PLATE LXXIV. 
7. HEREFORDSHIRE QUEENING. 
[Syn : Summer Queening, or Quoining; Crimson Queening ; Scarlet Queening ; Red Queening.~\ 
An old apple widely scattered through Herefordshire. There are many varieties of 
Queening, all distinguished by their angular shapes, and generally by a strong aromatic smell and 
flavour. This and the Winter Queening retain well their hold in popular esteem. 
Description. —Fruit : above medium size, conical, and more or less angular. Skin: deep 
crimson all over, except a small portion on the shaded side, which is pale yellow when ripe. Eye : 
small and closed, set in a plaited basin. Stalk : short. Flesh : white, with a red tinge under the 
skin, tender, juicy, sweet, with a pleasant aroma. 
A variety suitable either for dessert, or for kitchen use, and not of the highest quality for 
either. It is in season from October to December. 
The tree is hardy, grows vigorously, and bears well. The fruit sells well in the market, and 
hence it is a profitable variety to grow. 
