PLATE LXIII. 
3. FORGE. 
'Phis apple is said to have originated near one of the old forges in the iron districts of Sussex, 
near Crawley, and thus to have acquired its name. 
Description. —Fruit: medium sized, roundish and obscurely ribbed. Skin : of a golden 
yellow colour, mottled with crimson on the shaded side, and dark red, covered with crimson streaks, 
on the side next the sun. Eye : small and closed. Stalk : very short. Flesh : yellowish white, 
tender, juicy, sweet and finely perfumed. 
This is the favourite cottager’s apple in Sussex, especially in- the parts adjoining the counties 
of Surrey and Kent. It is a useful apple for all purposes. 
The tree is very hardy, and noted for being very prolific ; indeed it is a great and constant 
bearer. 
