The Famagusta of the Horticultural Society’s Catalogue cannot be the original Famagusta mentioned by Rea, Worlidge, and Ray, because Rea says it is “a fair large early apple,” which is confirmed by Worlidge placing it “in the number of the best early apples.” The name is, therefore, now given to a variety different from that to which it was originally applied, but which may still be in existence in some parts of the country.
118. FARLEIGH PIPPIN.—Lind.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 243. [Lind. Guide], 68. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 97.
- Synonyme.—Farley Pippin, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 1, n. 319.
Fruit, medium sized; oblong-ovate, and with prominent ribs on the sides, which terminate at the crown in bold ridges. Skin, yellowish-green on the shaded side; and brownish-red where exposed to the sun. Eye, deeply set in an angular basin. Flesh, greenish, firm, rich, and sugary.
A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from January to April.
The tree is a strong, vigorous, and upright grower, very hardy, and an abundant bearer.
This variety originated at Farleigh, in Kent.
119. FEARN’S PIPPIN.—Hooker.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 2, n. 245. [Lind. Guide], 47. [Fors. Treat.] 102. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 85.
- Synonymes.—Clifton Nonesuch, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] Ferris Pippin, Ibid. Florence Pippin, in Covent Garden Market.
- Figure.—[Hook. Pom. Lond.] t. 43. [Pom. Mag.] t. 67. [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] t. xii. f. 2.