- Identification and Figure.—[Maund. Fruit], pl. 59.
Fruit, very large, four inches wide, and three inches and a half high; ovate. Skin, of an uniform clear deep yellow, strewed with russety dots and patches of pale brown russet. Eye, small and closed, with long acuminate segments, and set in a narrow, deep, and slightly angular basin. Stalk, about half-an-inch long, deeply inserted in a round, funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with thin yellowish-brown russet. Flesh, white, tender, crisp, and juicy, with a fine, brisk, and sub-acid flavor.
A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to March.
The tree is a free and vigorous grower, and a good bearer; very hardy, and not subject to disease.
375. WATSON’S DUMPLING.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 856. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 142.
Fruit, large; roundish, and regularly formed. Skin, smooth, yellowish-green, and striped with dull red. Eye, large, not deeply sunk. Stalk, short, inserted in a round, and rather deep cavity. Flesh, tender, juicy, and sugary, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor.
A culinary apple of first-rate quality; in use from October to February.
376. WEST GRINSTEAD PIPPIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 858.
- Synonyme & Figure.—East Grinstead, [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 53, pl. xxvii. f. 1.