PLATE LX 111 . 
5. MR. GLADSTONE. 
[Syn : Scarlet Pippin ; Jackson s Seedling .] 
This variety is said to have been a chance Worcestershire Seedling. It was introduced to 
the public in 1868 by Mr. Jackson, of Blakedown Nursery, near Kidderminster. The original tree, 
which grows near there, is said to be about a hundred years old (1782) at this time, and in full 
luxuriance. 
Description .—Fruit : medium sized, round, inclining to be conical, and somewhat angular 
towards the eye. Skin : mottled, red and yellow, but often altogether of a bright red colour, with 
a bloom like a plum, or the Red Astrachan apple, which it rivals. Eye : partially closed, with erect 
connivent segments, in a rather shallow plaited basin. Stalk : one inch long, rather slender, and 
inserted in a moderately deep cavity. When ripe the aroma is so powerful, that it can be detected 
at a considerable distance. It has a pleasant, rich, and vinous flavour. 
This is the largest early summer apple known. It becomes ripe the third week in July, 
when its brilliant colour, and its excellent flavour, make it a very popular variety in the market. 
This fruit received a first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society, August, 1883. 
The tree is hardy but rather weak in growth, and is very prolific. It is best grown as a 
standard, but makes a good bush, which will bear so freely as to afford a sufficient crop for private 
use. It makes an excellent pyramid on the paradise stock, and is quite at home on the crab. 
