Plate VI. 
4. HAWTHORNDEN. 
[ Syn : Hawthorndean; White Hawthorndean ; Red Hawthorndean .] 
This variety was raised at Hawthornden, a romantic spot near Edinburgh, where Drummond 
the poet was born in 1585. The period when this apple was first produced is not known. It is 
first mentioned in the catalogue of Leslie and Anderson of Edinburgh ; but was not known about 
London until 1790, when it was introduced into the Brompton Park Nursery. 
Description. —Fruit; varying very much in size according to the soil, situation, or condition 
of the tree, generally above medium size, roundish and depressed, with occasionally a prominent 
rib on one side which produces an irregularity in its appearance. Skin ; smooth, covered with a 
delicate bloom, greenish yellow, with a blush of red on one side which varies in extent and colour 
according as it has been more or less exposed to the sun. Eye ; small and closed, with broad and 
flat segments, placed in a pretty deep and irregular basin. Stalk; short, stout, and sometimes 
fleshy, inserted in a deep and irregular cavity. Flesh; white, crisp and tender, very juicy, with an 
agreeable and pleasant flavour. 
The Hawthornden has long been one of the most valuable and popular apples in cultivation. 
It is suitable only for kitchen use, and is in season from October to December. 
The tree has always been considered as very healthy and vigorous, and unrivalled as an 
early and abundant bearer, but of late years in some situations it has lost its condition and only 
produced small and diseased fruit, as if it had exhausted the soils of its own particular requirements. 
