VARIETIES. 7 
‘ King of the Pip;pins. —An excellent bearer, good medium-sized showy 
apple, of a brisk flavour. October to January. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin. —One of the finest and handsomest of all dessert 
apples. October to January. 
\ Bibston Pippin. —A universal favourite, in season from October to 
May, perhaps unprecedented in this latter respect, as well as unrivalled 
for excellence. The tree, however, is more given to canker than many 
other sorts. October to May. 
Claygate Pearmain. —Has most of the best qualities of the Eibston 
Pippin, but grows and thrives better in most localities. November to 
March. 
Cockle Pippin. — Medium sized, richly flavoured, capital bearer. 
January to April. 
Old Golden Pippin. —This is such a general favourite that it ought 
to have a place in a first dozen. It is not only of excellent quality, 
but has a sort of semi-classical reputation, which renders it always 
welcome at the dessert. The tree and its produce, which never seemed 
more plentiful than now, are also a vigorous protest against the theory 
of the wearing out of species or varieties. December to March. 
Beinette du Canadja. —A large handsome apple, varying in colour 
from green to bright red, and lasting in season from November to 
April, very useful and good. November to May. 
Northern Spy. —Highly aromatic, large, and tender. December to 
May. 
Scarlet Nonpareil. —Highy-flavoured, showy fruit, one of the most 
attractive and useful of all the rich-flavoured family of Nonpareil. 
January to March. 
Sturmer Pippin. —A brisk and richly-flavoured medium-sized dessert 
fruit, lasting in season from February to June. 
Those who have room for twenty-four varieties may add the following 
twelve : 
Early Margo.ret. —A fine-flavoured, white-fleshed variety, full of juice 
and flavour, but soon gets mealy; so best eaten off the tree. August. 
Bed Quarrendon, —Under medium size, bright scarlet, crisp and sweet, 
one of the best of all summer apples, and the most beautiful on the 
table. August. 
Irish Peach. —A very distinct and beautiful dessert apple, perhaps 
better known as the Early Crofton. The colour is yellowish green, the 
flesh white, full of juice and high-flavoured. August. 
Pine Apple Busset. —A very fine-flavoured, highly-perfumed, yellow 
fleshed apple. September to October. 
Golden Beinette. —Fruit rather small, colour yellowish red streaked 
