- Synonymes.—Spätblühender Matapfel; Mætapfel à Fleurs Tardives.
A medium sized apple, for culinary purposes; it is of an oblong shape striped with red; and in use during November and December.—[H. S. C.] n. 784.
848. SPENCER’S PIPPIN.
A medium sized apple, suitable for dessert use, but more properly for culinary purposes. It is round. Skin, smooth and shining, of a fine deep yellow color when ripe, with a slight tinge of red on one side. A good flavored apple; in use from January till May.—[Fors. Treat.] 128.
849. SPICE REINETTE.
This is a handsome apple, below the middle size, red towards the sun, and yellow on the other side.—[Fors. Treat.] 127.
850. STANDARD.
A variety cultivated in the orchards of the Carse of Gowrie. The tree is a most excellent bearer, and bears young; fruit, much esteemed, gets a beautiful golden color, when well ripened; tree, middle sized, with very black wood, woolly leaves, and extreemly thick bark; a rare variety.—[M. C. H. S.] iv. 472.