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PLATE XLI. 
1. WYKEN PIPPIN. 
It is a very valuable dessert apple, much esteemed, particularly in Warwickshire. The 
original tree in this country (as I am informed by a friend at Coventry) was imported 
from Holland about a century ago, by Lord William Craven, and is now standing at 
Wyken Farm, near Coventry, It is rather below the medium size, spherical, but a 
little depressed, of a yellow colour, curiously mottled with whitish specks. The flesh 
is of close texture, rich, and juicy ; in perfection from December till February. The 
tree is of upright growth, and the sort in all points much resembles the Golden 
Pippin. 
2. RYMER. 
This drawing is from the first fruit produced by a tree presented to me by the Hor¬ 
ticultural Society. It is large, of a globular shape, a rich crimson colour on a yellow 
ground: it ranks very high as a sauce apple, is juicy, and highly flavoured; a great 
bearer, and appears very richly beautiful on the tree, which grows strong and 
healthily: it is in use from October till Christmas. 
Blossoms, pink and white. 
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3. CHRISTIE’S PIPPIN. 
(Said to have been raised from seed by a gardener of that name at Kingston in Surrey.) 
It is about the size and shape of a Nonpareil, the eye very neatly placed in an open 
cavity; lemon-coloured, with a very little faint red striping. This is a very nice dessert 
apple: the pulp is soft, of an agreeable sweetness, with enough of acid ; in eating 
from November till January. The tree bears abundantly, but is of delicate growth, 
and rather apt to blight in adverse seasons. 
4. CROFTON PIPPIN. 
An excellent dessert apple from Ireland; rather below the medium size, of globular 
shape, a little flattened, the eye very little sunk : the flesh is firm, rich, and juicy: in 
use through December and January. The tree seldom cankers, blossoms late and 
bears freely, chiefly at the extremity of the branches, which arc pendent, and give the 
tree a singular and pretty appearance. This sort is several years after planting before 
it comes into bearing, but afterwards seldom fails. 
