Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and three inches high; roundish-ovate, and slightly angular. Skin, pale green, but tinged with red, and marked with a few indistinct streaks of darker red, on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, open, with long spreading segments, and placed in a moderately deep basin. Stalk, short and thick, not deeply inserted. Flesh, yellowish, firm, brisk, and sugary, and with an abundance of pleasantly acid juice.
An excellent apple, suitable either for culinary purposes, or the dessert; in use from November to March.
The tree is hardy, vigorous, a most abundant bearer, and even in seasons when other varieties fail, this is almost safe to ensure a plentiful crop. It is extensively cultivated in Norfolk, and deserves to be more generally known in other districts of the country.
20. BEACHAMWELL.—Hort.
- Identification—[Lind. Guide], 35. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 13.
- Synonymes.—Beachamwell Seedling, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 1, 42. Motteux’s Seedling, Acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.]
- Figures.—[Pom. Mag.] t. 82. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxvii. f. 6.
Fruit, small, about two inches wide, and the same in height; ovate, handsomely and regularly formed. Skin, greenish yellow, covered with patches and dots of russet, particularly round the eye. Eye, small and open, set in a shallow, narrow, and even basin. Stalk, about half an inch long, almost embedded in a round cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, crisp, and very juicy, with a rich, brisk, and sugary flavor.
A rich and deliciously flavored dessert apple, of the highest excellence; in use from December to March.
The tree is perfectly hardy, a healthy and vigorous grower, but does not attain a large size; it is an excellent bearer.
This variety was raised by John Motteux, Esq., of Beachamwell, in Norfolk, where, according to Mr. George Lindley, the original tree still existed in 1831. It is not very generally cultivated, but ought to form one even in the smallest collections.