. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE.—ITS VARIETIES. 89 This is one of the oldest of our cider apples, and is enumerated by Evelyn ; but is not so highly extolled as the Redstreak, and some other varieties. In Evelyn's " Advertisements concerning Cider," a "person of great experience," says " Cider for strength and a long lasting drink is best made of the Fox-Whelp of the Forest of Dean, but which comes not to be drunk till two or three years old. By Worlidg
. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE.—ITS VARIETIES. 89 This is one of the oldest of our cider apples, and is enumerated by Evelyn ; but is not so highly extolled as the Redstreak, and some other varieties. In Evelyn's " Advertisements concerning Cider," a "person of great experience," says " Cider for strength and a long lasting drink is best made of the Fox-Whelp of the Forest of Dean, but which comes not to be drunk till two or three years old. By Worlidge it was " es- teemed among the choice cider ; 134. FRANKLIN'S GOLDEN PIPPIN.—Hort. Identification.—Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 283. Fors. Treat. 101. Lind. Guide, 15. Down. Fr. Amer. 83. Diel Kernobst x. 92. Synontme.—Sudlow's Fall Pippin, Hort. Trans, vol. iv. p. 217. Figure.—Pom. Mag. t. 137. Ron. Pyr. Mai, pi. xviii. f. 3. Fruit, medium sized ; oblato-ovate, even and regularly formed. Skin, of an uniform deep yellow, covered all over with dark spots interspersed with fine russet, parti- cularly round the apex. Eye, small, with long narrow segments overlap- ping each other, partially open, and set in a wide and deep basin. Stalk, short and slender, about half-an-inch long, inserted in a round, narrow, and smooth cavity. Flesh, yellow, ten- der, and crisp, very juicy, vinous, and aromatic. A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use from October to December. The tree does not attain a large size, but is vigorous, healthy, and hardy, and an excellent bearer. It is well suited for a dwarf or espalier, and succeeds well on the paradise stock. This is of American origin, and was introduced to this country by John Sudlow, Esq., of Thames Ditton, and first exhibited at the London Horticultural Society in 1819. 135. FRIAR.—Knight. Identification.—Pom. Heref. t. 30. Lind. Guide, 105. Salisb. Or. 126. Figure.—Pom. Heref. t. 30. Fruit, of good size ; s
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