133. FORMAN'S CREW. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 342.

Pom. Mag. t. 89.

Fruit like a large Golden Pippin, but russetty, about two inches and a half long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, a little open, placed in a shallow depression. Stalk short, not deeply inserted. Skin nearly covered with a yellowish russet brown. Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, rich, very high-flavoured, and excellent.

A dessert apple from November till May.

This handsome and very valuable apple was raised by Thomas Seton Forman, Esq., at Pennydarron Place, near Merthyr Tidvil, in Glamorganshire. It is one of the best table apples we have, combining the excellence of the old Golden Pippin and Nonpareil. It bears abundantly, as an open standard, and, when grafted upon the Doucin stock, it is invaluable as an espalier.

134. FOULDON PEARMAIN. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 69.

Horrex's Pearmain.

Ibid.

G. Lindl. in Hort.

Fruit middle-sized, of an oblong shape, somewhat resembling the old Green Pearmain, about eight inches the long, and seven inches and three quarters the short circumference. Eye narrow, flat. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender. Skin pale yellow, when matured, with a little blush on the sunny side, especially towards the base, in consequence of the fruit being mostly pendent. Flesh greenish white, firm, crisp. Juice plentiful, brisk, and of a very high flavour.

A most excellent dessert apple from November till March.

The original tree of this apple is now growing in the garden of Mrs. Horrex, of Foulden in Norfolk. 135. GANGES. Nursery Catalogue.

Fruit pretty large, of an oblong, irregular figure. Eye hollow. Stalk half an inch long, deeply inserted, quite within the base. Skin green, with a few specks of darker

green interspersed, and dashed with red on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellowish green. Juice sub-acid, of good flavour.

A good culinary apple from October till January. 136. GOLDEN Lustre. G. Lindl. Plan of an Orchard, 1796.

Fruit middle-sized, of a somewhat conical figure, acutely and prominently angular towards the crown, near which it has generally an indented circle, as if caused by a ligature having been tied round the fruit; it is about two inches and a quarter deep, and the same in diameter. Eye rather small, closed by the long segments of the calyx, not deeply sunk, and surrounded by sharp prominent plaits, the intermediate ones being small, and having a blistered appearance. Stalk short, slender, inserted in a small narrow cavity. Skin bright yellow or gold colour on the shaded side, but where exposed to the sun bright red, breaking out into small patches and stripes. Flesh pale yellow, firm. Juice not plentiful, sub-acid, combined with a little sugar, but without any particular perfume.

A good culinary apple from November till May. 137. GOLDEN PEARMAIN. Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 58. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 755.

Ruckman's Pearmain. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 755. Fruit below the middle size, rather conical, a little angular on its sides. Eye small, with short obtuse segments of the calyx, placed in a narrow and rather shallow basin. Stalk half an inch long, slender, pressed close to the base on one side of its cavity, by a large pointed protuberance of the fruit pressing upon it from the opposite side. This is not the case in all the fruit of this sort, but it is so in three out of four throughout the whole crop, and is one of its most distinguishing characters. Skin bright yellow, marbled nearly all over with faint red and orange, highly coloured on the sunny side, and

streaked with broken dashes of deeper red. Juice not plentiful, but saccharine, of a slight aromatic flavour. A good and handsome dessert apple from October till Christmas.

138. GRAVENSTEIN. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 216 and 523. t. 21. Pom. Mag. t. 98.

Fruit large, about three inches and a half in diameter, broadest at the base, generally flattened, sometimes rather oblong, with angles which terminate in the crown. Eye rather wide, sunk in a deep hollow, surrounded by several projecting folds or knobs. Stalk very short, deeply inserted. Skin smooth, of a clear yellowish green or straw colour, streaked and mottled with red on the sunny side. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, with a high-flavoured vinous juice.

A dessert apple, ripening in the autumn, but will keep till April, and may be reckoned a rival to our Ribston Pippin.

