THE APPLE. 



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Rhode Island Greening. — Dessert and culinary, No- 

 vember-April. Of American origin, but it thrives satis- 

 factorily in Great Britain. Tree of strong growth and 

 well fitted for the Free stocks, but useful trees can also 

 be had on the Paradise. Fruit large, round, green, 

 flavour very rich when at its best. 



Ribston Pippin. — Dessert. December. An excellent 

 old variety of the highest quality, but much subject to 

 canker and often worthless in wet cold soils. Growth 

 lax and spreading on the Paradise, but much more 

 prolific and healthy as a bush on this stock than on 

 the Crab, though larger and better developed trees can 

 be usually obtained on the latter. Fruit medium, round, 

 rather angular, yellowish-green and dark-red, especially 

 rich and sweet, a distinct flavour. 



Rosemary Russet. — Dessert and culinary. December- 

 February. A high -class variety of great merit. Tree 

 erect, growth vigorous, forming a healthy bush, pyramid 

 or standard, as it is suited to both kinds of stock. Fruit 

 medium, ovoid or round, yellow-green and russet-red, 

 excellent flavour, very aromatic. 



Ross Nonpareil. — Dessert. November -January. Valued 

 for its high quality. Tree compact, bushy, freely branched, 

 growth slender ; excellent on the Crab as a large bush or 

 small standard; also satisfactory as a bush or pyramid on 

 the Paradise. Fruit small to medium, round, reddish- 

 russet, firm, rich, and sweet. 



Roundway Magnum Bonum. — Dessert. November- 

 February. Of great excellence where it succeeds. Tree 

 of spreading strong growth, small but compact on a 

 Dwarfing stock. In strong soils it often makes too much 

 growth to be fertile, requiring to be lifted or root-pruned. 

 Fruit large, ovoid, somewhat ribbed, yellow and red 

 streaks, flavour remarkably rich and distinct; it has been 

 considered by some as the best dessert Apple of its 

 season. 



Round Winter Nonesuch. — Culinary. November- 

 March. Useful for garden and market culture. Tree of 

 free growth, good on Crab or Paradise. Fruit large, 

 round, flattened, green, streaked crimson, juicy and finely 

 flavoured when ripe. 



Royal Jubilee (Graham's).— Culinary. October-Feb- 

 ruary. A regular cropper, good for gardens and market. 

 Tree of moderate growth, forming an open dwarf bush on 

 the Paradise ; also thrives on a Free stock as a standard 

 of moderate size. Fruit large, conical, even, handsome, 

 deep-yellow, briskly acid with a good flavour; sometimes 

 used late in the season for table, but it is rather large for 

 this purpose. 



Royal Late Cooking (fig. 890). — Culinary. December- 

 April. A hardy, healthy, prolific variety. Tree vigorous, 

 and forms a fine bush or pyramid on a Dwarfing stock. 

 Fruit medium, round, even, yellow, slightly acid, well 

 flavoured. 



Royal Russet. — Culinary. November-May. Of the 

 best quality as a kitchen Apple, keeping sound very late. 

 Tree strong, and does well on a Free stock, but is more 

 useful in gardens on the Paradise. Fruit large, round, 

 yellowish with abundant russet, juicy and very sweet 

 when ripe late in season. 



Rymer. — Culinary. October- December. Of hardy 

 constitution. Tree of moderate growth, forming a good 

 bush on a Dwarfing stock. Fruit large, round, ribbed, 

 and slightly flattened, streaked red, juicy and brisk, 



Scarlet Pearmain. — Dessert. October -January. A 

 pretty little Apple, hardy and prolific, of fair quality. 

 Tree dwarf, erect, compact, of slender growth ; does well 

 on the Paradise, though it can be grown satisfactorily on 



the Crab. Fruit small to medium, conical, even, 

 yellowish streaked with deep-red, sweet and pleasantly 

 flavoured. 



Schoolmaster. — Culinary. October-December. Hardy 

 and prolific, does well in the Midland counties. Tree 

 dwarf, compact, and of moderate growth on the Paradise; 

 freer as a bush or small standard on the Crab. Fruit 

 large, round, slightly angular, green or yellow, tinted red, 

 juicy and moderately acid, well flavoured. 



Seaton House. — Culinary. October- December. A 

 prolific, hardy, and useful variety for small gardens. 

 Tree of moderate growth, forming a small bush on the 

 Paradise. Fruit medium, round, yellow and red, brisk 

 pleasant flavour. 



September Beauty. — Dessert. October-November. Tree 

 compact and well branched. Growth slender, forming a 

 good bush on a Dwarfing stock, and fine trees on a Free 

 stock, though slower in coming into bearing. Fruit 

 small, round or slightly conical, yellow and red, richly 

 flavoured when ripe. 



Stirling Castle. — Culinary. October-December. Use- 

 ful for gardens or market, being hardy and a good crop- 

 per. Tree of moderate and rather slender growth as a 

 bush or pyramid either on the Paradise or Crab ; fre- 

 quently does not make sufficient growth to keep a good 

 form. Requires liberal treatment ; is rather subject to 

 scab in cold wet districts. Fruit large, round and even, 

 slightly flattened, yellow sometimes with a red tint, juicy 

 and briskly acid early in season. 



Striped Beefing. — Culinary. October- May. A beau- 

 tiful and useful variety, prolific when well established. 

 Tree vigorous, especially on the Free stock, on which it 



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forms large standards. Bush trees need lifting or root- 

 pruning when they make excessive growth. Fruit large 

 to very large, round, green streaked with rich crimson. 

 acid and of good flavour. 



Sturmer Pippin. — Dessert. February-June. Excel- 

 lent, late, and of high quality. Tree of moderate growth : 

 as a bush on the Paradise it is dwarf, and somewhat lax. 

 but very prolific in favourable situations : it also forms a 

 compact and fertile standard on the Crab. Fruit small 

 to medium, round, yellowish with red and russet, flavour 

 remarkably rich and distinct when at its best. 



Sugar-Loaf Pippin. — Culinary. August. Very early 

 and of good quality fresh from the tree. Tree spreading. 

 much branched, and strong. Well adapted for the bush 

 form, especially on a Free stock ; is rather weak on the 

 Paradise on some soils. Fruit medium to large, conical, 

 yellow, acid and juicy. 



