British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great BritainHogg, Robert
History
British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain
Hogg, Robert
Apples
The Famagusta of the Horticultural Society’s Catalogue cannot be the
original Famagusta mentioned by Rea, Worlidge, and Ray, because Rea
says it is “a fair large _early_ apple,” which is confirmed by Worlidge
placing it “in the number of the best _early_ apples.” The name is,
therefore, now given to a variety different from that to which it was
originally applied, but which may still be in existence in some parts
of the country.
118. FARLEIGH PIPPIN.--Lind.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 243. Lind. Guide, 68. Rog.
Fr. Cult. 97.
SYNONYME.--Farley Pippin, _Hort. Soc. Cat._ ed. 1, n. 319.
Fruit, medium sized; oblong-ovate, and with prominent ribs on
the sides, which terminate at the crown in bold ridges. Skin,
yellowish-green on the shaded side; and brownish-red where exposed to
the sun. Eye, deeply set in an angular basin. Flesh, greenish, firm,
rich, and sugary.
A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from January to April.
The tree is a strong, vigorous, and upright grower, very hardy, and an
abundant bearer.
This variety originated at Farleigh, in Kent.
119. FEARN’S PIPPIN.--Hooker.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 2, n. 245. Lind. Guide, 47. Fors.
Treat. 102. Rog. Fr. Cult. 85.
SYNONYMES.--Clifton Nonesuch, _acc. Hort. Soc. Cat._ Ferris Pippin,
_Ibid._ Florence Pippin, _in Covent Garden Market_.
FIGURE.--Hook. Pom. Lond. t. 43. Pom. Mag. t. 67. Ron. Pyr. Mal. t.
xii. f. 2.
Fruit, medium sized; roundish, and flattened at both ends. Skin, pale
greenish-yellow, streaked with dull red on the shaded side; and bright
dark crimson, strewed with grey dots, and small patches of russet on
the side next the sun, and extending almost over the whole surface.
Eye, large, partially open, with broad connivent segments, which are
reflexed at the tips, and set in a shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, a
quarter of an inch long, inserted in a wide and shallow cavity. Flesh,
yellowish-white, firm, crisp, brisk, sugary, and pleasantly flavored.
An excellent apple, either for the dessert or culinary purposes; it is
in use from November to February.
The tree is very hardy and a great bearer. It is only of late years
that it has been brought into general cultivation, and now it is grown
very extensively by the London market gardeners, for the supply of
Covent Garden Market.
120. FEDERAL PEARMAIN.--Hort.
IDENTIFICATION.--Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 540.
Fruit, below medium size; pearmain-shaped. Skin, yellowish on the
shaded side; with a little red, and a few dark red streaks on the side
next the sun; the whole thickly covered with large russety dots, and
a few patches of russet. Eye, set in a pretty deep and ribbed basin.
Stalk, about half-an-inch long, inserted in a funnel-shaped and russety
cavity. Flesh, fine and delicate, very juicy, with a rich, sugary, and
vinous flavor.
A dessert apple of first-rate quality; ripe in December, and continues
till March.
121. FENOUILLET GRIS.--Duh.
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