PLATE LII. 
i. DUMELOW’S SEEDLING. 
[Syn : Dumelow s Crab; Dumellers Crab; Normanton Wonder; Wellington?^ 
This excellent Apple was raised by Mr. Dumeller (pronounced commonly “ Dumelow ”), a 
farmer at Shakerstone, a village in Leicestershire, six miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch. He died in 
1812 or 1813. It is extensively cultivated in that and the adjoining counties under the name of 
Dumelows Crab. It was first introduced into the neighbourhood of London by Mr. Richard 
Williams, of the Turnham Green Nursery, who received it from Gopsal Hall, the seat of Earl Howe, 
under the name of the Wellington Apple. He presented specimens of the fruit to the Horticultural 
Society in 1820. It was wdth him that the name of “ Wellington ” originated, and by this name 
only it is now known in the London markets. This variety has been supposed to have been raised 
from a seed of the Northern Greening , in consequence of the resemblance of their growth and the 
appearance in both of the numerous white spots on the wood of the young shoots. 
Ronalds, PI. xix., gives a good representation of this apple. 
Description. —Fruit: large, roundish and flattened. Skin : pale yellow, strewed with large 
russet points, with a tinge of pale red on the side next the sun, where indeed it is sometimes almost 
entirely covered with a bright red cheek. Eye : large and open, with broad, reflexed, acuminate 
segments, set in an irregular, uneven and rather deep basin. Stalk: half an inch long deeply inserted 
in a narrow and funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh: yellowish white, firm, crisp, 
brisk and very juicy, with a slight aromatic flavour. 
One of the most valuable culinary apples, and keeps well without shrivelling. In shape it 
somewhat resembles the Nonesuch but has firmer flesh and a higher flavour. It is in season from 
November to March, but with care will keep still longer. It is one of the best late apples and a 
great favourite in Covent Garden Market. The fruit, when well ripened, has a semi-transparent 
appearance almost like china ware. 
The tree is of spreading growth and one of the strongest and most vigorous in habit. It is 
very hardy and bears abundantly. The wood of the young shoots, which are stout and long, is of 
a dark brown colour thickly covered with large grayish white dots, which readily distinguish this 
from almost every other variety. 
