PLATE XXXI. 
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i. Jolly Beggar. 2. French Codlin. 
1. JOLLY BEGGAR. 
[Syn : Lord Grosvenor.~\ 
A variety without any history. 
Description .—Fruit : about medium size, two inches and a half wide, and two inches 
high ; roundish, but apt to be irregular in shape. Skin : pale yellow, with an orange tint next 
the sun. Eye : large and open, set in a plaited basin. Stalk : half an inch long, rather deeply 
inserted. Flesh : white, tender, juicy, sweet, briskly, and pleasantly flavoured. 
An early cooking apple of great merit, in season from August till October. 
The tree is hardy and most prolific. It bears very early, and when grown as a dwarf 
on the Paradise Stock, the bushes are covered with fruit. It is one of the most useful varieties 
for garden culture. 
2. FRENCH CODLIN. 
The history of this fruit is nowhere given. 
Description .—Fruit : above medium size, conical, with an irregular outline and obtusely 
angular. Skin : smooth greenish yellow, passing to a clear yellow as it ripens, with a rich 
orange red blush towards the sun, more or less deep in colour. Eye : small and closed, set 
in a narrow cavity, very irregular, with small plaits and tubercles. Stalk : thin, nearly an inch 
long, set in a deep narrow cavity lined with streaks of russet Flesh : yellowish white, tender, 
with a pleasant subacid flavour. 
This apple resembles the Manx Codlin very much in general appearance, and also 
in its culinary properties. 
The tree is hardy, and bears well. It has long been grown in the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Garden at Chiswick. 
