. The apple and its varieties: being a history and description of the varieties of apples cultivated in the gardens and orchards of Great Britain. Apples. THE APPLE.—ITS VARIETIES. 21 it. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, juicy, rich, and sugary, with an agreeable and pleasantly perfumed flavor. A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use from December to Feb- ruary. It is a large and very handsome variety, and worthy of general cultivation. The tree is a free and healthy grower, producing long slender shoots, by which, and its cucullated ovate leaves, it is easily distinguished. It is an excellent
. The apple and its varieties: being a history and description of the varieties of apples cultivated in the gardens and orchards of Great Britain. Apples. THE APPLE.—ITS VARIETIES. 21 it. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, juicy, rich, and sugary, with an agreeable and pleasantly perfumed flavor. A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use from December to Feb- ruary. It is a large and very handsome variety, and worthy of general cultivation. The tree is a free and healthy grower, producing long slender shoots, by which, and its cucullated ovate leaves, it is easily distinguished. It is an excellent bearer even in a young state, particularly on the paradise or doucin stock, and succeeds well as an espalier. 3. ALFRISTON.—Hort. Identification.—^Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 8. Lind. Guide, 26. Down. Fr. Amer. 97. Synontmes.—^Jjord Gwydyr's Newtown Pippin, Ace. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. Old- aker's New, Ibid. Shepherd's Pippin, in Sussex. Shepherd's Seedling, Ibid. FioDBB.—Eon. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxxv. f. Fruit, of the largest size, generally about three inches and a half wide, and from two and three quarters to three inches high ; roundish, and angular on the sides. Skin, greenish yellow on the shaded side, and tinged with orange next the sun, covered all over with veins, or reticu- lations of russet. Eye, open, set in a deep and uneven basin, btalk, short, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, yeUowish white, crisp, juicy, sugary, and briskly flavoured. This is one of the largest and best culinary apples. It comes into use in the beginning of November and continues till April. The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, very hardy, and an abund- ant Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hogg, Robert, 1818-1897. London, Groombridge and sons
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