FIG. 124. APPLE, COURT PENDU PLAT.
Court Pendu Plat. Dessert or kitchen. Fruit medium, rich russet brown, of first-rate quality, and the tree is a good cropper. November to April. See Fig. 124.
Cox's Orange Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium, very handsome; flavour rich aromatic. October to December. One of the best apples grown.
Cox's Pomona. Kitchen. Fruit very large, of superior quality. October.
Devonshire Quarrenden. Dessert. Fruit medium, excellent quality, and handsome. July to September. A very prolific sort.
D. T. Fish. Kitchen. Fruit large, roundish, of a clear straw-colour, with small specks of russet, slightly flushed with crimson on the side where the sun strikes it; flavour sub-acid. November to January. A fine and handsome variety.
Duchess of Oldenburgh. Kitchen. Fruit large, red-striped. August to October. A very desirable and handsome Russian variety.
Duke of Devonshire. Dessert. Fruit medium; flavour crisp, juicy, rich and sugary. December to March.
Dumelow's Seedling, or Wellington, or Normanton Wonder. Kitchen. Fruit firm, large, and somewhat acid. November to March.
Early Harvest. Dessert. Fruit medium; flavour juicy, excellent, with a pleasant sharpness. July to September. According to Mr. Rivers this variety is equally good for cooking or dessert, and is a very fertile tree on the Paradise stock.
French Crab. Kitchen. Fruit large, pale green, firm, acid. An excellent sort, and the longest keeper.
Golden Pippin. Dessert. Fruit small, very excellent flavour. November to January. A well-known and highly-esteemed sort.
Golden Reinette. Dessert. Fruit rather small, yellowish red, streaked with red; flavour excellent, sweet and rich. One of the best and most useful of dessert apples. October to December.
Gravenstein. Kitchen. Fruit large, handsome, sweet and crisp. November to January. A very prolific sort.
Greenup's Pippin. Kitchen. Fruit very large. February to May. A vigorous grower and abundant bearer.
Irish Peach. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellowish-green, very early; flavour juicy, excellent. July and August. A very good variety, often known as Early Crofton.
Jolly Beggar. Kitchen. Fruit large, pale yellow, tender and juicy. November to January. A very desirable sort and an extraordinary cropper.
Keddlestone Pippin. Dessert. Fruit small, yellow or golden colour, specked with russet; flavour delicious, highly aromatic. December to March. An excellent variety.
Kerry Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium, firm, yellow, and red; flavour sugary and rich. September to October.
Keswick Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large and early. August to October. An admirable sort for market purposes.
King of the Pippins. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellow and red; flavour juicy and rich. October to January.
Lady Henniker. Kitchen. Fruit yellow, with crimson streaks near the sun, highly flavoured, and with a pleasant perfume. February to May. An excellent sort, suitable for dessert or kitchen.
Lodgemore Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour rich, sugary, and aromatic. January to May. An excellent sort.
Lord Suffield. Kitchen. Fruit very large, white, soft, excellent for sauce and tarts. August to September.
Manx's Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large. September and October. One of the finest and most useful of kitchen sorts.
Mère de Ménage. Kitchen. Large and good. October to March.
Mr. Gladstone. Dessert. Fruit large and handsome, very early, scarlet cheek, striped and shaded; of excellent quality. July and August. New.
New or Winter Hawthornden. Kitchen. Fruit very large, excellent. November to January. An extraordinary bearer, one of the best for sauce and cooking.
Nonsuch. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy. August to October. An admirable sort, unequalled for sauce and cooking.
Norfolk Beefing. Kitchen. Large and good flavour, excellent keeper, most useful for baking whole and preserving. November to July.
Norfolk Greening. Kitchen. Fruit medium; rather acid. Keeps till April or May.
Northern Spy. Dessert. Fruit large, tender; flavour highly aromatic. December to May.
Old Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit medium, tender, and juicy. November to January. A prolific variety.
Pitmaston Pineapple. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour very rich. July to September. According to Mr. Rivers this variety is a very abundant bearer on the Paradise stock; it is not a vigorous grower.
Red Astrachan. Dessert. Fruit good size, bright; flavour delicate and rich. August to September.
Red Ingestrie. Dessert. Fruit very pretty bright red next the sun, on a yellow ground, flesh pale yellow; flavour brisk and sparkling, like the Golden Pippin in quality. August and September. An excellent sort.
Red Juneating, or Margaret. Dessert. Fruit medium, early, very good quality. July and August. A well-known sort, with numerous synonyms.
Red Quarrenden. Dessert. Fruit under medium, bright scarlet; flavour crisp and sweet. August. One of the best summer sorts.
Reinette du Canada. Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and brown, large; flavour juicy, brisk, sub-acid. November to May. See Fig 125.
