from November to February.--_H. S. C._ n. 36.
424. BELLE ANGLAISE.
SYNONYME.--Beauty of England.
A large apple, of first-rate quality either as a culinary or dessert
apple; it is in use from November till December. The tree bears well as
a standard.--_Laws. Cat._
425. BELLE HERVY.
A large culinary apple of roundish shape, green color, and second-rate
quality; in use from November to March.--_H. S. C._ n. 47.
426. BENLOMOND.
A large, oblong, culinary fruit; of a greenish-yellow color; in use
from October to December. The fruit is of good quality; tree bears
steadily, has long slender twigs, is of middle size, leaves large, of
uncommon figure. A variety cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards.
_M. C. H. S._ vol. iv. p. 470.
427. BENWELL’S LARGE.
A large, roundish, green variety, of inferior quality; in use in
December.--_H. S. C._ p. 6.
428. BENZLER.
A medium sized cider apple, of ovate shape, striped with red, and in
season from December to May.--_H. S. C._ n. 54.
429. BETLEY CODLIN.
A medium sized kitchen apple, of conical shape; skin, yellow, with
brownish-red towards the sun; in use from October till January.--_H. S.
C._ p. 153.
430. BISCHOFF’S REINETTE.
A middle sized, very valuable dessert apple, it is conical or
pearmain-shaped; the skin is of a fine lemon color, without any red
next the sun, but with markings of russet. Flesh, whitish-yellow,
very fine, juicy, sugary, vinous, and aromatic. Ripe in November, and
continues in use all the winter.--_Diel Kernobst._ i. B. 82.
431. BLACK ANNETTE.
A medium sized apple of second-rate quality, suitable either for
culinary or dessert use; it is of an ovate shape, dark red color, and
in use from November to January.--_H. S. C._ p. 5.
432. BLACK AMERICAN.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; it is of roundish
shape, dark red color, and in use during November and December.--_H. S.
C._ n. 62.
433. BLACK BESS.
An apple peculiar to the Carse of Gowrie, and said to keep long.--_M.
C. H. S._ iv. 472.
434. BLACK BORSDORFFER.
SYNONYME.--Black Crab.
A small, roundish, dark red apple, of inferior quality; in use from
November to January. It is curious on account of its color, in other
respects worthless.--_H. S. C._ n. 64.
435. BLACK NONPAREIL.
This is a small angular apple, with the stalk thickened like that of
the Lemon Pippin. It has nothing of the character of the Nonpareil,
but is a rich high flavored apple. It is only met with in the Scotch
collections.--_Hort. Trans._ iii. 325.
436. BLAND’S ORANGE PIPPIN.
Fruit, small, flattened at both ends. Stalk, short. Eye, large and
deep. Color, light orange, deepening as it ripens, and varied with
russet specks. The pulp is crisp, very juicy, and fit for the dessert;
it is in perfection during October.--_Rog. Fr. Cult._ 79.
437. BLOOD ROYAL.
A large culinary apple of second-rate quality; it is roundish, dark
red, and in use from September to November.--_H. S. C._ p. 7.
438. BOGMILN FAVORITE.
A small Scotch dessert apple, of second-rate quality, it is of a round
shape, and striped with red; and in use from November to January. This
variety is peculiar to the Carse of Gowrie orchards, and is there
esteemed of excellent quality.--_H. S. C._ n. 72.
439. BONNER.
A Scotch apple peculiar to the Carse of Gowrie orchards, and there
esteemed a fine autumn apple, and the tree an excellent bearer.--_M. C.
H. S._ iv. 474.
440. BONNIE BRIDE.
A variety cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards, and esteemed as
a fruit of excellent quality; tree a good bearer, middle sized and
healthy, a rare variety.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 471.
441. BOOMREY.
A pretty large handsome apple, of a flat shape, and deep red color;
and the flesh is streaked with red. It is not fit to eat raw, but will
do well for cider, or for the kitchen. It keeps till April.--_Fors.
Treat._ 94.
442. BOVEY REDSTREAK.
A handsome apple of flattish shape, beautifully streaked with a bright
red next the eye, which is small, and of a yellow color about the
footstalk. It keeps till the latter end of October.--_Fors. Treat._ 94.
