APPLES. 99 



NANNY. — Fruit, medium sized, two inches »nd three quarters 

 ■wide, and two inches and a half high ; roundish, narrowing towards 

 the apex, and somewhat angular on the sides. Skin, smooth, green- 

 ish yellow with broken streaks of red on the shaded side, but bright 

 red, streaked with dark crimson, on the side next the sun ; the whole 

 strewed with russety dots. Eye, open, with^flat segments, placed in 

 an angular basin, which is marked with linear marks of russet. Stalk, 

 short, inserted in a rather deep, round cavity, thickly lined with rough 

 russet, which extends in ramifications over the base. Flesh, yellow, 

 rather soft and tender, juicy, sugary, and highly flavoured. 



A dessert apple of excellent quality, and when in perfection a first- 

 rate fruit ; it is in use during October, but soon becomes mealy. 



The tree attains the middle size and is a good bearer, much more 

 so than the Ribston Pippin, to which the fruit bears some resemblance 

 in flavour. 



NELSON CODLIN {Nelson's Codlin; Bachliome^s Nelson; Nelson). 

 — Fruit, large and handsome ; conical or oblong. Skin, greenish 

 yellow strewed with russety specks on the shaded side, but where 

 exposed to the sun of a fine deep yellow, covered with rather large 

 dark spots, which are encircled with a dark crimson ring. Eye, open, 

 with short segments, set in a deep, plaited, and irregular basin. Stalk, 

 about a quarter of an inch long, inserted in a very deep and angular 

 cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, delicate, tender, juicy, and sugary. 



A very excellent apple, of first-rate quality as a culinary fruit, and 

 also valuable for the dessert ; it is in use from September to January. 

 . The tree is a strong, vigorous, and healthy grower, and a most abun- 

 dant bearer. 



This much esteemed variety was first brought into notice by Mr. John Nelson, 

 a noted Wealeyan preacher in the early days of Wesleyanism, who, while engaged 

 in the work of evangelisation in Yorkshire, used to dtstribate grafts among hia 

 friends ; from this circumstance it became known as the Nelson apple. Mr. Hugh 

 Konalds, who received it from Mr. Backhouse, of York, published it in the 

 Pyrus Malus Brentfordiensis as Backhouse's Lord Nelson, a name which the late 

 Mr. James Backhouse disclaimed, and as he informed me, he preferred so excellent 

 an apple rather to be a memorial of an equally excellent man. 



Neverfail. See Margil. 



Newbold's Duke of York. See Rymer. 



NEW BROMLEY. — Fruit, below medium size ; roundish, with a 

 very narrow puckered crown. Skin, of a glossy bright crimson colour 

 next the sun, and dappled with yellow and crimson on the shaded side. 

 Stalk, very short, imbedded. the whole of its length in a round, even, 

 smooth cavity. Flesh, yellow, tinged with crimson, like the apple 

 called Sops-in-wine. Juicy, and with an astringency peculiar to cider 

 apples. 



An excellent cider apple, much esteemed in Gloucestershire. 



New Hawthornden. See Winter Hawthomden, 

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