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PLATE XIII. 
1. GOOSEBERRY APPLE. 
A neat and pretty little apple, of a yellow colour with some scarlet striping: it has 
a lively pleasant flavour; but its chief excellence is its abundant produce, which almost 
equals its namesake, the Gooseberry Bush. It ripens in October. 
2. SOA EREIGN. 
Another seedling of Mr. Oliver’s at Coombe Abbey: it is about the size of the Golden 
Pippin, of an oblong shape, flat at the top, the eye seated in a wide cavity; a slender 
stalk ; the colour light brown with a small flush of red: the fruit firm, rich, and 
sweet. It keeps till March or April: Mr. Oliver gives it a high character. 
3. NONPAREIL RUSSET. 
A smallish fruit, of rather irregular shape, tapering towards the eye; straw-coloured 
ground, nearly covered with russet. It is an excellent hardy sort, of rich flavour, 
keeps excellent (perhaps the longest of any dessert apple) even to May and June._ 
The tree grows freely in a spreading form, and is a sure bearer. 
4. GOLDEN WORCESTER. 
A small dessert apple, of perfectly spherical shape; a rich golden colour very slightly 
tinged with red; the eye and stalk both prominent; the flesh firm, well-flavoured, 
and yellow as the skin. The fruit keeps till January: before gathering, it has a 
beautiful effect, appearing like golden balls among the leaves of the tree, which are 
of light airy growth. 
5. LITPLE BEAUTY. 
(From the late Mr. Swainson’s collection.) It is a small table apple, spherical, a little 
flattened; yellow, with a brownish tinge on the sun side, and sprinkled with dark 
points ; it is of a rich flavour, but rather dry. The tree grows upright, and bears so 
abundantly as sometimes to cause barrenness the succeeding season : the fruit has the 
peculiar good quality of adhering so firmly to the branches that the wind scarcely 
ever dislodges it. It will keep through the winter, and is well worth cultivating. 
