TH E ROSS N O N PA R E IL .
Ross Nonpareil. Robertson in Hort. Trans, vol. iii. p. 454.
Fruit Cat. no. 667.
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Mr. Robertson, of Kilkenny, has the merit of
having first introduced this valuable Apple to notice.
I t is of Irish origin, and is one of the few fennel-
flavoured Apples which are cultivated among us.
Its good qualities are, that it is a great bearer
on an open s ta n d a rd ; th a t the tree is vigorous and
healthy in all soils; and th a t the fruit, which is
very handsome, keeps well till March or April,
ripening in the end of November.
The Tree is round-headed.
Leaves flat. S tipules small, and very narrow.
F lowers middle-sized, or rather large, with
roundish, cordate petals.
F ruit roundish, not at all angular. Eye small,
placed in a shallow depression, surrounded by the
persistent green calyx. Stalk about an inch long.
S kin russety all over, with dull red streaks on the
sunny side. F lesh greenish white, sweet and rich,
with an agreeable perfumed fennel flavour.
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