In some parts of Kent this excellent little apple is produced in large quantities for the supply of the London markets, but it is one which is not met with in general cultivation.
79. CONTIN REINETTE.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Trans.] vol. vii., p. 339. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 645.
Fruit, medium sized; roundish, somewhat resembling the old Nonpareil. Skin, deep dull yellow on the shaded side, and fine red where exposed to the sun. Flesh, yellowish, firm, highly flavored, and pleasantly acid.
A dessert apple of first-rate quality, peculiarly adapted for cultivation in the northern districts of Scotland. It is in use during October and November.
The tree is very hardy, an excellent and sure bearer, but a slender grower.
It was raised by Sir George Stuart Mackenzie, Bart., of Coul, in Rosshire, a gentleman who for a long series of years devoted his time and talents to the advancement of horticulture.
80. CORNISH AROMATIC.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 181. [Lind. Guide], 42. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 81.
- Synonyme.—Aromatic Pippin. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 87.
- Figures.—[Pom. Mag.] t. 58. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xix, f. 3.
Fruit, above medium size, three inches wide, and two inches and three quarters high; roundish, angular, slightly flattened, and narrowing towards the eye. Skin, yellow on the shaded side, and covered with large patches of pale brown russet, which extend all over the base, and sprinkled with green and russety dots; but of a beautiful bright red, which is streaked with deeper red, and strewed with patches and dots of russet on the side exposed to the sun. Eye small and closed, with long flat segments, which are reflexed at the tips and set in an irregular basin. Stalk short, inserted in a deep and narrow cavity which is lined with russet. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, and highly aromatic.