THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



168. Russet, Drkdoe's.— Frnit below the middle size; color greenish i usaet ; 

 ripens in November, and keeps lill July. 



IGU. Russet, Wine. — Fruit middle size, conical; color dark russet; ripens in 

 December, and keeps till May ; a good fruit. Tree upright and slender ; a good 

 bearer. 



170. Russet, Adams'. — A Yorkshire apple. Fruit small, round; color russet 

 and yellow ; ripens in January, and keeps till March. Tree vigorous and spreading; 

 a good bearer. 



J71. Russet, Great. — Fruit large, roundish; color russet, streaked with red; 

 ripens in December; keeps till March. Tree hardy, and a good bearer. 



172. Russet, Caraway. — Fruit small, roundish ; color russet and yellow ; ripens 

 in January, and keeps till May. Tree hardy, but with slender twigs; an indif- 

 ferent bearer. 



173. Russet, Pile's.— Fruit middle-sized, round and flat; ripens in December, 

 and keeps till May ; a much-esteemed fruit. Tree hardy, and a great bearer. 



174. Russet, Harvey's. — Fruit large, oval; color green russet; ripens in De- 

 cember, and keeps till May. Tree upright in growth, and a great bearer. 



175. Codling, French. — Fruit large, conical, and ribbed; color yellowish 

 green ; ripens in August, and keeps till January. Tree hardy ; a great bearer ; and 

 IS readily propagated by cuttings. 



17G. Codling, Keswick, Carlisle Codling. — Fruit small, but when a thin crop 

 about the middle size, ribbed and conical ; color light green and w hite ; ripens in 

 July, and w ill keep lill the beginning of December. Tree very hardy, and capable 

 of being propagated by cuttings ; probably the most prolific apple we have. The 

 fruit is used when very young, as well as when ripe. 



177. Codling, Hawthorn Dean, JVhite Apple of llauthoni Dean. — Is said to 

 have been introduced by, or originated with, the celebrated Drunmiond, of Haw- 

 thorn Dean, and takes the name of that romantic retreat on the river Esk, near 

 Roshn, in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. Fruit large; color pale green, white 

 where shaded, and beautifully striped w ith dehcate red where exposed to the sun ; 

 ripens in .\ugust, and will keep till January ; but is apt to become shrivelled by the 

 end of that month. Tree hardy, and, next to the last, the greatest bearer vre 

 have. It is a great acquisition to the market-gardeners and fruit-growers. It is a 

 hardy free grower, and not liable to diseases. It begins, like the last, to bear the 

 second year after planting. Were they both better keepers, they might be termed 

 the most useful apples we have. It thrives in any situation, and will do better in a 

 north aspect than any other apple yet known. In the gardens of cottagers and arti- 

 zans, both these apples should find a place. 



178. Codling, Stoup. — Fruit large, oblong, and ribbed; color pale green and 

 red; ripens in October, and keeps till May ; a valuable fruiL Tree of great size, 

 hanly, and u great bearer. 



179. Codling, Royal. — Fruit very large, conical, and ribbed; color whitish 

 yellow ; ripens in September, but does not keep long. Tree a free grower, and a 

 good bearer. 



180. Codling, Kentish, Bnrknott Codling. — Fruit below the middle size, 

 conical; color pale green; ripens in .August, and keeps till January. Tree vigo- 

 rous grower, and a great bearer 



181. Bigg's None-such.— Originated about 1750. Fruit middle size, conical; 

 color yellow variegated with red ; ripens in September, and keeps till January. 

 Tree free grower, and good bearer. 



182. Eve-Apple. — Of Irish origin. Fruit small, round; color red and green; 

 ripens in October, and keeps till July. Tree hardy; capable of being propagated 

 by ciittintjs. 



