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, medium sized, two inches and a half wide, and two inches and
a quarter high; roundish, but narrowing a little towards the eye,
with five prominent angles on the sides, which terminate in ridges
round the apex, rendering the shape distinctly five-sided. Skin, deep
golden-yellow on the shaded side; but red, which is striped and mottled
with darker red, on the side next the sun; marked with patches and
veins of thin grey russet, and strewed all over with russety dots. Eye,
half open, with broad, flat segments, set in an angular and plaited
basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, deeply inserted in a round cavity.
Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, sugary, and highly flavored.
A dessert apple of the very first quality; equal in flavor to the
Ribston Pippin, and will keep till May and June.
This variety was raised at Green-street, near Sittingbourne, in Kent,
by a tailor of the name of Wanstall, about 40 years ago.
374. WARNER’S KING.--M.
IDENTIFICATION AND FIGURE.--Maund. Fruit, pl. 59.
Fruit, very large, four inches wide, and three inches and a half high;
ovate. Skin, of an uniform clear deep yellow, strewed with russety
dots and patches of pale brown russet. Eye, small and closed, with
long acuminate segments, and set in a narrow, deep, and slightly
angular basin. Stalk, about half-an-inch long, deeply inserted in a
round, funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with thin yellowish-brown
russet. Flesh, white, tender, crisp, and juicy, with a fine, brisk, and
sub-acid flavor.
A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to March.
The tree is a free and vigorous grower, and a good bearer; very hardy,
and not subject to disease.
375. WATSON’S DUMPLING.--Hort.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 856. Down. Fr. Amer. 142.
Fruit, large; roundish, and regularly formed. Skin, smooth,
yellowish-green, and striped with dull red. Eye, large, not deeply
sunk. Stalk, short, inserted in a round, and rather deep cavity. Flesh,
tender, juicy, and sugary, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor.
A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from October to February.
376. WEST GRINSTEAD PIPPIN.--Hort.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 858.
SYNONYME & FIGURE.--East Grinstead, _Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 53, pl. xxvii. f.
1.
Fruit, medium sized; two inches and three quarters broad, by two inches
and a half high; roundish, and slightly ribbed about the eye. Skin,
light green, striped and mottled with light red on the side next the
sun; and strewed all over with greyish-white dots, on the exposed,
and brown dots on the shaded side. Eye, open, set in a plaited basin.
Stalk, a quarter of an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh,
greenish-white, soft, tender, juicy, and briskly acid.
A good second-rate apple for the dessert: in use from November to
April, and keeps well without shrivelling.
377. WHEELER’S RUSSET.--Langley.
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