443. BOWES’S NONESUCH.
A medium sized apple, for culinary purposes; the shape is roundish,
skin, green, and striped with red; in use during October.--_H. S. C._
n. 490.
444. BRAINGE.
A small cider apple of ovate shape, and striped with red; it is in use
in November.--_H. S. C._ n. 80.
445. BOURASSA.
SYNONYME.--Barrossa.
A medium sized conical apple, of second-rate quality; it is russeted
and red, suitable either for culinary or dessert use; and is in season
from October to December.--_H. S. C._ p. 8.
446. BRAUNE MAL.
A large culinary apple of oblate shape, and brown color, and in use
from December to March.--_H. S. C._ n. 83.
447. BRAUNSCHWEIGER MILCH.
SYNONYMES.--Milch Apfel, _Christ Gartenb._ 300.
This is an extremely beautiful and valuable German apple, roundish,
three inches high, and about the same wide. Its skin is as thin, clear,
and tender, as the finest paper, snow-white, like wax, with several
beautiful crimson stripes and dots on the sunny side; it has a very
short stalk, ripens in the beginning of August, and keeps for fourteen
days.--_Christ Gartenb._ 300.
448. BROWN’S SUMMER BEAUTY.
Of medium size, oval shape, straw color, with a flush of unmixed
red, both eye and stalk prominent; the flesh delicate, and full of
richly flavored juice. This is a first-rate table apple, ripening in
September. It was raised by Mr. Brown at Slough.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 3,
pl. ii. f. 2.
449. BROWNITE.
A medium sized apple, of oblate shape, striped with red, and of
inferior quality; it is in use during December and January.--_H. S. C._
p. 8.
450. BUCKS COUNTY.
SYNONYME.--Solebury Cider.
A large cider apple, of conical shape, and yellow and red color; in use
from November till March. Tree a great bearer.--_H. S. C._ n. 94.
451. BUCHANAN’S LONG KEEPER.
Of medium size, round, and yellowish-green color, second-rate quality,
and in use from January to April.--_H. S. C._ p. 8.
452. BUFFCOAT.
A cider apple, of roundish shape, and yellow russeted color.--_H. S.
C._ n. 98.
453. BURR KNOT.
SYNONYME.--Burr Apple.
A large apple of globular form, smooth glossy surface, yellow, with a
flush of faint red. This is a very useful kitchen fruit in November and
December, and a profuse bearer. The tree grows in a close and compact
form, and seldom cankers. It is named Burr Knot from knots or joints on
the shoots, which render it easy to be grown from cuttings.--_Ron. Pyr.
Mal._ 77, pl. xxxix. f. 1.
454. BURRELL’S RED.
Above the medium size, of a conical shape, with wrinkles encompassing
a small shallow eye; the stalk is deeply inserted, it is of an entire
beautiful red color, approaching to scarlet. The flesh is juicy, and
rich, with an agreeable acid. This is a very desirable sauce apple
throughout November, December, and January. It is a robust grower, and
bears well.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 83, pl. xlii. f. 1.
455. BURTON SEEDLING.
Very much resembles the Manks Codlin, the flesh is tender, delicate,
and of a fine flavor, and the tree a great bearer. This variety is
chiefly to be met with in the neighbourhood of Nottingham.--_Mid.
Flor._
456. BUSHAM.
A culinary apple of medium size, and second-rate quality; it is of a
roundish shape, yellowish-green color, and is in season from December
till March.--_H. S. C._ p. 8.
457. CADBURY.
SYNONYME.--Cadbury Pound.
A small, conical, cider apple, of a pale green or yellow color, and
good flavor, ripe in January, and keeps till March.--_Fors. Treat._ 95.
458. CALANDER.
A large Scotch apple, of first-rate quality, either as a culinary or
dessert fruit; it is of a conical shape, and in use from October to
December. The tree is a good bearer.--_Laws. Cat._
459. CAMBUSNETHAN PIPPIN.
SYNONYMES.--Winter Redstreak; Watch Apple.
