. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE. ITS VAKIETIES. 47 two inches and a half high ; roundish, and slightly ribbed on the sides. Skin, greenish yellow, marked with distinct and well defined figures, and reticulations of russet, like the Fenouillet Jaune, on the shaded side, and over the base ; but green, which is almost entirely covered with a coating of smooth, thin, pale brown russet, on the side next the sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a narrow, and shallow basin. Stalk, an in
. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. THE APPLE. ITS VAKIETIES. 47 two inches and a half high ; roundish, and slightly ribbed on the sides. Skin, greenish yellow, marked with distinct and well defined figures, and reticulations of russet, like the Fenouillet Jaune, on the shaded side, and over the base ; but green, which is almost entirely covered with a coating of smooth, thin, pale brown russet, on the side next the sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a narrow, and shallow basin. Stalk, an inch long, slender and woody, inserted in a funnel-shaped cavity, which is of a green color, and very slightly marked with russet. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, and tender, with a brisk, somewhat sugary, and pleasant aromatic flavor. An excellent dessert apple, of first-rate quality, in use from October to Christmas, after which it becomes meally. 53. BURN'S SEEDLING.—Hort. Identification.—flort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 102. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high ; roundish, flattened at the base, and narrow- ing towards the apex, sometimes inclining to conical. Skin, yellow, but with a blush and a few streaks of red next the sun, marked with a few patches of russet, and sprinkled with russety dots, which are thickest round the eye. Eye, large and open, set in a shallow and irregular basin. Stalk, short, thick and fleshy, generally obliquely inserted by the side of a fleshy swelling, and surrounded with a patch of rough rus- set. Flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy, and sub-acid. An excellent culinary apple of the first quality, in use from October to Christmas. This variety was raised by Mr. Henry Burn, gardener to the Marquis of Aylesbury, at Tottenham Park, near Marlborough. 54. BYSON WOOD RUSSET. Stnontme.—Byson Wood, Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 104. Fruit, below medium size ; oblato-ovate, regularly and handsomely shaped. Skin, gree
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