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20. Downton. 



Syn. Downton. Hort. Trans. 5, 262. Hort. Cat. No. 74. Lindl. 

 Guide, 151. 



Branches strong, spreading. Shoots in general much covered with a grayish cuticle. 

 Leaves moderately large, oblong, acuminate, pendulous, slightly waved on the margin, 

 acutely serrated, rather thin in texture. Petioles of middling thickness, about an inch 

 and half in length, having generally two roundish reniform glands, with sometimes other 

 additional ones on the base of the leaf. Flowers large. Petals obovate, imbricated. Sta- 

 mens slender, irregular in length. Fruit above middle-sized, being scarcely so large as the 

 Elton, bluntly heart-shaped, approaching to round. Stalk about two inches in length, 

 rather slender. Skin pale yellow where shaded, tinged and mottled with red next the 

 sun. Flesh pale amber, tender, juicy and high-flavoured. Stone middle-sized roundish 



Ripens in the beginning of July on a wall, and soon after the 

 May Duke. As a standard it succeeds well, and together with the 

 Elton it deserves to be recommended as superior in every respect 

 to the Red and White Hearts, neither of which are to be compared 

 with the Downton and Elton. 



The Downton was raised by Mr. Knight from a seed either of 

 the Waterloo or Elton, but from which is not certain. It was first 

 exhibited to the Society in 1822. 



21. Florence. 



Syn. Florence. Hort. Trans. 2, 229, t. 14. Hort. Cat. No. 88. 

 Lindl. Guide, 152. 



Tree spreading. Shoots yellowish-brown, speckled with a silvery epidermis towards 

 the upper part, and almost closely covered with the same near the base. Leaves rather 

 large, oblong, tapering to the point, somewhat cordate at the base, waved on the margin, 

 not very deeply serrated, rather abundantly pubescent beneath with the veins prominent. 

 Petioles short, scarcely exceeding an inch in length, moderately strong, with reniform 

 glands situated close to the base of the leaf, or sometimes upon it. Flowers large. Petals 

 obovate. Stamens slender. Fruit large, heart-shaped, flat at the base, and obtuse at the 

 apex. Stalk long and slender. Skin pale amber, mottled with red on the shaded side, 