A Scotch apple, originally from the gardens at Cambusnethan, it is
rather above the middle size, round, flattened at both ends; eye, very
large, in a regular wide cavity, ground color, yellow, with a profusion
of red in irregular splotches; the flesh is white and melting, with a
very rich saccharine juice.--_Hort. Trans._ iii. 25.
460. CAMPFIELD.
A cider apple of medium size, oblate shape, yellow and red color; in
use during December and January.--_H. S. C._ n. 125.
461. CAPPER’S PEARMAIN.
SYNONYME.--New Duck’s Bill.
A large and handsome dessert apple, but only of second-rate quality; it
is pearmain-shaped, skin, striped with red; and in use from December
till March. This variety is peculiar to Sussex.--_H. S. C._ n. 537.
462. CARNATION.
This is a beautiful middle sized fruit, finely striped with red; it is
ripe in January and keeps till May.--_Fors. Treat._ 96.
463. CARBERRY PIPPIN.
This in size and shape, resembles the French Crab, and is of a
deep green color. It is a good baking apple and will keep till
March.--_Fors. Treat._ 97.
464. CARSE REDSTREAK.
A Scotch apple, cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards, it is very
beautiful, and the tree is a moderate bearer.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 474.
465. CATLINE.
SYNONYMES.--Gregson; Catline of Maryland.
An American dessert apple of small size, oblate shape, yellow and red
color, and second-rate quality; it is in use from October to December.
_H. S. C._ n. 129.
466. CHATAIGNIER.
A French kitchen apple of medium size, ovate shape, and striped with
red. It keeps for two years, and contains a very strong acid.--_H. S.
C._ n. 136.
467. CHAUDIÈRE.
A small, roundish, green cider apple.--_H. S. C._ n. 137.
468. CHRIST’S GOLD REINETTE.
SYNONYME.--Christ’s Deutsche Goldreinette.
Fruit, above medium size, about two inches and a half high, and about
three inches broad; oblate. Skin, pale gold-yellow, with a light red
cheek on the sunny side, and the greater part of the fruit covered with
cinnamon colored russet. Eye, set in a shallow and wide basin. Stalk,
an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity, which is lined with russet.
Flesh, fine, tender, juicy, with an aromatic and vinous flavor.
An excellent apple either for culinary or dessert use; in use from
November till May.--_Christ Vollst. Pom._ 165.
469. CIERGE D’HIVER.
A small, conical, green cider apple, in use during November and
December.--_H. S. C._ n. 143.
470. CITRONEN REINETTE.
SYNONYME.--Reinette de Citron.
Fruit, pretty large, two inches and three quarters, to three inches
broad, and about the same in height; abrupt pearmain-shaped. Skin,
smooth, of a beautiful shining bright yellow, with a rose colored
blush, on the side towards the sun. Eye, closed, with long acuminate
segments, set in a wide, even, and pretty shallow basin, which is
somewhat plaited. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a deep,
funnel-shaped cavity, which is lined with cinnamon colored russet.
Flesh, very white, fine grained, juicy, and of a very brisk, sugary,
and vinous flavor.
A very beautiful and valuable dessert apple, of German origin. It was
raised by Herrn, Rath and Amtmann Rath, of Nassau; it is in use in
December, and keeps during the whole of the winter and spring, even
till June.--_Diel Kernobst._ iii. 132.
471. CLARET.
A medium sized kitchen apple, of conical shape, and red color; it is in
use during December and January.--_H. S. C._ n. 146.
472. CLARKE’S CODLIN.
A medium sized kitchen apple, of third-rate quality, it is of a conical
shape, and yellow color, and comes into use in November.--_H. S. C._ p.
10.
473. CLEPINGTON.
A medium sized dessert apple, ripe in September. It is a seedling from
the Oslin.--_Riv. Cat._
474. CLEY PIPPIN.
A small dessert apple, of first-rate quality, it is of a roundish
shape, and yellow color; and is in use from October to March.--_H. S.
C._ n. 145.
475. CLOUDED SCARLET.
A very beautiful apple, cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards; the
tree bears well.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 473.
476. CLOVE PIPPIN.
A medium sized dessert fruit, of second rate quality; it is of an
oblate shape, russety-red color, and is ripe in August.--_H. S. C._ n.
