. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE. ITS VARIETIES. 93 yellow ground color exposed on the shaded side, and covered with brownish-red on the side next the sun, Eye, small and open, with very short, reflexed segments, set in a wide, shallow, and slightly plaited basin. Stalk, half-an- inch long, inserted in a shal- low cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, with an exceedingly rich and pow- erful aromatic flavor. This is one of the richest and most excellent dessert apple
. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE. ITS VARIETIES. 93 yellow ground color exposed on the shaded side, and covered with brownish-red on the side next the sun, Eye, small and open, with very short, reflexed segments, set in a wide, shallow, and slightly plaited basin. Stalk, half-an- inch long, inserted in a shal- low cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, with an exceedingly rich and pow- erful aromatic flavor. This is one of the richest and most excellent dessert apples ; it is in use from De- cember to May ; but is very apt to shrivel if exposed to light and air as most russety apples are. The tree is a free grower, and perfectly hardy. It at- tains about the middle size and is an excellent bearer. When grown on the paradise stock it is well adapted for dwarf training, and forms a good espalier. Independently of being one of the best dessert apples, it is also one of the best for cider ; and from the great strength of its juice, the specific gravity of which is 1085, it has been called the Brandy 144. GOLDEN KNOB.—Fors. Identification.—Fors. Treat. 104. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 279. Rog. Fr. Cult. 54. Synonyme.—Kentish Golden Knob, Nursery Catalogues. Figure.—Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxxii. f. 9. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a quarter wide, and the same in height; ovate, sometimes a little flattened, which gives it a roundish shape. Skin, pale green, becoming yellowish-green as it attains maturity ; much covered with russet round the base and on the shaded side ; but yellow, marked with streaks of a redish tinge, with crimson dots next the sun, and thickly strewed all over with large freckles of russet. Eye, open, generally with long segments, but in the roundish specimens they are short and stunted, and placed in a shallow basin. Stalk, very short, and quite embedded in the cavity. Flesh, greenish- white, firm, crisp
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