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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
and 4-|- to 5 inches in circumference. Skin smooth or downy, thin, pale yellow. 
Flesh very richly flavoured. In 1852 it weighed 26 dwt. 6 gr. 
Bears freely, and makes a fine bush. 
Perfection (Gregory).—Large and roundish. Skin green, and downy. 
A first-rate variety, and late. Bush pendulous. 
Rumbullion ( Yelloiv Globe; Round Yellow ).—Small and roundish. Skin 
pale yellow, and dowmy. Flavour of second-rate quality. Bush erect, and a 
great bearer; and the fruit much grown for bottling. 
Yellow Baell.— Medium sized, roundish. Skin yellow', and smooth. 
Flavour of first-rate quality. Bush erect. 
Yellow ChAmpagne ( Hairy Amber). —Small and roundish. Skin yellow', 
and hairy. Of first-rate excellence. Bush erect. 
GBEEN. 
Beeston Castle (Nicholls).—Fruit well formed. Berry rather oblong, and 
a little taper towards the stalk; from 12 to 14 eighths in length, and 4|- to 
5 inches in circumference. Skin smooth, bright dark green. In 1852, the 
raiser weighed it 26 dwt. 12 gr. 
Bush large, with strong erect prickly wood, and an uncertain cropper. 
General Markham (Dennis).—A good-sized handsome berry, from 13 
to 15 eighths of an inch long, and from 4|- to 4f inches in circumference. 
Skin smooth, dark bright green, with light-coloured veins; a very handsome 
berry of good flavour. In 1854 it weighed 23 dw r t. 6 gr. 
A large bush w'hich bears freely, and makes vigorous wood, with large 
leaves, which have a woolly appearance. 
Green Gascoigne ( Early Green; Early Green Hairy). —Small and round. 
Skin thin, dark green, and hairy. Very early, and sweet. Bush very erect, 
and an excellent bearer. 
Green Overall (Forster).—Fruit very handsome, round, evenly formed, 
of medium length. Skin thin, smooth, deep green, covered w'ith a grey down 
or bloom, similar to that on the Peach. Flavour delicious—first-rate. In 
1852 it weighed 27 dw r t. 6 gr. 
Bush spreading ; bears freely. An early variety. 
Green Walnut ( Belmont Green; Smooth Green; No7iyareil).— Fruit 
medium sized, obovate. Skin very thin, dark green, and smooth. An early 
variety, of excellent flavour. Bush w'ith long-spreading shoots; leaves close 
to the branches ; and a great bearer. 
Heart of Oak (Massey).—Large and oblong, tapering to the stalk. Skin 
thin, green, w'ith yellowish veins. Rich and excellent. Bush pendulous, and 
an abundant bearer. 
Hebburn Prolific. —Medium sized, roundish. Skin rather thick, dull 
green, and hairy. Very rich and sweet. Bush erect, with broad, thick leaves, 
and an abundant bearer. 
Keepsake (Banks).—Fruit of medium length, a little tapered towards 
the stalk; nose plump and shoulders square. Skin occasionally a little hairy. 
Flavour delicious. In 1841 it weighed 23 dwt. 4 gr. 
The bush is very large, and an excellent bearer. The fruit soon gets large, 
and ripens early. 
Lofty (Oldfield).—Fruit long, from 11 to 14 eighths long, and 4£ to 
54 inches in circumference. Skin smooth, or occasionally a little hairy, very 
thin, dark green. Flesh tender, very rich and delicious. In 1855 it weighed 
23 dw't. 15 gr. 
Bush medium sized, and bears freely. 
Lord EnDON(Leice ster).—Fruit round, from 12 to 14 eighths in length, 
