THE SCARLET N O N PA R E IL A P PL E .
Scarlet Nonpareil. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 670.
In constitution and quality this is very like the
Common Nonpareil, from which it chiefly differs in
the colour of the fruit ; it scarcely keeps so long,
being in greatest perfection in January and February.
I t is a most valuable sound Apple, and deserves
to be placed near the summit of the list of Garden
fruits. I t is an excellent bearer.
The Schafer Apple of the Germans, quoted in
the Catalogue of the Horticultural Garden as a
synonyme to this, is undoubtedly a distinct variety.
Wood and Leaves almost exactly the same as
those of the Old Nonpareil.
Flowers middle-sized, with deep, rose, flat,
ovate P etals.
F ruit middle-sized, larger than the Old Nonpareil,
roundish, with no angles a t the sides. Eye
shallow, placed in a regularly-formed depression,
surrounded with very small plaits. S talk variable
in length, sometimes nearly an inch long, sometimes
a thick fleshy knob. Skin deep red next the
sun, sprinkled with pale-brown d o ts; the shaded
part yellowish green, passing off into a streaked
appearance towards the junction of the two colours.
Flesh firm, yellowish white, juicy, rich, and excellent.
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