PLATE LXXIII. 
8. BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING. 
This apple was raised from seed by Mr. Bramley, of Southwell, some years ago, and was 
obtained from him by Mr. Merryweather, Southwell, Notts, who issued it to the public (c. 1876). 
It has been highly commended by the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society; and at 
the National Apple Congress at Chiswick in October, 1883, it was awarded a first-class certificate. 
Description .—Fruit : large and handsome, roundish oblate, even in outline, but with four 
pretty distinct knobs at the crown. Skin : very much covered with a tinge of pale red, which is 
striped with darker red, but when shaded, the ground colour is yellow. Eye : rather open, with 
erect convergent segments, which are reflexed at the tips, and set in a wide, saucer-like basin. 
Stalk : very short, sometimes a mere knob. Flesh : tender, with a yellowish tinge, and a free brisk 
acidity. 
An excellent kitchen apple, in season from December to February. A good market apple, 
for it travels well, and keeps well. 
The tree is very robust in growth, and of large size. It makes a fine standard orchard tree, 
and this is its proper place. It is very hardy, and its blossoms seem able to withstand the spring 
frosts so successfully, that it is a constant and regular bearer. It is as free in growth as the 
Blenheim Orange , and as productive as Dumelow s Seedling , and it is therefore a very profitable 
variety for cultivation. 
