Its chief recommendation is, the immense productiveness of the tree, which is rather small, with pendulous shoots, and extremely hardy; it succeeds in exposed situations where many other varieties could not grow. Rogers says, “it is a tree of the third class in the orchard, and will answer well in exposed situations, trained as dwarfs or half-standards, it being equal in hardihood, and very fit to be planted along with the Grey Leadington.”
This variety was discovered at Whitby, in Yorkshire, where it is extensively cultivated.
186. HUTTON SQUARE.—H.
Fruit, large; roundish-ovate, and irregular in its outline, being much bossed on the sides, and knobbed about the eye and the stalk. Skin, smooth, dull greenish-yellow where shaded, and strewed with minute russety dots; but washed with dull red next the sun, and dotted with black dots. Eye, small and closed, placed in an angular and plaited basin. Stalk, short, deeply embedded in an angular cavity. Flesh, white, firm, crisp, sweet, briskly and pleasantly flavored.
A valuable culinary apple of first-rate quality, and not unsuitable for the dessert, where a brisk and poignant flavored apple is preferred; it is in use from November to March.
This variety is extensively grown about Lancaster; and is said to have originated at the village of Hutton, in that vicinity.
The tree is an excellent bearer.
187. IRISH PEACH.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 527. [Lind. Guide], 4. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 74.
- Synonymes.—Early Crofton, [Hort. Trans.] vol. viii. p. 321. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 15.
- Figures.—[Pom. Mag.] t. 100. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. viii. f. 1.