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Eye, small and closed, set in an even basin. Stalk, short, and deeply 

 inserted. Flesh, yellow, crisp, sweet, and highly flavoured. 

 An excellent dessert apple ; ripe in October. 



This variety was raised at St. Mary's Cray, in Kent, by Eichard Waring, Esq., 

 and was exliibited at tlie London Horticultural Society on the 15th of October, 

 1822. 



CEIMSON QUEENING- {Scarlet Queening; Summer Queening; 

 Bed Queening; Herejordslvh-e Queening). — Fruit, medium sized, 

 conical. Skin, deep crimson all over, except a small portion on the 

 shaded side, which is pale yellow. Eye, small and closed. Stalk, 

 short. Flesh, white with a red tinge under the skin, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, and with a nice aroma. 



A second-rate apple, suitable either for the dessert or kitchen use. 

 In season from December till March. 



Croft en Reich. See Galloway Pippin. 



CROFTON SCARLET Frait, medium sized; oblate, slightly 



angular on the sides. Skin, covered with yellowish russet, except on 

 the side next the sun, where it is bright red, with a mixture of russet. 

 Eye, set in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a 

 moderately deep cavity. Flesh, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, and richly 

 flavoured. 



A most delicious dessert apple, of first-rate quality ; in use from 

 October to December, and does not become mealy. 



The Scarlet Crofton is of Irish origin. 



D'Arcy Spice Pippin. See Baddow Pippin. 



DARLING PIPPIN. — Fruit, of medium size ; oblato-conical. Skin, 

 bright lemon yellow, thickly set with small imbedded pearly specks. 

 Eye, small, and placed in a shallow basin, surrounded with prominent 

 plaits. Stalk, short and slender, not deeply inserted. Flesh, yel- 

 lowish, firm, crisp, juicy, and sugary, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. 



A dessert apple of good quality ; in use from November to January. 



This is one of our old English varieties. It is mentioned by Rea in 166.5, who 

 calls it " a large gold yeUow apple, of an excellent, quick, something sharp taste, 

 and bears well." It is also noticed by Kay as " Pomum delicatnlum Cestriffi." 



DAVID T. FISH. — Fruit, large, roundish, obtusely angular, flat- 

 tened at both ends. Eye, small, nearly closed, set in a shallow basin. 

 Stalk, short and slender. Skin, smooth, of a clear straw or lemon 

 colour, having here and there a few small specks of russet, and on the 

 exposed side it is slightly flushed with crimson. Flesh, heavy, solid, 

 yet tender and juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. 



A good and handsome kitchen apple ; in use during December and 

 January. 



This was raised by Messrs. Rush & Yeates, of Chester. 



Delaware. See Trumpington. 