Reinette Grise. Dessert. Flesh yellowish-white, sugary, pleasant; flavour sub-acid. November to April. It does best on the Paradise stock, and is an abundant cropper. See Fig. 126.
Ribston Pippin. Dessert. Fruit greenish-yellow and red, medium; flavour rich, aromatic, excellent. October to December.
Sam Young. Dessert. Fruit small, yellowish with russet spots; flavour delicious, tender, and juicy. October to December. An excellent Irish sort.
Scarlet Crofton. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellow and red; flavour crisp, juicy, and sweet. October to December.
Scarlet Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit well coloured, large; flavour crisp and juicy. January to March.
Small's Admirable. Kitchen. Fruit large, green, crisp, sweet, and juicy. November to January. A prolific cropper.
Stamford Pippin. Dessert. Fruit large, with a brisk flavour and an agreeable aroma. November to January. A very desirable sort.
FIG. 125. APPLE, REINETTE DU CANADA.
Sturmer Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium; flavour brisk and rich. February to June.
Syke House Russet. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour very rich. January to May. An excellent sort.
Tower of Glammis. Kitchen. Fruit yellow, very large, square-shaped, crisp, and excellent. February to May. A very excellent sort.
Van Mons Reinette. Dessert. Fruit small, with a rich, aromatic, and excellent flavour. November to January.
Waltham Abbey Seedling. Kitchen. Fruit large. November and December. An admirable sort.
Warner's King. Kitchen. Fruit large, handsome, and good. November to March.
Worcestershire Pearmain. Kitchen. Fruit large, conical, of a very brilliant colour; flavour crisp and juicy. August to October. A splendid variety, said to be as prolific as Lord Suffield.
FIG. 126. APPLE, REINETTE GRISE.
White Juneating. Dessert. Fruit small, very early, and good quality, but a bad keeper. July and August. A prolific sort.
White Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit medium, very delicious. March to June. A very desirable sort.
Winter Quoining, or Queening. Dessert. Fruit very bright, almost red; flavour excellent. November to May. An excellent sort, useful for dessert or culinary purposes.
Winter Strawberry. Dessert. Fruit yellow, medium, striped with red; flavour brisk aromatic. November to March. A very useful sort.
Wormsley Pippin. Kitchen or dessert. Fruit of an excellent quality, large, pale green; excellent for kitchen or dessert. September to October.
Yorkshire Greening. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy, tender. November to January.
For Cordons the following are the best:—BETTY GEESON, COE'S GOLDEN DROP, COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, KING OF THE PIPPINS, LODGEMORE NONPAREIL, NORTHERN SPY, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, SCARLET NONPAREIL.
For Pyramidal, Bush, and Espalier Trees, the best are:—ADAMS' PEARMAIN, ASHMEAD'S KERNEL, BOSTON RUSSET, CLAYGATE PEARMAIN, CORNISH GILLYFLOWER, COURT OF WICK, COURT PENDU PLAT, COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN, EARLY HARVEST, GOLDEN PIPPIN, GOLDEN REINETTE, IRISH PEACH, KEDDLESTONE PIPPIN, KERRY PIPPIN, RED INGESTRIE, RED QUARRENDEN, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, SAM YOUNG, SCARLET CROFTON, SCARLET NONPAREIL, STURMER PIPPIN, SYKE HOUSE RUSSET, WORMSLEY PIPPIN. The following Kitchen sorts are well adapted to this method:—ALFRISTON, BED-FORDSHIRE FOUNDLING, BRABANT BELLEFLEUR, CALVILLE BLANCHE, CELLINI, COX'S POMONA, D. T. FISH, DUCHESS OF OLDENBURGH, DUMELOW'S SEEDLING, JOLLY BEGGAR, KESWICK CODLIN, LORD SUFFIELD, MANX'S CODLIN, NEW HAWTHORNDEN, NONSUCH, WALTHAM ABBEY SEEDLING, WARNER'S KING.
For Cold and Exposed Situations, the following are the best:—BESS POOL, CLAYGATE PEARMAIN, FRENCH CRAB, GREENUP'S PIPPIN, KESWICK CODLIN, NONSUCH, STURMER PIPPIN, TOWER OF GLAMMIS, WINTER STRAWBERRY, WORMSLEY PIPPIN.
For Cottage Gardens: ALEXANDER, BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING, BLENHEIM PIPPIN, KING OF THE PIPPINS, MANX'S CODLIN, NEW HAWTHORNDEN, REINETTE DU CANADA, RIBSTON PIPPIN, STURMER PIPPIN, WALTHAM ABBEY SEEDLING, WARNER'S KING, WORMSLEY PIPPIN.
APPLE BERRY. See [Billardiera.]