147.
There is another variety in Mr. Rivers’s Catalogue, which is also
called Clove Pippin, and which is said to be a large dessert apple, of
first-rate quality, and in use from November till April.
477. COCKPIT.
Of ordinary size, oval shape, both eye and stalk (which is slender),
prominent; when ripe of a yellow color, the flesh is tender, and of
a brisk flavor. Ripe in November and December. It grows healthily,
and bears constantly. This variety is much cultivated in the North
of England, as a useful pleasant apple, either for the table or
kitchen.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 73. pl. xxxvii. f. 1.
478. COLLIN’S KEEPER.
A large kitchen apple, of roundish shape, green and yellow color, and
keeps till January.--_H. S. C._ n. 173.
479. CONQUEST DE WIGERS.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality; it is of a
roundish shape, pale yellow color, and in use from January till
March.--_H. S. C._ n. 175.
480. CORSTORPHINE.
A medium sized second-rate Scotch culinary apple, of conical shape, and
pale yellow color; in use during September and October.--_Laws. Cat._
481. CORNISH NONPAREIL.
This is rather under the middle size, it is a little flatted, and of a
russet color. This is a very good apple, and keeps till the middle of
March.--_Fors. Treat._ 97.
482. CORNISH PEARMAIN.
This is of a middling size, and long shape, of a dull green color on
one side, and russet on the other. This is a very good apple, and keeps
till the latter end of April.--_Fors. Treat._ 97.
483. CORSE’S FAVORITE.
A Canadian apple, raised near Montreal. It is described as an apple
of extraordinary flavor; it commences ripening in August, and has
this singular peculiarity in maturing: it is six weeks from the time
the first are fit for the table, before the last are so; it should be
perfectly matured on the tree, and eaten immediately.--_Ken. Amer. Or._
26.
Such is the character of this fruit in America, but I have had no
experience of it here.--_H._
484. COS OR CAAS.
A native of Kingston, N. Y., where it is productive and very highly
esteemed. Fruit, large, one-sided or angular, roundish, broad and
flattened at the stalk, narrowing a good deal to the eye. Skin, smooth,
pale greenish-yellow in the shade, but red in the sun, with splashes
and specks of bright red, and a few yellow dots. Stalk, very short,
and rather strong, downy, deeply inserted in a wide, one-sided cavity.
Calyx, small, in a narrow, shallow basin. Flesh, white, tender, with a
mild, agreeable flavor. December to March.--_Down. Fr. Amer._ 103.
485. COURT-PENDU NOIR.
A medium sized kitchen apple, of round shape, and dark red color; in
use from December till March.--_H. S. C._ n. 186.
486. COWARNE QUEENING.
A small, ovate apple, green and red, suitable either for cider or the
dessert use; it is in season from October till March, and is a good
bearer.--_H. S. C._ n. 606.
487. COW’S SNOUT.
A large kitchen apple, of second-rate quality, it is of oblong shape,
green and yellow color, and ripe during August and September.--_H. S.
C._ n. 189.
488. CREDE’S QUITTENREINETTE.
SYNONYMES.--Credos Gütten Reinette, _Hort. Soc. Cat._ ed. 3, n. 646.
Rather below medium size, two inches and a half wide, and two inches
and a quarter high; roundish. Skin, smooth, of an uniform fine lemon
color, when ripe, and strewed with star-like russety dots. Eye, open,
with long green segments, set in a pretty deep basin. Stalk, thin,
half-an-inch long, inserted in a wide, deep, and funnel-shaped cavity,
which is lined with russet. Flesh, of a beautiful white, very fine and
juicy, with a sugary, vinous, and quince flavor. It is in use from
December till spring.--_Diel Kernobst._ xxi. 105.
489. CRIMSON QUEENING.
SYNONYMES.--Scarlet Queening; Summer Queening; Red Queening;
Herefordshire Queening.
A medium sized apple, of conical shape, red color, and second-rate
quality, suitable either for the dessert or culinary use; and in season
from December till March. It is not so rich as the Cornish Gilliflower,
but resembles it both in flavor and appearance.--_H. S. C._ n. 609.
