A dessert apple, in high estimation in Hampshire. It is of middle size, pea-green color, varigated with scarlet blotching, and some russet; firm in substance, and rich in flavor, keeps well till April. A great bearer, and grows well.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 64, pl. xxxii. f. 7.
685. MONSTROUS LEADINGTON.
- Synonyme.—Green Codlin.
This is a very large fruit, and of first-rate quality for kitchen use, its shape is oblong, and the color green; it is in use from October till January. The tree is a good bearer, healthy, and rather large; fruit keeps well.—[H. S. C.] n. 403.
686. MONSTROUS RENNET.
This is a very large apple, of an oblong shape, turning red towards the sun, and of a dark green on the other side. It is generally preserved on account of its magnitude, as the flesh is apt to be meally. It ripens in October.—[Fors. Treat.] 115.
687. MORDEN BLOOM.
A medium sized kitchen apple of inferior quality, it is of an oblate shape, yellow and red color, and ripens during August and September.—[H. S. C.] p. 25.
688. MORDEN ROUND.
A small dessert apple of third-rate quality, it is round and handsome, of a yellow color, and russeted, keeps from December till March.—[H. S. C.] n. 445.