157. GREEN TIFFING.—H.
- Synonyme.—Mage’s Johnny, in Lancashire.
Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a half high, and about the same in width; conical, rounded at the base, and somewhat angular and ribbed on the sides and round the eye. Skin, smooth, green at first, but changing as it ripens to yellowish-green; next the sun it is quite yellow, strewed with minute russety dots, and a few dots of red. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow basin, and surrounded with prominent plaits. Stalk, short, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, white, crisp, tender, very juicy, and pleasantly acid.
A most excellent culinary apple; in use from September to December.
This is an esteemed variety in Lancashire, where it is extensively cultivated.
The tree is a free grower and an excellent bearer.
158. GREEN WOODCOCK.
Fruit, medium sized, three inches wide, and two inches and a half high; round, and somewhat flattened. Skin, green, changing to yellow on the shaded side, and dotted with a few grey dots; but red, mottled with broad broken stripes of darker red on the side next the sun, which become paler as they extend to the shaded side. Eye, open, with long acuminate segments, deeply set in an angular basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a shallow cavity, lined with rough russet, which extends over the base. Flesh, white, deeply tinged with green, tender, juicy, and briskly flavored.
A culinary apple; in use from October to Christmas.