British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great BritainHogg, Robert
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British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain
Hogg, Robert
Apples
Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and two inches and three
quarters high; roundish, somewhat flattened and angular. Skin,
yellowish, marked with broad pale red stripes on the shaded side; and
broad broken stripes of bright crimson on the side next the sun; the
whole surface entirely covered with a thick bloom, like thin hoar
frost. Eye, very small, set in a shallow and plaited basin. Stalk,
short, inserted in a wide and round cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white,
tinged with red at the surface under the skin, brisk, juicy, rich, and
slightly acid.
A beautiful and very good culinary apple, of second-rate quality; it is
in use from October to December.
174. HOLLANDBURY.--Hort.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 338.
SYNONYMES.--Hollingbury, _Fors. Treat._ 107. Hawberry Pippin, _acc.
Hort. Soc Cat._ ed. 3. Horsley Pippin, _Ibid._ Beau Rouge, _Ibid._
Bonne Rouge, _Ibid._ Howbury Pippin, _Hort. Soc. Cat._ ed. 1, 467.
Kirke’s Scarlet Admirable, _Rog. Fr. Cult._ 38. Kirke’s Schöner
Rambour, _Diel. Kernobst._ v. B. 52.
FIGURES.--Brook. Pom. Brit. pl. xciii. f. 5. Ron. Pyr. Mal. pl xl. f.
2.
Fruit, very large, three inches and three quarters wide, and three
inches high; roundish and flattened, with irregular and prominent
angles or ribs extending from the base to the apex. Skin, deep yellow,
tinged with green on the shaded side; but bright deep scarlet where
exposed to the sun, generally extending over the whole surface. Eye,
closed, with long acuminate segments, and set in a wide and deep basin.
Stalk, short and slender, inserted in a deep funnel-shaped cavity,
which is generally lined with russet. Flesh, white, with a slight tinge
of green, delicate, tender and juicy, with a brisk and pleasant flavor.
A beautiful and showy apple for culinary purposes, but not of
first-rate quality; it is in use from October to Christmas.
The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, but not a very abundant
bearer. It succeeds well on the paradise stock.
175. HOLLAND PIPPIN.--Langley.
IDENTIFICATION.--Lang. Pom. 134, t. lxxix. f. 1. Mill. Dict. Hort.
Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 339. Lind. Guide, 51. Down. Fr. Amer. 86.
SYNONYMES.--Summer Pippin, _acc. Down._ Pie Pippin, _Ibid._
Fruit, large, three inches wide, and two inches and a half high;
roundish and flattened, with ribs on the sides. Skin, greenish-yellow,
with a slight tinge of pale brown where exposed to the sun, and
strewed with large green dots. Eye, small and closed, set in a round,
narrow, and plaited basin. Stalk, very short, embedded in a wide and
deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white, firm, tender, juicy, sugary, and
briskly acid.
A valuable apple, of first-rate quality for culinary purposes; it is in
use from November to March.
The tree is a strong grower, vigorous, healthy, and a good bearer.
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