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, light in weight; in size large; roundish-oblong, or slightly
conical. Skin, pale greenish-yellow when ripe, with a brownish blush on
one side, marked with a few russety grey dots. Stalk, three quarters
of an inch long, rather slender, not deeply inserted. Calyx, closed,
and set in a narrow basin, slightly plaited at the bottom. Flesh,
very white, and fine-grained, and moderately juicy, with a sprightly,
delicate, and faintly perfumed flavor.--_Down Fr. Amer._ 117.
696. MOXHAY PIPPIN.
A small apple of inferior quality, it is of a conical shape, pale
yellow color, and is ripe in October.--_H. S. C._ p. 26.
697. MUNSTER PIPPIN.
A large kitchen apple, it is of a conical shape, pale green color, and
in use from October till January.--_H. S. C._ p. 26.
698. MURPHY.
This is an agreeable, pearmain-flavored apple, strongly resembling
indeed the Blue Pearmain. It is a seedling raised by Mr. D. Murphy,
of Salem, Massachusetts. Fruit, pretty large, roundish-oblong. Skin,
pale red, streaked with darker red, and marked with blotches of the
same color. Calyx, set in a narrow basin. Flesh, white, tender, with an
agreeable, rather rich flavor. November to February.--_Down. Fr. Amer._
118.
699. MUSCAT REINETTE.
SYNONYME.--Reinette Musquée.
This is a middle sized, exquisite, and valuable German dessert apple.
It is of a somewhat conical shape. The skin is of a beautiful yellow
color, covered over two thirds of its surface with dark crimson
stripes. The flesh is yellowish-white, juicy, and of an exquisite,
rich, aromatic, and sugary flavor, like a mixture of musk, and anise.
Ripens in November, and keeps till the summer.--_Diel Kernobst._ iii.
169.
700. MY JOE JANET.
A Scotch apple, cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards. The tree is
a good bearer; and the fruit of fine quality.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 473.
701. NEWARK KING.
This is an American dessert apple, of the middle size, and second-rate
quality. It is of a pearmain-shape, green color on the shaded side, and
red towards the sun; it is in use from November till February.--_H. S.
C._ n. 455
702. NEWARK PIPPIN.
SYNONYMES.--French Pippin; Yellow Pippin, _of the Americans_.
A handsome and very excellent early winter variety, easily known by the
crooked, irregular growth of the tree, and the drooping habit of the
branches.
The fruit is large, roundish-oblong. Skin, greenish-yellow, becoming
a fine yellow when fully ripe, with clusters of small black dots, and
rarely a very faint blush. Calyx, in a regular and rather deep basin.
Stalk, moderately long, and deeply inserted. Flesh, yellow, tender,
very rich, juicy, and highly flavored. November to February.--_Down.
Fr. Amer._ 121.
703. NEW ENGLAND PIPPIN.
A large angular-shaped apple, of a green color, with a little
brownish-red towards the sun. It has a pretty good flavor, and keeps
till March.--_Fors. Treat._ 115.
704. NEW HAWTHORNDEN.
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