68 Account of Apples cultivated in Norfolk. 



8. Belle Bonne This is a middle sized, and almost coni- 

 cal fruit ; broad at the base, full in the middle, and narrow 

 at the crown ; eye small, flat, and closed by the segments 

 of the calyx ; stalk short, slender ; skin pale, greenish yel- 

 low, brightened on the sunny side by a few reddish streaks, 

 which become russetty at the base, and surround the stalk. 

 Flesh firm, juicy, and well flavoured. A valuable kitchen 

 fruit from November till April. I know but one tree of this 

 kind, which is growing in a garden in this village (Catton), 

 and that appears to be about forty years old. Its name 

 was given it last year, from its excellence. 



9- Hubbard's Pearmain. Small, of the Pearmain form, or 

 rather more of the shape of the Pommeroy. Another real 

 Norfolk Apple, which I never observed out of the county. 

 The fruit in some seasons are as bright as gold, and as smooth 

 as the finest Pippin ; at other times they are perfect Rus- 

 sets, and sometimes both of these appearances are produced 

 on the trees at the same time. The young shoots are rather 

 slender and wiry ; the bark is of a dull nutmeg colour, by 

 which it is distinguished. The tree is very hardy, and grows 

 to the middle size. 



10. Winter Majetin. This Apple resembles the London 

 Pippin in form, having prominent ribs round the crown, but 

 it is a little more oval ; the skin is a dull green, with a 

 tinge of brownish red on the exposed side. The flesh is 

 greenish white, and resembles the French Crab in texture 

 and flavour. This is another real Norfolk Apple, of the 

 most hardy kind. There is something very peculiar in the 

 nature of the tree : the white mealy insect has many years 

 infested the bottom of the trunk of an old tree of the kind 



