APPLES. 149 



Travers' Pippin. See Ribston Pippin. 



Treadle-hole. See Trumpeter. 



True Spitzenburg. See Esopus Spitzenhurgh. 



TRUMPETER (Treadk-HoU).—FT\iii, large, two inches and three 

 quarters wide, and three inches high ; oblong, irregularly shaped, 

 angular on the sides, and prominently ribbed round the eye. Skin, 

 pale green, with a tinge of yellow on the side exposed to the sun. 

 Eye, smaU, closed, and set in a deep and angular basin, surrounded 

 with four or five prominent knobs. Stalk, about five-eighths of an inch 

 long, slender for the size of the fruit, and inserted in a deep irregular 

 cavity, which is lined with rough cracked russet. Flesh, greenish 

 white, crisp, very juicy, and sweet, with a brisk and pleasant sub-acid 

 flavour. 



A very excellent apple either for the dessert or culinary purposes, 

 much esteemed in the orchards about Lancaster; it is in use from 

 October to January. 



TRUMPINGTON {Delaware).— Fvmi, small, two inches and three- 

 eighths wide, and one inch and five-eighths high ; oblate, even and 

 handsomely shaped. Skin, of a fine deep golden yellow, tinged and 

 mottled with pale red on the shaded side, but of a fine bright red, 

 which extends over the greater part, where exposed to the sun. Eye, 

 large and closed, with broad, fiat, ovate segments, set in a wid^ and 

 somewhat undulating basin. Stalk, a quarter of an inch long, inserted 

 in a wide and deep cavity, which is tinged with green, and lined with 

 russet. Flesh, white, firm, and pleasantly flavoured. 



A pretty dessert apple of second-rate quality ; in use from Septem- 

 ber to Christmas. 



TULIP. — Fruit, rather below medium size, two inches and a half at 

 the widest part, and two inches and a half high ; ovato-conical, regularly 

 and handsomely shaped, ridged round the eye. Skin, fine deep purple, 

 extending over the whole surface of the fruit, except on any part which 

 may be shaded, and then it is yellow. Eye, open, with short, ovate 

 segments, set in a furrowed and plaited basin. Stalk, about half an 

 inch long, straight and slender, inserted in a deep and rather angular 

 cavity. Flesh, greenish yellow, crisp, juicy, sweet, and slightly sub- 

 acid. 



A beautiful and handsome dessert apple, but only of second-rate 

 quahty ; in use from November to April. 



TURK'S CAP. — ^Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, by two 

 inches and a half high ; roundish, and very much flattened, or oblate ; 

 irregularly and prominently ribbed. Skin, smooth, fine deep golden 

 yellow, covered with grey dots, and a few ramifications of russet, and 

 with a brownish red tinge on the side next the sun. Eye, large and 

 open, placed in a deep, wide, and angular basin. Stalk, an inch long. 



