41. BRABANT BELLEFLEUR.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 45. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 102.
- Synonymes.—Brabansche Bellefleur, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 1, 55. Brabant, or Glory of Flanders, [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 46. Iron Apple, Acc. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] Kleine Brabänter Bellefleur, [Diel Kernobst.] viii. 133.
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] tab. xxxi. f. 3.
Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and three and a quarter high; roundish-ovate, inclining to oblong, or conical, ribbed on the sides, and narrowing towards the eye. Skin, greenish yellow, changing to lemon yellow as it attains maturity, and striped with red next the sun. Eye, large and open, with long broad segments, set in a wide and angular basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a deep and wide cavity, which is lined with brown russet. Flesh, yellowish white, firm, crisp, and juicy, with a sugary, aromatic, and pleasantly sub-acid flavor.
An excellent culinary apple of the finest quality, in use from November to April.
The tree is hardy, and though not strong, is a healthy grower, attaining the middle size, and an excellent bearer.
This variety was forwarded to the gardens of the London Horticultural Society by Messrs. Booth, of Hamburgh.
42. BRADDICK’S NONPAREIL.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Trans.] vol. iii. 268. [Lind. Guide], 87. [Fors. Treat.] 118. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 465.
- Synonyme.—Ditton Nonpareil, Acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3.
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] t. xxiv. f. 3. [Hort. Trans.] vol. iii. t. 10, f. 3.
Fruit, medium sized; roundish and flattened, inclining to oblate. Skin, smooth, greenish yellow in the shade, and brownish red next the sun, russety round the eye, and partially covered, on the other portions of the surface, with patches of brown russet. Eye, set in a deep, round, and even basin. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a round and rather shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, rich, sugary, and aromatic.