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long, inserted in a deep, narrow cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, 

 juicy, sugary, and of good flavour. 



A good dessert apple, which keeps well till the end of February. 



This was raised at Mickleham, near Dorking, in Surrey. 



MINCHALL CRAB {Mimhul Crab ; Mincham's Grab ; Lancashire 

 Crab ; Lancaster Grab). — Fruit, above medium size, three inches wide, 

 and two inches and a half high ; roundish, and considerably flattened, 

 almost oblate. Skin, yellow, covered with dark dots, and a few veins 

 of russet ; russety over the base, and marked with a few broken 

 stripes and mottles of pale crimson on the side next the sun. Eye, 

 large and open, with short and ragged segments, set in a wide, shallow, 

 and plaited basin. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a rather 

 shallow cavity. Flesh, white, firm, crisp, and juicy, with a rough and 

 sharp acid flavour. 



A cuhnary apple, but only of second-rate quality ; it is in use from 

 November to March. 



The tree is very hardy, and is not subject to canker or the attacks 

 of insects. It is an abundant bearer. 



This apple is extensively grown in the southern parts of Lancashire, and is a 

 great favourite in the Manchester market, and all the other mannfactnring towns of 

 that district. It receives its name from the village of Minchall in Cheshire, where, 

 according to Bogers, the original tree existed in 1777. 



MINIER'S DUMPLING.— Fruit, large, from three to three inches 

 and a half wide, and nearly the same in height ; roundish, somewhat 

 flattened and angular on the sides. Skin, dark green, striped with 

 darker green on the shaded side, but covered with dark red where 

 exposed to the sun. Stalk, an inch long, rather thick, inserted in a 

 rather deep cavity. Flesh, firm, juicy, sub-acid, and pleasantly 

 flavoured. 



An excellent culinary apple of first-rate quality ; in use from No- 

 vember to May. 



The tree is a strong grower, hardy, and an excellent bearer. 



MRS. WARD. — This in its outward appearance and form somewhat 

 resembles the Court of Wick, with the beautiful scarlet flush of its parent, 

 the Scarlet Nonpareil. Fruit, below medium size, roundish ovate, com- 

 pressed at both ends. Outline very even and regular. Skin, smooth, 

 of a warm yellow or orange colour on the shaded side, flushed with 

 deep scarlet on the side next the sun, with here and there slight patches 

 of russet, especially near to the eye and stalk. Eye, open, set in a 

 shallow, evenly-formed cavity. Stalk, long, slender, and deeply set. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, firm, juicy, with a fine, brisk, sprightly acid 

 flavour. 



One of the pleasantest little dessert apples yet introduced, and 

 beautiful in appearance ; in use from November to March. 



Baised by Mr. N. Lawrence, nurseryman, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. 



