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ary purposes, first-rate. In use from October 

 till March. Tree of slender growth and an abun- 

 dant bearer. Succeeds well as an open standard 

 at Dalkeith. Synonyms — Clifton nonsuch, Ferris 

 pippin, and Florence pippin, in Covent Garden 

 market. 



Foreman s Crew. — Colour pale yellowish green, 

 with reddish brown on the sunny side, thinly 

 covered with yellowish-brown russet ; form 

 conical, flattened at both ends ; size below 

 medium. In use from November till April. 

 Quality first-rate. Tree rather tender, and sub- 

 ject to canker ; well adapted, if wrought on the 

 paradise stock, for dwarf- training. It is an 

 abundant bearer. Originated about thirty years 

 ago with T. S. Foreman, Esq., Pennydarron, 

 South Wales. 



Gilliflower, Cornish— Colour dark green and 

 yellow; form ovate; size medium; quality first- 

 rate. In use from November till May. Were 

 this not a rather shy bearer, it might be set down 

 as one of the very best apples. Rather tender for 

 the north of England and the most of Scotland. 

 Known also as the Cornish July flower, an evi- 

 dent corruption of the proper name. 



Gilliflower, summer. — Colour striped; form 

 roundish ; size large ; quality good. In use in 

 September. This is a very abundant bearer, 

 but best suited to the climate of England. 



Oogar pippin —Colour pale green ;form oblate ; 

 size medium; quality fair. We introduce it 

 on account of its hardiness being suitable to 

 most of Scotland, of which it is a native, having 

 originated at Gogar near Edinburgh. It is 

 often sold as the stone pippin, from which it is 

 perfectly distinct. In use from November till 

 April. 



Golden drop, Coe's. — Colour yellow ; form 

 ovate ; size under medium ; quality first-rate. 

 In use from December till June. This is an 

 excellent apple, and highly deserving extended 

 cultivation. 



Golden Harvey. — Colour russet and yellow ; 

 form roundish ; size under medium ; quality 

 first-rate. In use from November till June. 

 One of our best dessert apples, having a pecu- 

 liar flavour of brandy, hence often known as 

 the brandy apple. It is much cultivated in the 

 west of England, even in elevated localities, 

 for the purpose of making the best quality of 

 cider, as well as for the dessert. It is, how- 

 ever, by no means a hardy tree, yet succeeds 

 well at Dalkeith as a dwarf standard. 



Golden pippin. — Colour yellow; form round- 

 ish ; size under medium; quality first-rate. In 

 use from November till April. An old favour- 

 ite, possessing all the properties of a first-rate 

 apple. Requires the protection of a wall even 

 in the best situations in Britain ; and under 

 such circumstances it ripens to great perfection 

 in many parts of the north of Scotland. The 

 varieties of the golden pippin, with their syno- 

 nyms, are so numerous, that we shall only 

 give the leading sorts, leaving the reader to 

 take for granted that all other names are merely 

 synonyms of one or the other, or that they 

 are of inferior quality to those we shall notice. 

 The golden pippin was noticed by Evelyn in 

 1660 as common in England. 



Golden pippin, FranMand's. — Colour yellow ; 

 form oval; size under medium ; quality excellent. 

 In use from October to January. Apparently a 

 hardy variety, as two trees of large size and 

 considerable age fruited most abundantly in a 

 neglected part of the Claremont Gardens, sel- 

 dom failing. This appears to be of American 

 origin, in which country of apples the golden 

 pippin seems to be lightly esteemed. Downing, 

 one of the highest pomological authorities in 

 that country, observes of them that they have 

 " never become popular, either because the 

 taste here does not run in favour of small 

 apples, with the high and sub-acid flavour of 

 the golden pippin and other favourite English 

 sorts, or because our Newtown pippins, Swaars, 

 and Spitzenbergs, &c, are still higher flavoured, 

 and of a size more admired in this country. 

 There are half-a-dozen sorts of apples which 

 are improperly called American golden pippins, 

 but we have never yet been able to find a dis- 

 tinct and new variety of this name. What are 

 so termed are usually the Fall, or the yellow 

 Newtown pippin." Synonym — Sudlow'sfall. 



Golden pippin, Hughes's. — Colour yellow; form 

 roundish ; size under medium ; quality first-rate, 

 deserving high recommendation. In use from 

 November till March. 



Golden pippin, new. — Colour yellowish ; form 

 roundish ; size under medium ; quality inferior 

 to the two foregoing, although good. In use 

 from November till April. Tree scarcely so 

 hardy as the preceding, but, like it, a most 

 abundant bearer. 



Golden pippin, scarlet. — Colour yellowish rus- 

 set, slightly dashed with scarlet streaks ; form 

 semi-conical ; size under medium ; quality rather 

 inferior to the preceding, yet good. In use 

 from November till January. Tree hardy, and 

 suitable for a dwarf standard in most gardens. 

 It is an excellent bearer, rather deficient in 

 juice. 



Golden pippin, summer. — Colour yellow ; form 

 ovate ; size under medium ; quality first-rate. 

 In use during August and September. A very 

 valuable summer apple, and a good bearer. 



The cluster golden pippin, and Screveton 

 golden pippin, are inferior to those named 

 above. 



Golden russet. — Colour dingy, yellow russet 

 on the shaded side, sometimes with a little 

 bright red on the side next the sun ; form 

 ovate ; size medium. In use from December to 

 March. Quality excellent — indeed, one of our 

 best. Tree healthy and a good bearer, if planted 

 in a warm situation, in which only it will ripen 

 thoroughly. This is a very old English variety, 

 and is thus quaintly described by Worledge : 

 " It has no compeer, it being of a gold-coloured 

 coat, under a russet hair, with some warts on 

 it. It lives over the winter, and is, without 

 dispute, the most pleasant apple that grows, 

 having a most delicate aromatick hautgust, and 

 melting in the mouth." Synonym — Aromatic. 



Golden peannain, winter. — Colour deep rich 

 golden yellow, paler on the shaded side than on 

 that exposed to the sun, where it is of a deep 

 orange, with streaks and mottles of crimson, 

 and covered with russety dots ; form abrupt 