490. CROOM PIPPIN.
A small, roundish, yellow apple; in use from December to January.--_H.
S. C._ n. 194.
491. CUMBERLAND PIPPIN.
Of medium size, roundish shape, prominently ribbed on the sides, and
pale green color, suitable for kitchen use; and in season during
December.--_H. S. C._ p. 12.
492. CURTIS.
A native of Virginia. The skin is smooth, of a red color; flesh, juicy
and pleasant. Ripe, middle to end of August.--_Ken. Amer. Or._ 59.
493. CYDER SOP.
A medium sized cider apple, of roundish-ovate shape, and yellow,
covered with brownish-red color.--_H. S. C._ p. 12.
494. DAISY.
A variety cultivated in the Carse of Gowrie orchards, it is a very
beautiful, small, sweet fruit, and not common.--_M. C. H. S._ iv. 472.
495. DALMAHOY PIPPIN.
This is about the size of a Golden Pippin, of a green color, and
a little streaked with red towards the sun, it has a tolerable
good flavor, rather sharp; and is in eating from September till
February.--_Fors. Treat._ 99.
496. DANVERS WINTER SWEET.
SYNONYME.--Epse’s Sweet.
In Massachusetts, from a town in which this variety takes its name, it
has for a long time been one of the best market apples; but we think it
inferior to the Ladies’ Sweeting. It is an abundant bearer, and a very
rapid tree in its growth.
Fruit, of medium size, roundish-oblong. Skin, smooth, dull yellow, with
an orange blush. Stalk, slender, inclining to one side. Calyx, set in
a smooth, narrow basin. Flesh, yellow, firm, sweet, and rich. It bakes
well, and is fit for use the whole winter, and often till April. _Down.
Fr. Amer._ 108.
497. DARLINGTON PIPPIN.
A medium sized dessert apple, of an oblate shape, green color, and
second-rate quality.--_H. S. C._ n. 199.
498. DEPTFORD INN.
A very small dessert apple, of first-rate quality, it is of roundish
shape, brownish-red color; and in use from November till January.--_H.
S. C._ n. 200.
499. DERBYSHIRE.
A medium sized culinary apple, of ovate shape, pale yellow, and red
color; and in use from November till March.--_H. S. C._ p. 12.
500. DESCIBUS.
A medium sized apple, of oblate shape, yellow color, and inferior
quality, ripe in November.--_H. S. C._ p. 12.
501. DETROIT.
SYNONYMES.--Red Detroit; Black Detroit; Black Apple; Large Black;
Crimson Pippin.
Fruit of medium, or rather large size, roundish, somewhat flattened
and pretty regular. Stalk, three fourths of an inch long, planted in a
deep cavity. Skin, pretty thick, smooth, and glossy, bright crimson at
first, but becoming dark blackish purple at maturity, somewhat dotted
and marbled with specks of fawn color on the sunny side. Calyx, closed,
set in a rather deep plaited basin. Flesh, white, (sometimes stained
with red to the core in exposed specimens,) crisp, juicy, of agreeable
sprightly sub-acid flavor. October to February.--_Down. Fr. Amer._ 106.
502. DEVONSHIRE GOLDEN BALL.
It is large and of globular shape, straw-colored, with a flush of
unstriped carmine; a very beautiful sauce apple, juicy, with an
agreeable acid. It is a very useful apple in January and February. The
tree grows well, and bears freely.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 83. pl. xlii. f.
2.
503. DEVONSHIRE QUEEN.
A beautiful apple, rather large, straw-colored, enriched over three
fourths of its surface, with bright red stripes. It is an excellent
apple, juicy, and briskly flavored, fit either for the table or for
sauce, but particularly the latter; ripe in October. It is a general
favorite in the West of England.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 49. pl, xxv. f. 1.
504. DEVONSHIRE RED STREAK.
An old apple, and highly esteemed in the West of England, it is of
middle size, globular, but a little oval, straw-colored, with a good
deal of scarlet striping; the flavor is poignant, with plenty of juice
and acid. It is excellent either for the dessert, or for cider, and
will keep in perfection till January.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 53. pl. xxvii.
f. 2.
