PLATE LII. 
3. PRINCE ALBERT. 
[Syn : Lane s Prince Alberth\ 
This handsome apple was raised by Mr. John Lane, of Berkhampstead, from the Russet 
Nonpareil fertilised by Dumelows Seedling. It received its name on the occasion of the visit of 
Her Majesty and Prince Albert to Berkhampstead. A coloured illustration is given in the “ Florist 
and Pomologist ” for 1875. 
Description. —Fruit: large, short conical, or ovate, even and regular in its outline, with broad 
ribs round the crown. Skin : smooth, bright grass green at first, but changing as it ripens to clear 
pale yellow. Eye : rather small, closed with erect pointed segments, which are reflexed at the tips, 
and set in a deep and rather angular basin. Stalk : over half an inch long, inserted in a deep funnel 
shaped cavity. Flesh : very tender, juicy, briskly acid, and with an agreeable flavour. 
An excellent culinary apple, large and handsome, in season from November to January, or 
even to February or March if well kept. 
The tree grows vigorously, is very hardy and bears well. It forms handsome pyramids on 
the crab stock and comes quickly into bearing. 
N.B.—The apple called Smart's Prince Albert is a different variety altogether. It is a 
dessert apple grown in Kent, and a very good one. It bears some resemblance to the Cornish 
Gillijlower and keeps well until March or April. 