It is supposed to have originated at Gravenstein, in Holstein, nearly a century ago, and is esteemed the best apple in Germany and the Low Countries. The fruit was first exhibited at the Horticultural Society in 1819. 139. HANWELL SOURING. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 219.

Fruit middle-sized, conical, very angular on the sides. Eye deeply sunk in a contracted basin. Stalk short, very deeply inserted in a wide, even cavity. Skin green, with a blush of red where exposed, profusely spotted with minute brown spots, and a little russetted round the stalk. Flesh white, very crisp, with a rich acid juice.

This apple is scarcely in perfection till April or May, and then possesses more acid than any other which keeps to so late a period.

It is supposed to have originated at Hanwell, near Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Fruit of it were exhibited at the Horticultural Society in May, 1820.

140. HARVEY APPLE. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans.

Vol. iv. p. 67.

Doctor Harvey's Apple. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 251. Fruit rather large, oval, generally about nine inches and a half or ten inches in circumference, narrow at the crown, slightly angular on the sides. Eye small, scarcely sunk, surrounded by several small knobby plaits. Stalk half an inch long, slender, deeply inserted in a wide, uneven cavity. Skin greenish yellow, full of green and pearly specks, with various russetty, broken ramifications near the crown. Flesh whitish, firm. Juice quick, sub-acid, with a little musky perfume.

A valuable culinary fruit from October to January. This is a real Norfolk apple, and but little known out of the county. It appears to have been known in the time of Ray, in 1688, who says it took its name from "the famous Dr. Gabriel Harvey."

When baked in an oven which is not too hot, these apples are most excellent; they become sugary, and will keep a week or ten days, furnishing for the dessert a highly-flavoured sweetmeat. It makes a large handsome tree, is very hardy, and a great bearer.

141. HOLLOW-CROWNED PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 459.

Fruit middle-sized, of an oblong figure, fully as broad at the crown as at the base, slightly angular on its sides. Eye wide, and deeply sunk. Stalk short, thick, and crooked. Skin pale green, becoming yellow with a faint blush on the side next the sun. Flesh firm, juicy, subacid, with a slight portion of sugar.

A culinary apple from October to January. A hardy bearer, peculiar to Norfolk, and common in the Norwich market.

142. HUBBARD'S PEARMAIN. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 68. Pom. Mag. t. 27.

Golden Vining, of Devonshire. According to the Pom. Mag. Ib.

Fruit small, ovate, about two inches deep, and the same in diameter, free from angles. Eye small, close, with a very short calyx, slightly depressed. Stalk short. Skin pale russet, or cinnamon colour, with a little green or red breaking through it here and there; in some specimens, particularly in warm seasons, of an uniform, clear, yellowish green, without russet, mottled and tinged with orange or pale red on the sunny side. Flesh yellow, firm, rather dry. Juice sweet, rich, of a most highly perfumed aromatic flavour.

A dessert apple from October till March or April. This is a real Norfolk apple, well known in the Norwich market; and although it may be found elsewhere, its great excellence may have caused its removal hence. It may have acquired the name of Golden Vining in Devonshire, with as much facility as the Court of Wick, that of Wood's Transparent Pippin at Huntingdon. The merits of Hubbard's Pearmain as a table apple are unrivalled, and its superior, from the commencement of its season to the end, does not, I am of opinion, exist in this country. It is a small-growing tree, very hardy, and an abundant bearer, both in the orchard and in the garden as an espalier.

143. KENTISH PIPPIN. Miller, Ed. 8. No. 11.

Fruit above the middle size, of an oblong figure, slightly angular on its sides, tapering a little from the base to the crown, which is rather narrow. Eye small, with a closed calyx, a little sunk, and surrounded by several obtuse plaits. Stalk half an inch long, slender, not protruding beyond the base. Skin pale yellow, with a few scattered greenish specks; on the sunny side pale dull brown. Flesh yellowish white. Juice sweetish, or sub-acid, with a smart pungent flavour.

An excellent culinary apple from October till January.