PLATE LXXIII. 
The origin of this apple is not known. It has probably been cultivated for many years, 
although only recently brought into notice by Mr. George Bunyard, of Maidstone. 
Description .—Fruit : large, three inches and a half broad, by two inches and a half high, 
oblate and symmetrical in outline, but with broad prominent angles around the eye, and extending 
down the sides to the base. Skin : smooth, pale green, browning yellow at full maturity, with 
small distinct white spots or with minute dots of russet. Eye : small and closed, with segments 
upright in the centre, inserted in a rather deep, narrow, and irregular basin. Stalk : half an inch 
long, swollen at the end, set in a broad and deep cavity. Flesh : white, crisp, and juicy, with a 
pleasantly acid flavour. 
A very valuable culinary apple, the largest of the early CocUins , in season, during September 
and October. A first class certificate was awarded to this apple at the “ National Apple Congress,” 
at Chiswick, in October, 1883. 
The tree grows freely, and bears abundantly, and very regularly. It succeeds best on the 
paradise stock as a small pyramid, and when only three or four feet high, becomes loaded with 
fruit. On the crab, it forms fruit buds before the tree is made, and requires constant skilled 
attention to keep up the proper growth of the tree by removing the fruit blossoms. 
