. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. ct, green, yellow, and deep-red, firm, and pleasant flavour late in the season. Coxs Orange Pippin (fig. 878).—Dessert. November-February. One of the best. Tree free and vigorous withslender wood and much spray, very fertile on goodParadise stocks; especially adapted for the open-bushstyle of growth; also strong on Free stocks as a bush orstandard, bears freely at an early age. Fruit medium,round, inclined to conical, yellow and bright-red, juicy,richly flavoured, and retains its qual
. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. ct, green, yellow, and deep-red, firm, and pleasant flavour late in the season. Coxs Orange Pippin (fig. 878).—Dessert. November-February. One of the best. Tree free and vigorous withslender wood and much spray, very fertile on goodParadise stocks; especially adapted for the open-bushstyle of growth; also strong on Free stocks as a bush orstandard, bears freely at an early age. Fruit medium,round, inclined to conical, yellow and bright-red, juicy,richly flavoured, and retains its qualities, if carefully kept,until it shrivels. Coxs Pomona (fig. 879).—Dessert and culinary. Octo-ber-November. A handsome and free-cropping forms a dense full bush freely branched and strong,requires to be well pruned in the centre. Good as a THE APPLE. 85 Fruit large, round or conical and angular,yellow and brilliant-red, very beautiful, flavour brisk andpleasant when fresh. DArcy Spice.—Dessert. February-March. Of excep-tional quality but difficult to obtain at its best. Tree. Fig. 878.—Apple. Coxs Orange Pippin. (§.) erect but making very little growth on any stock. Itrequires the best cultivation on good soil to be satisfac-tory. Fruit medium, round or slightly flattened, greenor yellowish-red, flavour rich and aromatic. Devonshire Quarrenden.—Dessert. August. A favouriteand useful early Apple, in considerable demand. Treeinclined to be lax in habit, moderately branched, especiallyfree on the Crab; also fertile on the Paradise. Not satis-factory in a cold soil. Fruit small to medium, round butflattened, uniform dark-red, juicy, refreshing, and one ofthe most aromatic of early Apples. Domino. — Culinary. August-September. A prolifichardy variety which succeeds in cold midland and northerndistricts. Tree of moderate growth as a bush, strongeron the Crab and making a compact standard with stoutstem and good head. Fruit medium to large, conica
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