505. DEVONSHIRE WHITE SOUR.
A small, oblate, greenish-yellow apple, ripe in August.--_H. S. C._ n.
204.
506. DEVONSHIRE WILDING.
Is a favorite sort in North Devon, for the manufacture of rough cider
of great strength, so much relished by the laborers of that country.
The fruit is of middle size, nearly round, flatted at the ends; color,
yellowish-green, dotted with brown; the stalk short and thick, and
closely attached to the branch, and hanging long on the tree. The pulp
is firm, and well charged with a sharp acid juice. When cider is made
of it, alone, the fruit is kept for a month before going to the mill.
The tree grows strongly, and rises to rank in the first class in the
orchard; and is, like most of the cider apples, very seldom attacked by
the American blight.--_Rog. Fr. Cult._ 111.
507. DICKSON’S GREENING.
A medium sized culinary apple, of roundish shape, green color; in use
from December till February.--_H. S. C._ n. 206.
508. DIETZER ROTHE MANDEL REINETTE.
Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters broad, and two
inches and a half high; round. Skin, bright green, changing as it
ripens to rich golden-yellow, the greater part washed with light red,
which terminates in stripes on the shaded side. Eye, open, with short
segments, set in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk, thin and woody, three
quarters of an inch long, inserted in a deep russety cavity. Flesh,
very fine, yellowish, firm, juicy, and with a rich, sugary, aromatic,
and musky flavor.
A valuable German dessert apple, of first-rate quality; it is ripe in
December, and will keep till summer.
The tree is an excellent grower, attains a large size, and is an
excellent bearer.--_Diel Kernobst._ xxi. 126.
509. DOBBS’S KERNEL.
Is nearly of the same size as the Golden Pippin, rather broader at the
eye, of a golden color; perhaps not quite so rich in flavor, but it has
the advantage in growing more freely, and bearing more plentifully,
which it does in clusters at the end of pendulous branches; it is ripe
in November, and will keep till March or April. This is a seedling from
the Golden Pippin, raised by Mr. Dobbs, of Salomons, about four miles
from Gloucester, about the year 1760.--_Ron. Pyr. Mal._ 35, pl. xviii.
f. 1.
510. DOCKER’S SEEDLING.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality, ovate shape, and
striped with red; it is in use from November till January.--_H. S. C._
p. 13.
511. DOCKER’S DEVONSHIRE.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality, ovate shape, and
striped with red; in use during December and January.--_H. S. C._ p. 12.
512. DOCTOR.
SYNONYME.--Dewit; White Doctor; Yellow Doctor; Red Doctor.
A medium sized dessert apple of second-rate quality, roundish shape,
and striped with yellow and red color; it is in use from October till
January.--_H. S. C._ n. 207.
This is an American variety, and a native of Pennsylvania.
513. DOLLAR’S KERNEL.
A small cider apple, of ovate shape, and striped with red; it is in use
during October and November.--_H. S. C._ p. 22.
514. DOMINE.
This apple is extensively planted on the Hudson, and bears a very close
resemblance to the Rambo, which is not so highly colored.
Fruit of medium size, flat. Skin, lively greenish-yellow in the shade,
with stripes and splashes of bright red in the sun, and pretty large
russet specks. Stalk, long and slender, planted in a wide cavity, and
inclining to one side. Calyx, small, in a broad basin moderately sunk.
Flesh, white, exceedingly tender and juicy, with a sprightly, pleasant,
though not a high flavor.
Young wood of a smooth, lively, light brown, and the trees are the most
rapid growers, and prodigious bearers that are known--the branches
being literally weighed down by the rope-like clusters of fruit. An
American variety, in use from December till April.--_Down. Fr. Amer._
107.
515. DOMINISKA.
SYNONYMES.--Herrnapfel; Götterapfel.
A very large and durable apple, often five inches in diameter, and
belonging to the Rambour family. It has not only a very rich aroma, but
its flesh is very delicious and agreeable.--_Christ Handworterb_, 34.
It is in use from December till April.
516. DOONSIDE.
A Scotch apple peculiar to the Ayrshire orchards, it is of medium size,
and first-rate quality as a dessert apple; in use from September till
December. The tree is hardy and productive.--_Laws. Cat._