78 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



KEEPING BED- STEEAK.— Fruit, medium sized; rotuidish, 

 flattened, angular on the sides. Skin, green at first, changing to 

 greenish yellow, and striped with red on the shaded side, but entirely 

 covered with dark red on the side next the sun ; marked with russet, 

 and numerous grey dots. Eye, open, set in a shallow and undulating 

 basin. Stalk, very short, imbedded in a narrow and shallow cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish yellow, firm, brisk, and pleasantly flavoured. 



A cuHnary apple ; in use from December to April. 



KEEPING EUSSET.— Fruit, medium sized, two inches and five- 

 eighths wide, and two inches and a quarter high; roundish. Skin, 

 entirely covered with thin, pale yellowish brown russet, like the Golden 

 Eusset, and occasionally with a bright, varnished, fiery-red cheek on 

 the side next the sun, which is sometimes more distinct than at others. 

 Eye, open, set in a round and plaited basin. Stalk, very short, 

 imbedded in a rather shallow cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, juicy, and 

 sugary, with a particularly rich, mellow flavour, equal to, and even sur- 

 passing that of the Eibston Pippin. 



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

 to January, and, under favourable circumstances, wiU even keep till 

 March. 



This is an apple which is very little known, and does not seem at all 

 to be in general cultivation. I obtained it from the private garden of 

 the late Mr. James Lee at Hammersmith. It certainly deserves greater 

 publicity. 



Kempster's Pippin. See Blenheim Pippin. 



KENTISH FILL-BASKET {Lady de Gh-ey's; Potter's Large).— 

 Fruit, very large, four inches wide, and three inches and a quarter 

 high ; roundish, irregular, and slightly ribbed. Skin, smooth, 

 yellowish green in the shade, and pale yeUow, with a reddish brown 

 blush, which is streaked with deeper red, on the side next the sun. 

 Eye, large, set in a wide and irregular basin. Flesh, tender and juicy, 

 with a brisk and pleasant flavour. 



This is an excellent culinary apple of first-rate quality ; in use from 

 November to January. 



The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, attainmg a large size, and 

 is an abundant bearer. 



This is not the Kentish Fill-basket of Miller and Forsyth, nor yet of Rogers j 

 the variety described under this name by these writers being evidently the Kentish 

 Codlin. 



Kentish Breading. See Broad-end. 



KENTISH PIPPIN {Colonel Vaughan's ; Red Kentish Pippin; 

 Pepping; Vaun's Pippin).— Frmt, medium sized, two inches and three 

 quarters broad, and two inches and a half high ;. conical and slightly 

 angular. Skin, pale yellow, with brownish red next the sun, studded 

 with specks, which are greeoish on the shaded side, but yellowish next 



