. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. 28 1ULIT1SH TOMOLOGY, ETC, broken stripes of red ; but red, streaked all over with deeper red on the side next the sun ; it is dotted with grey dots, and sometimes marked with patches of grey - colored russet, which is strewed with scales of a darker color. Eye, small and closed, with long segments, set in a narrow and even basin. Stalk, very short, not protruding beyond the base, and having the appear- ance of a knob obliquely at- tached. Flesh, tender, j
. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... Apples. 28 1ULIT1SH TOMOLOGY, ETC, broken stripes of red ; but red, streaked all over with deeper red on the side next the sun ; it is dotted with grey dots, and sometimes marked with patches of grey - colored russet, which is strewed with scales of a darker color. Eye, small and closed, with long segments, set in a narrow and even basin. Stalk, very short, not protruding beyond the base, and having the appear- ance of a knob obliquely at- tached. Flesh, tender, juicy, brisk, and vinous, with a pleasant aromatic flavor. A dessert apple, gene- rally of only second-rate quality; but in some sea- sons it is of a rich flavor and of first-rate quality. It is in use from November to 13. BACHELOR'S GLORY.—H. Fruit, large, three inches wide, and two and three quarters high ; roundish and irregularly ribbed, generally higher on one side of the eye than the other. Skin, smooth and shining, striped with deep golden yellow, and crimson stripes. Eye, closed, with broad flat segments, and set in a plaited, irregular, and angular basin. Stalk, about half an inch long, deeply inserted in a funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with rough scaly russet. Flesh, yellow, tender, juicy, and pleasantly flavored. A second-rate fruit, suitable either for the dessert or culinary purposes ; in use from October to November. This is a variety grown in the neighbourhood of Lancaster, where it is much esteemed, but in the southern districts, where the more choice varieties can be brought to perfection, it can only rank as a second- rate fruit. 14. -H. BADDOW Synontmb.—Spring Ribston, Riv. Cat. 1848. Fruit, medium sized; roundish or rather oblate, with prominent ribs on the sides, which terminate in four, and sometimes five considerable ridges at the crown, very much in the character of the London Pippin. It is sometimes of an ovate shape, caus
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