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are productive when established. Fruit large, round, 

 green, acid and well-flavoured. 



Calville Blanche d' Hiver. — Dessert and culinary. Janu- 

 ary-March. Handsome, rather tender in Great Britain, 

 requires a warm situation or protection. Tree an excel- 

 lent grower and forms strong bushes on the Paradise, 

 for which it is best adapted, and under the best conditions 

 is very prolific. Fruit large, round, with prominent ribs, 

 pale greenish -yellow, flavour brisk and aromatic. 



Calville Malingre. — Culinary. January-March. Not 

 so tender as the other Calville's. Tree extremely strong 

 in habit, and requires a vigorous Paradise stock, or pre- 

 ferably a Free stock, growing it in bush form. Fruit very 

 large, rather oblong, and ribbed, yellow with a reddish 

 tint, handsome. 



Cambusnethan Pippin. — Dessert. October-January. A 

 favourite Scotch variety which does well in the northern 

 counties of England. Tree of moderate growth, forming 

 a small bush on the Paradise stock and. fairly productive. 

 Fruit medium, somewhat flattened, yellowish with a few 

 red streaks, slightly acid, but with a pleasant flavour. 



Cardinal. — Dessert and culinary. August-September. 

 A handsome prolific early variety. Tree erect and 

 strong in habit, forming a well-proportioned bush on 

 both stocks, very fertile on the Paradise. Fruit medium, 

 round or slightly conical, of even and beautiful shape, 

 yellow and bright-red, soft but pleasant flavour when 

 freshly gathered. 



Castle Major — Culinary. October -November. Fre- 

 quently grown in Kent and other home counties for 

 market. Tree of moderate growth, forms a good bush 

 on the best Paradise stocks. Fruit large, round or ob- 

 long and ribbed, acid, and aromatic. 



Cellini. Dessert and culinary. August-November. 

 A free-bearing and useful variety where it succeeds, but 

 subject to canker in some soils. Tree of moderate growth, 

 rather lax and irregular on the Paradise, but usually 

 healthy longer on that stock though stronger trees are 

 obtained in the early stages on the Free stocks. It can 

 be grown as a short standard. Fruit medium, round or 

 conical, even, striped with red, soft and pleasant flavour 

 when fresh, but soon loses its quality. 



Charles Ross (see Plate). — Dessert. September-De- 

 cember. A recent variety of much promise, handsome 

 and good quality. Tree of free growth and can be worked 

 on both Paradise and Crab stocks. Fruit medium to 

 large, round, even, yellow, flushed and streaked with 

 bright crimson, flavour rich and aromatic. Obtained 

 from a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Peas- 

 good's Nonesuch. 



Chelmsford Wonder (fig. 877). — Culinary. January- 

 April. A useful late variety of good quality. Tree often 

 irregular in growth as a bush on the Paradise, but strong 

 and well developed on the Free stock. Fruit medium, 

 round or slightly flattened, green and yellowish, sharply 

 acid, and good for cooking. 



Christmas Pcarmain. — Dessert. November-December. 

 — A free cropper of good constitution. Tree bushy and 

 upright, very strong and freely branched on Free stocks, 

 also good on the Paradise. Fruit medium, round or coni- 

 cal, green, with bright-red and russet, of brisk pleasant 

 flavour. 



Clay gate Pcarmain. — Dessert. January-February. An 

 excellent late Apple of first-class quality. Tree spread- 

 ing, much branched, but bushy and strong, succeeds 

 equally well on both classes of stocks, but is more fertile 

 on the Paradise. Fruit medium, conical, green with 

 reddish-russet, flavour remarkably rich and sweet. 



Cobham. — Dessert and culinary. November-February. 

 Handsome, of the Blenheim Pippin type, but earlier. 

 Tree vigorous, adapted for the best Paradise or Free 

 stocks as a large bush for early bearing, or as a standard 

 for orchards. Fruit large, even, round or oval, yellowish- 

 green with few crimson streaks, flavour sweet and rich 

 when ripe. 



Cockle's Pippin. — Dessert. January-March. An old 

 variety of high quality, and keeps well. Tree erect, 

 strong, and much branched, forming compact bushes on 

 the Dwarfing stocks, but useful medium-sized standards; 

 also good on the Crab. Fruit medium, somewhat conical, 

 green and yellow, very rich and sweet at its best. 



Cornish Aromatic. — Dessert. October- January. A 

 high class Apple of fine quality. Tree of free growth but 

 not strong, it does well on the Paradise as a bush, and is 

 fairly prolific. Fruit medium to large, round, yellow- 

 russet and red, richly flavoured. 



Cornish Gilliflower. — Dessert. January-May. One of 

 the best, but a shy bearer. Tree of moderate growth, 

 and can be had either on the Paradise or the Crab. Re- 

 quires careful pruning as it bears near the points of the 

 previous season's wood. Fruit medium, rather angular 

 and irregular, dull-green and reddish, flavour rich aro- 

 matic, and sweet. 



Court of Wick. — Dessert. October to March. A small 

 Apple of high merit. Tree of moderate growth and good 

 constitution, succeeding well on the Paradise as a bush 

 or pyramid. Fruit small, round, yellow and russet, with 

 a rich aromatic flavour. 



Court- PendA- Plat. — Dessert. February- April. A use- 

 ful late variety, keeping very soundly. Forms a dwarf 

 bush of slender growth on both kinds of stocks; difficult 

 to obtain in a vigorous condition. Fruit medium, round 



Fig. 877— Apple. Chelmsford Wonder. (§.) 



but much flattened, very distinct, green, yellow, and deep- 

 red, firm, and pleasant flavour late in the season. 



Cox's Orange Pippin (fig. 878). — Dessert. November- 

 February. One of the best. Tree free and vigorous with 

 slender wood and much "spray", very fertile on good 

 Paradise stocks; especially adapted for the open -bush 

 style of growth; also strong on Free stocks as a bush or 

 standard, bears freely at an early age. Fruit medium, 

 round, inclined to conical, yellow and bright -red, juicy, 

 richly flavoured, and retains its qualities, if carefully kept, 

 until it shrivels. 



Coxs Pomona (fig. 879). — Dessert and culinary. Octo- 

 ber-November. A handsome and free-cropping variety. 

 Tree forms a dense full bush freely branched and strong, 

 requires to be well pruned in the centre. Good as a 



