266 THE FKUIT MANUAL. 



TELEGEAPH (Poulson).— Fruit, long, and flat-sided, with broad, 

 square shoulders. Skin, smooth, deep bright green, with light veins. 

 Flavour, good. Bears freely. 



Bush, makes stiflf, short-jointed wood. A late variety. 



Thick-skinned Red. See Bough Red. 



THUMPER (Riley).— Fruit, plump, of medium length, the two- veined 

 ones flat-sided, with broad shoulders. Skin, smooth, green. Flavour, 

 first-rate. In 1848 weighed 30 dwt. 9 gr. 



Bush, pendulous, and bears freely. A late variety. 



THUNDER (Fairclough). — Fruit, plump, of medium length. Skin, 

 hairy, green. Flavour, first-rate. In 1854 weighed 27 dwt. 14 gr. 



Bush, medium sized, bears freely, and makes short, jointed wood, a 

 little erect. A good early variety. 



TIGER (Rhodes). — Fruit, long, and well-formed. Skin, smooth, 

 orange yellow, with veins of a Ughter shade. Flavour, good. 

 The bush is large and spreading. 



TINKER (Parks). — Fruit, long, and well formed. Skin, smooth; 

 colour, deep greenish yellow. In 1864 weighed 25 dwt. 13 gr. 

 A new variety, which bears freely, and makes a fine bush. 



TOP SAWYER (Capper). — Large and roundish. Skin, pale red, 

 and hairy. Flavour, of second-rate quality. Bush, pendulous. 



TRUMPETER (Partington).— Fruit, long, and well formed. Skin, 

 smooth, dull orange yellow. Flavour, good. A new variety, which in 

 1864 weighed 27 dwt. 6 gr. 



Bears freely, and makes a fine spreading bush. 



TURKEY RED {Smooth Eei).— Small and obovate. Skin, smooth, 

 and red. Of first-rate flavour. Bush, spreading. 



TWO-TO-ONE (Whittaker). — Fruit, strong veined and square 

 shouldered, from 13 to 15 eighths in length, and 4| to 5^ inches in 

 circumference. Skin, hau'y, thin, bright golden yellow. Flesh, tender, 

 and flavour, good. In 1852 it weighed 28 dwt. 8 gr. 



It forms a large spreading bush, which bears freely, and makes 

 strong wood. 



VICTORY (Lomas). — Large and roundish. Skin, red, and hairy. 

 Of second-rate flavour, but much esteemed for cooking. Bush, 

 pendulous. 



VICTORY (Mather). — Large and obovate. Skin, yellow, and smooth. 

 Flavour, only second-rate. Bush, spreading. 



VIPER (Gorton). — Large and obovate. Skin, greenish yellow, and 

 smooth. Flavour, second-rate. Bush, pendulous. 



