50. BROOKES’S.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 91. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 45.
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxiii. f. 2.
Fruit, small, two inches wide, and the same in height; conical. Skin, yellow in the shade, but orange, thinly mottled with red next the sun, and considerably covered with thin, brown russet. Eye, open and prominent, with reflexed segments, and placed in a very shallow basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a small, round, and shallow cavity, which is lined with rough russet. Flesh, yellowish, firm, not very juicy, but with a rich, sweet, and highly aromatic flavor.
A dessert apple of the first quality, in use from September to February. The tree is a slender grower, and never attains a great size, but is a good bearer.
51. BROUGHTON.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 92.
Fruit, small, conical, and regularly formed. Skin, pale greenish yellow in the shade, but covered with fine, delicate, lively red, which is marked with a few streaks of deeper red on the side next the sun, and strewed with minute russety dots. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow, and plaited basin. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a round, and shallow cavity. Flesh, greenish yellow, tender, delicate, brisk, sugary, and richly flavored.
A valuable dessert apple of first-rate quality, in use from October to December.