, rather large, and closed with long and broad leaf-like segments, 

 placed in a round, even, and saucer-like, slightly plaited basin. Stalk, 

 a mere fleshy knob, but occasionally, and very rarely, a quarter of an 

 inch long and woody, inserted in a very shallow cavity lined with pale 

 brown russet. Flesh, white, tender, not very juicy, brisk, and slightly 

 sweet. 



A culinary apple of second-rate quality, which takes well, and is in 

 use during December and January. 



It is much grown in the Gloucestershire orchards, and received its name from 

 having been raised at Corse Hill, near Gloucester, where the seedling tree is still 

 existing. I received it fiom T. Wiutle, Esq., of Gloucester. 



Corset Hill. See Corse Hill. 



Cosset Hill. See Corse Hill. 



COSTARD (Coulthard; Prussian Pippin). — Fruit, above medium 

 size, two inches and three quarters, or three inches wide, and three 

 inches and a quarter high ; oblong, but narrowing a little towards the 

 eye, distinctly five-sided, having five prominent ribs on the sides, which 

 extend into the basin of the eye, and form ridges round the crown. 

 Skin, smooth, dull yellowish green, strewed all over with imbedded 

 grey specks. Eye, partially closed with long acuminate segments, and 

 set in a rather deep and angular basin. Stalk, about a quarter of an 



