Plate XVII. 
3. BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING. 
[Syn : Cambridge Pippin 7 \ 
The details of the origin of this apple are unknown. Its name gives the locality of its 
production; and the extent of its cultivation and age of many of the trees, lead to the inference that it 
is as old as the century. It is well figured by Ronalds, PI. xxvii. 
Description. —Fruit: large, three inches and a quarter wide, and three inches and a half high ; 
roundish ovate, inclining to oblong, with irregular and prominent angles on the sides, which extend 
to the apex and form ridges round the eye. Skin: dark green at first, changing as it attains maturity 
to a pale greenish yellow on the shaded side, but tinged with orange on the side next the sun, and 
strewed with a few fawn-coloured dots. Eye : open, set in a deep, narrow angular basin. Stalk : 
short, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh : yellowish, tender, pleasantly* subacid, and with a 
somewhat sugary flavour. 
An excellent apple of first rate quality; in season from November to March. The tree is 
vigorous in growth and bears freely. It is a general favourite, and is grown extensively not only 
in the United Kingdom, but on the Continent, where it takes an honoured place at all Fruit 
Exhibitions. 
