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
I had this variety from Mr. James Lake, of Bridgewater, and it is
evidently identical with the Glory of the West of Diel, a name which,
according to Lindley, is sometimes applied to the Dutch Codlin. The
variety here described bears a considerable resemblance to that known
by the name of Turk’s Cap.
142. GOGAR PIPPIN.--Fors.
IDENTIFICATION.--Fors. Treat. 126. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 273.
Lind. Guide, 48. Nicol. Villa. Gard. 31.
SYNONYME.--Stone Pippin, of some, _acc. Hort. Soc. Cat._
Fruit, medium sized; roundish, obscurely angled, and slightly
flattened. Skin, thick and membranous, pale green, strewed all
over with small russety dots, and faintly mottled with a tinge of
brownish-red next the sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a narrow,
shallow, and plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a very shallow
cavity. Flesh, greenish-white, tender, juicy, sugary, and brisk.
A dessert apple of second-rate quality; in use from January to March.
This variety is of Scotch origin, and is said to have originated at
Gogar, near Edinburgh.
143. GOLDEN HARVEY.--Knight.
IDENTIFICATION.--Pom. Heref. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 275. Lind.
Guide, 49. Down. Fr. Amer. 111. Rog Fr. Cult. 61.
SYNONYMES.--Brandy, _Fors. Treat._ 95. _Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 45. Round
Russet Harvey, _Rea Pom._ 210. _Worl. Vin._ 159?
FIGURES.--Pom. Heref. t. 22. Pom. Mag. t. 39. Ron. Pyr. Mal. pl.
xxiii. f. 4.
[Illustration]
Fruit, small; oblato-cylindrical, even and free from angles. Skin,
entirely covered with rough scaly russet, with sometimes a patch of
the yellow ground color exposed on the shaded side, and covered with
brownish-red on the side next the sun. Eye, small and open, with very
short, reflexed segments, set in a wide, shallow, and slightly plaited
basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh,
yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, with an exceedingly rich and
powerful aromatic flavor.
This is one of the richest and most excellent dessert apples; it is
in use from December to May; but is very apt to shrivel if exposed to
light and air as most russety apples are.
The tree is a free grower, and perfectly hardy. It attains about the
middle size and is an excellent bearer. When grown on the paradise
stock it is well adapted for dwarf training, and forms a good espalier.
Independently of being one of the best dessert apples, it is also one
of the best for cider; and from the great strength of its juice, the
specific gravity of which is 1085, it has been called the _Brandy
Apple_.
144. GOLDEN KNOB.--Fors.
IDENTIFICATION.--Fors. Treat. 104. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 279. Rog.
Fr. Cult. 54.
SYNONYME.--Kentish Golden Knob, _Nursery Catalogues_.
FIGURE.--Ron. Pyr. Mal. pl. xxxii. f. 9.
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