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CURRANS’ LIST OF FRUITS, igoS-g. 
No. 
A p pies — continued. 
Wellington, see Dutnelow’s Seedling. 
253 Wealthy, t.k. (io-ii), rich vinous flavour, medium, dark red, flesh 
soft ; a free cropper ; likes a warm soil. 
25S Warner’s King, k. (g-10), very large, oval, pale green, copious acid 
juice; a vigorous grower, great bearer, somewhat straggling. (See 
illustration on page 26). 
257 Winter Quarrenden, T. ( r 112), richly coloured ; exact reproduction 
of Devonshire Quarrenden ; very late. 
256 Winter Queening, T.K. ( r 1 - 5 ), medium, conical, handsome pale 
green, heavily flushed red; flesh soft, sugary and tidily perfumed. 
CRAB APPLES. 
Crab Apples are lovely ornamental trees. They flower profusely in 
Spring, and their bright coloured fruit renders them attractive in Autumn. 
The ripe fruit, which has a fine brisk acid flavour, makes delicious 
preserves. 
Standards & Pyramids of all not priced, 1/6, 2 / 6 , & 3/6 each. 
15 /-, 18 /-, 24 /-, 30 /-. & 36 /- doz. 
1644 Elise Rathke, a large fruited weeping variety. Standards oulv, 2/6 
and 3/6 each. 
231 Fairy, produced in clusters like cherries, clear lemon yellow, deeply 
flushed bright crimson ; delicious aroma; very beautiful. 
232 John Downie, clusters of richly coloured fruit, very handsome ; 
this variety invariably carries a heavy crop. 
235 Mrs. John Seden.A.M , R. II . S. , ( Transcendent x King of the Pippins,) 
fruit about 2in. long and iiin. wide ; light orange yellow, spotted 
and stained crimson on the exposed side ; flesh firm with a crisp, 
pleasantly acid flavour; upright grower, prolific. Maidens, gd. 
each ; 2 year Trees, 1/6; Standards and Pyramids, 2/6 each. 
230 — y.ellow j 1 le Sl,jerlan Crabs at e much esteemed for preserving. 
236 The Langley, (Apple King of the Pippins x Crab John Downie). The 
fruits are ijin. to 2 in. in length, and 1 in. broad, bright golden 
yellow with slight russet markings ; flesh crisp and juicy; hardy, 
a profuse cropper, and as the fruit hangs till late 111 November, 
highly useful as an ornamental object. Maidens, 1/- each ; 2 year 
Trees, 1/6 each ; Standards, 2/6 each. 
236a Victoria, A.M., R.H.S., a beautiful scarlet fruited variety, good 
grower and free bearer ; undoubtedly one of the handsomest and 
most useful of all the ornamental Crabs. Maidens, 1/- each ; 2 year 
Trees, 1/6; Standards, 2/6 each. 
