26 DESCRIPTIONS 



S. KILHAM HILL {Manning.) 



Fruit above flic medium size, ribbed, tapering to tbe crown. Stem long, slender, set in a 

 A iep depression. Calyx depression narrow. Color pale yellow, splashed with red 

 slightly in the shade, deep in the sun. Taste and flavor bright and agreeable, but be- 

 comes mealy by keeping. 

 Tree a good bearer, and ripens its frnir in September. A native of Essex, Massachusetts^ 



and raised by Danill Kiliiam. 



9. KING OF PIPPINS (Lond. Hort Soc. Cat. No. 519). 



Hampshire Y,Uow < Loncf. Hort Soc. Cat. No. 421, according to the Hort. Mag. and Hoy. 

 Fruit above the medium size, broadest at the base. Calyx depression rather deep, only 

 slightly plaited. >Steui long, slender, projecting beyond the fennel-shaped depression. 

 Color yellow, tinged red and streaked faintly <>n the sunny side. Flesh yellowish, firm, 

 sweet, juicy and high flavored. 

 In use from November to December. Tree a good bearer. 



10. RED INGESTRIE. 



Red Ingeitrie, Lond. Hort. Transactions, Vol. I, p. 227. 



Fruit of the medium size, circular. Calyx small. Stem short, slender. Color bright yel- 

 low, deeply tinged with red on the sunny side, and marked with indistinct white spots. 

 Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy and rich. 

 An English apple, and ripe in October ; was one of Mr. Knight's seedlings, raised from 



the seeds of the Orange Pippin. 



11. DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S PIPPIN (Lond. Hort. Cat). 



Fruit above the medium size, pentangular; five strong ribs alternating with five obscure 

 ones. Calyx deep. Stem protrudes beyond the base, deep. Color green, striped on 

 the sunny side with clear, pale red, between the ribs only. Flesh pale greenish white, 

 crisp and tender, juicy, subacid, pleasant. Fruit adapted to the kitchen, and keeps 

 till chrisimas. 



12. SUMMER PEARMAIN (Lindley). Plate 27, Fig. 1. 



Autumn Pearmain, Thompson. Royal Pearmain, English gardens. Pearmain d'Elc, KnooI". 



Fruit medium size, circular. Stem short. Calyx set in a wide shallow depression, which 

 is plaited. Color brownish yellow, striped with deep red on the sunny side, and dotted. 

 Flesh yellowish, crisp, firm and rather dry, but its flavor is high and agreeable ; taste 

 subacid. 



