Fruit, large, two inches and three quarters wide, and three inches high; oblong, irregularly shaped, angular on the sides, and prominently ribbed round the eye. Skin, pale green, with a tinge of yellow on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, small, closed, and set in a deep and angular basin, surrounded with four or five prominent knobs. Stalk, about five-eights of an inch long, slender for the size of the fruit, and inserted in a deep irregular cavity, which is lined with rough cracked russet. Flesh, greenish-white, crisp, very juicy, and sweet, with a brisk and pleasant sub-acid flavor.
A very excellent apple either for the dessert or culinary purposes, much esteemed in the orchards about Lancaster; it is in use from October to January.
364. TRUMPINGTON.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, p. 44.
- Synonymes.—Delware, [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 75. Eve, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.]
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxxviii. f. 2.
Fruit, small, two inches and three-eights wide, and one inch and five-eights high; oblate, even and handsomely shaped. Skin, of a fine deep golden-yellow, tinged and mottled with pale red on the shaded side; but of a fine bright red, which extends over the greater part, where exposed to the sun. Eye, large and closed, with broad, flat, ovate segments, set in a wide and somewhat undulating basin. Stalk, a quarter of an inch long, inserted in a wide, and deep cavity, which is tinged with green, and lined with russet. Flesh, white, firm, and pleasantly flavored.
A pretty dessert apple of second-rate quality; in use from September to Christmas.
365. TULIP.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 841.
- Synonymes.—Tulp, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] Tulpen, Ibid. Dutch Tulip, [Ron. Cat.]
Fruit, rather below medium size, two inches and a half at the widest part, and two inches and a half high; ovato-conical, regularly and handsomely shaped, ridged round the eye. Skin, fine deep purple, extending over the whole surface of the fruit, except on any part which may be shaded, and then it is yellow. Eye, open, with short, ovate segments, set in a furrowed and plaited basin. Stalk, about half-an-inch long, straight and slender, inserted in a deep, and rather angular cavity. Flesh, greenish-yellow, crisp, juicy, sweet, and slightly sub-acid.