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11.—Kitchen Apples. 
The following’ twelve kitchen apples are arranged in order of time 
for use: 
Lord Sufield. —Very large, white, soft, excellent for sauce and tarts, 
being of superior flavour. August to September. 
Alexander. —Very large and showy ; a good apple if used before it gets 
sleepy. September to December. 
Oox's Pomona. —Very superior large apple, of excellent quality. October. 
Oellini. —Perfect in form, size, colour, quality; no better kitchen apple 
from October to January. 
Mere de Menage. —‘Large and good. October to March. 
Blenheim Orange or Pi]p]pin. —One ©f the finest and most useful of all 
kitchen apples. November to February. 
Bess Pool. —A first-rate late-cooking apple, lasting from December to 
April. 
Dv.melovfs Seedling or Wellington. —Firm, large, and somewhat acid, 
one of the most valuable kitchen apples. November to March. 
WaniePs King. —Large, handsome, and good. November to March. 
Alfriston. —Very fine, large, white-fleshed apple, lasting in season from 
November to April. ^ 
Norfolk Beefing. —Large and good flavoured, excellent keeper, and most 
useful for baking whole and preserving. November to July. 
Norfolk Greening. —Medium size, good flavour, rather acid, keeps till 
April or May. 
Those who desire to have a longer list can add the following dozen : 
Nev) Ha>wthornden. —Very large, extraordinary bearer, and excellent for 
sauce and cooking. December and January. 
Duchess of Oldenhurgh. —A very handsome red striped apple, of excel¬ 
lent cooking properties. September. 
Nonsuch. —Fine, sparkling, juicy apple, unequalled for sauce and cook¬ 
ing, and much liked by many for eating off the tree when quite ripe. 
September and October. 
Momks Codlin. —One of the finest and most useful of all kitchen apples. 
Golden Noble. —Large, handsome, and good. September to November. 
Betty Geeson. —Large, valuable culinary apple. December to March. 
Bedfordshire Foundling. —One of the finest and most useful kitchen 
apples, continuing in season from November to March. 
Brahamt Bellefleur. —This is a large, round, pale yellow, red-streaked 
apple, of th‘e highest cooking quality, and also useful for dessert. 
November to April. 
