- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 282. [Diel Kernobst.] xi. 103.
- Synonymes.—Cluster Pippin, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] Twin Cluster Pippin, Ibid. Thickset, Ibid. Cluster Apple, [Diel Kernobst.] xi. 103. Englische Büschelreinette, Ibid.
Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter wide, and two inches high; round, and slightly flattened at the apex. Skin, smooth, yellowish green at first, but changing to yellow on the shaded side; with an orange tinge next the sun, marked all over with veins and reticulations of pale, brownish grey russet, with large patches round the stalk and the eye. Eye, large and open, placed in a very shallow depression. Stalk, short, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, and tender, with a brisk, sugary, and perfumed flavor.
A very good dessert apple, but not of first-rate quality; in use from November to March. The fruit is produced in clusters, and it not unfrequently happens that two are found joined together.
The tree is hardy, a small grower, and a good bearer.
72. COBHAM.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 148. [Lind. Guide], 13.
Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and over two inches and three quarters high; roundish and angular. Skin, lemon yellow tinged with green; but with a few patches and pencilings of red next the sun, and covered with specks and patches of russet. Eye, open, with short segments, set in a wide and angular basin. Stalk, short and slender, inserted in a wide, deep, and russety cavity. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, firm, delicate, and juicy, with a brisk and sugary flavor.
An excellent culinary apple, and not unworthy of the dessert; it is in use from November to Christmas, and partakes of the Ribston Pippin flavor.
The tree is hardy, vigorous, and an excellent bearer.
The Cobham is so like a variety which is cultivated near Faversham, in Kent, under the name of Pope’s apple, that there is some difficulty in distinguishing the one from the other. Further observation may prove them to be synonymous.—See [Pope’s Apple.]