27. BENWELL’S PEARMAIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 534. [Lind. Guide], 64.
Fruit, medium sized; pearmain-shaped. Skin, dull green with broken stripes of dull red, on the side next the sun. Eye, small, set in a shallow and slightly plaited basin. Stalk, deeply inserted in a round cavity, scarcely protruding beyond the base. Flesh, yellowish white, crisp, juicy, brisk, and aromatic.
A dessert apple, in use from December to January.
It received its name from a gentleman of the name of Benwell, of Henley-on-Thames, from whom it was received, and brought into cultivation by Kirke, a nurseryman at Brompton.
28. BERE COURT PIPPIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Trans.] vol. v. p. 400. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 55. [Lind. Guide], 10.
Fruit, medium sized; round, and slightly flattened. Skin, pale green, and changing to yellow as it ripens, with stripes of red next the sun. Eye, open, placed in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk, inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, crisp, juicy, and briskly acid.
An excellent culinary apple, in use during September and October.
This variety was raised by the Rev. S. Breedon, D.D., of Bere Court, near Pangbourne, in Berkshire.