PLATE XLIX. 
;. GOLDEN WINTER PEARMAIN. 
[Syn : King of the Pippins ; Prince of Pippins ; Hampshire Yellow; Jones Southampton 
Yellow]. 
The origin of this well-known variety is nowhere stated. It is generally known throughout 
Herefordshire as the King of the Pippins. 
Description. —Fruit: medium-sized, abrupt pearmain-shaped, broadest at the base, regularly 
and handsomely formed. Skin : smooth, of a deep, rich, golden yellow, which is paler on the shaded 
side than on that exposed to the sun, where it is of a deep orange, marked with streaks and mottles 
of crimson, and strewed with russety dots. Eye : large and open with long, acuminate and reflexed 
segments ; placed in a round, even and rather deep basin. Stalk : three quarters of an inch long, 
stout, and inserted in a rather shallow cavity, which is lined with thin pale brown russet mixed with 
a tinge of green. Flesh : yellowish white, firm, breaking, juicy and sweet, with a pleasant and 
somewhat aromatic flavour. 
This is a very beautiful apple and hence a very great favourite. It is suitable for dessert, or 
for culinary purposes, and is often used for cider making. As a dessert fruit, except when fresh 
and well kept, its greatest merit is its beauty, and on this account it sells well in the market. It is in 
season from October to the end of December. 
The tree is a strong vigorous grower. It attains a large size in the orchard, and bears 
abundantly, rarely failing to yield a crop in almost any soil or situation. 
