PLATE XXXI. 
5. Old English Codlin. 
4. TRANSPARENT CODLIN. 
The history of this variety is also wanting. 
Description. —Fruit: large and conical. Skin: smooth, clear yellow, tinged with pale 
crimson on the side next the sun. Eye : small and closed, with short segments, placed in a 
deep and angular basin. Stalk: short and tender, inserted in a deep, round, and wide cavity. 
Flesh : tender, almost transparent, juicy, sugary, and well flavoured. 
A very useful culinary apple, in season from September to November. 
The tree is hardy, and bears well, as is the habit of Codlin trees in general. 
5. OLD ENGLISH CODLIN. 
[Syn : English Codlin; Common Codlin. ] 
The history of this favourite old English apple is lost. 
Description .—Fruit : large conical, and irregular in its outline. Skin : fine yellow with 
a faint red blush on the side exposed to the sun. Eye : closed. Stalk : short and stout. Flesh : 
white, tender, and agreeably acid. 
A very early cooking apple, in season from August to September. 
The tree grows well, and bears abundantly. 
