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gust ; of a pleasing acidulous flavour. Tree broom-headed; 

 young shoots strong, erect, of a clear dark brown colour, 

 thinly speckled with white ; leaves ovate, acuminate, coarsely 

 rugose above, pubescent beneath, deeply serrated ; footstalks 

 about one inch long. A good bearer, but apt to canker on 

 light soils. 



Early Crofton. Fruit large, flattish, about three inches 

 in its transverse diameter, and two inches and a half from 

 the eye to the stalk ; sides angular : eye large ; stalk short ; 

 skin reddish to the sun, yellowish from it, speckled with 

 green ; flesh soft, sweet, and juicy. Ripe middle of August. 

 Tree flat-headed ; shoots long, slender, and pendulous, ge- 

 nerally terminated by a blossom bud ; leaves ovate, acumi- 

 nate, coarsely serrated ; footstalk about one inch long. An 

 abundant bearer, and healthy on all soils. 



Scarlet Crofton. Fruit middle-sized, flattish, about two 

 inches and a half in its transverse diameter, and two inches 

 from the eye to the stalk; eye wide but shallow, sides 

 somewhat angular ; stalk short, sometimes elbowed ; colour 

 bright red, intermixed with russet to the sun, yellowish and 

 russet from it ; flesh firm, crisp, and juicy, never becoming 

 mealy, with a rich sugary flavour. In eating from October to 

 January. Tree flat-headed; shoots long, slender and pen- 

 dulous, of a grey colour, much speckled ; leaves sub-rotund, 

 acuminate, coarsely serrated ; footstalks about one inch long. 

 A healthy tree on all soils, but bears best on a strong one, 

 producing its fruit at the extremities. 



Kerry Pippin. Fruit oval, middle sized, about two in- 

 ches and a half long from the eye to the stalk, and two 

 inches across, lengthened at the stalk, where it is elbowed ; 



