PLATE LII. 
4. COCKPIT. 
A favourite Yorkshire apple whose history cannot be found. Ronalds, PI. xxxvii., gives a 
good figure of it. 
Description .—Fruit : medium size, obtuse ovate and somewhat angular on the sides. 
Skin : green, changing as it ripens to greenish yellow, with a faint orange tint next the sun ; 
covered all over with small russety dots and some lines of russet. Eye : closed with converging 
segments, placed in a rather shallow puckered basin. Stalk : about half an inch long, inserted in 
an abrupt cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh : yellowish white, tender, juicy, and with a 
pleasant brisk acidity. 
A culinary apple of excellent quality. In season during November and December. 
The tree is of moderate size, very hardy and bears well. It is a favourite apple in the North 
of England and is well adapted for northern latitudes. 
