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298] large, showy, and valuable fruit, belonging to the family of the Calvilles: it is very bulky below, and tapering towards the top; has strong ribs and other protuberances; and a very short, deeply inserted stalk. The skin is throughout whitish-yellow, shining, and covered with greenish-white, delicate spots. Its flavour is strong, though agreeable; the pulp is white, rather mellow; and contains a very pleasant juice, of a scent resembling that of roses: the apple is eatable in November, and may be kept till January.—The tree is of the larger kind.

21. The Altendorf-Cherry, is a very tender fruit, which, though belonging to the family of the acid glass-cherries with a white sap, has nevertheless a pleasant sweetish pulp: it is bright-red, of a flat globular form; has a very short, deeply inserted stalk; and ripens in the beginning of July.—The tree bears a thick, acid foliage, and does not attain any considerable size.

22. Golden Rennet (Reinnette d'Or) of ; a beautiful and excellent apple, the size and shape of which are similar to that of Borsdorf: it is of a bright-yellow tint, marked on the south side with faint-red streaks and yellowish-brown dots: its flesh is remarkably tender, and of a glossy white; the juice has the taste and flavour peculiar to pine-apples, and which is also found in the golden pippin: when stored, it ripens in December, but attains to perfection only in February.—The tree has a healthy appearance, and is of a middling size.

23. The Royal Plum: (see No. 10 of the west side of the Espalier).

24. The Gilded Butter-pear (Beurré doré) is a luscious fruit, nearly related to the white butter-pear, having a similar taste, and ripening about the same time, but generally of a larger size, and possessing a finer coat than the latter; its peel, being glossy and smooth, resembles unpolished gold; is occasionally streaked, and marked with bright-yellow spots. There is no red colour on this pear, but its south side displays greater brightness than the opposite part which has been shaded.

25. The Red Perdrigon, an excellent plum of the first class, moderately large, roundish, with a strongly marked furrow; beautifully red; covered with many small gold-coloured dots, and a fine bloom. Its bright-yellow flesh is streaked with white veins; perfectly transparent; and yields a sweet delicious juice. Though its skin be somewhat tough, this plum contains no acidity; so that, in a peeled and dry state, it affords prunes not inferior to those of the white Perdrigon, and other varieties. The stone is small, and strongly adheres to the pulp: this fruit ripens about the middle of August.

26. The New-town Pippin, or New-York Rennet, a noble American apple, of a moderate size; well formed; of an oblong figure, and golden tint, marked with many grey dots, which become more faint towards the bloom. On the south side, it acquires a delicate red shade. Its pulp is perfectly white; firm, though tender; containing a sweet aromatic juice, of a delicious taste: this fruit becomes mellow after Christmas, and remains sound till Midsummer.—The tree forms a fine, tall standard, and has pointed leaves.

27. The Prince's Table-Pear, or the Long Green Summer-Pear, is one