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PLATE XVL 
1. ROSEMARY APPLE. 
Of medium size, tapering to a small contracted eye, pea-green, a little red and riis- 
sety on the outside : the fruit is linn, and of a high rich flavour. A very hardy, pro¬ 
ductive, useful sort, either for the table or kitchen use : keeps throughout December, 
January, and February. 
Blossoms peach-coloured. 
2. COBOURG PIPPIN. 
(A seedling raised by Mr. Oliver, many years the respectable gardener at Coombc 
Abbey, in Warwickshire.) It is a dessert apple, a little larger than the Nonpareil and 
nearly of the same shape; the colour pea-green with russet; the flesh firm and rich, 
yet acidulous : it is a valuable winter sort, and will keep till March and April.—This 
and the Sovereign have not yet been oflered for sale. 
3. ORANGE PIPPIN. 
In shape, size, and colour, much like a moderate-sized orange. A very pretty apple, 
of pleasant flavour and juicy, equally desirable for the dessert or for sauce : in use in 
December and January. A good grower, and bears well. 
4. BELLIDGE PIPPIN. 
A Derbyshire apple, of moderate size and globular shape ; the skin smooth, and of a 
grass green till nearly ripe, when it changes to a lemon colour. It is a very pretty 
solid apple, fit equally for the table or for sauce: it has an agreeable flavour, and 
keeps well till February or March. 
