The White Astracan is a hardy tree, and a good
bearer; but quite a Summer Apple, ripening in
August, and keeping only a few days. When
newly gathered it is delicious.
It has been introduced from Russia, where it
is cultivated; it is even said to grow wild about
Astracan, — a statement which requires confirmation.
It was first brought into notice by Mr. Atkinson.
Flo-wers middle-sized, white, dashed with pink,
opening early.
Wood clear reddish chestnut colour, strong,
with very little down.
Leaves expanding very early, ovate, taper-
pointed, and bluntly serrated, beneath slightly
pubescent. Stipules small, linear-lanceolate.
Fruit middle-sized, roundish, angular at the
sides, and ribbed at the apex. Eye depressed in
a small cavity. S talk, thick, and very short.
Skin smooth, greenish white, with a few faint
streaks on the sunny side. Flesh snow-white,
tender, juicy, crisp, very pleasant and delicate.
The names in Roman letters are those adopted in this Work; the names in
Italics are synonyms, or only referred to.
APPLES.
A u rore .............................................. 69
Barcelona Pearmain....................... 85
Beachamwell Seedling ................. . 82
Bell's Scarlet.................................... 62
Canadian Reinette............................ 77
C a p endu ........................................... 66
Christ's Golden Reinette ............... 84
Copmanthorpe C ra b ....................... ib.
Cornish Aromatic............................ 58
Courtpendu.............................. . 66
Courtpendu P la t ........................... ib.
Dainty ............................................ 53
Devonshire Quarenden................... 94
Dutch Mignonne............................. 84
English P ip p in ................................ 69
iFearn’s Pippin................................ 67
Forman's Crew................................ 89
Glace Bouge ................................... 85
Glace de Zelande ........................... 96
Golden Reinette ............................. 69
Grüne Beinette............................... 86
Hoary Morning............................... 53
Hunt's Nonpareil........................... 85
J a n u re a ........................................... 77
Kleiner Casseler B e in e tte 85
Knight’s Codlin............................... 80
Longville’s Kernel........................... 63
Loveden's P ip p in ............................ 86
Martin Nonpareil........................... 79
Motteuoe's Seedling .................... 82
Nonpareil ....................................... 86
Nonpareil d'Angleterre ................ ib.
Old Nonpareil............................. .. ib.
P o rtu g a l.......................................... 77
Prager ............................................ 81
Pyru s Astracanica......................... 96
Bed Quarenden............................... 94
Beinette de Canada........................ 77
de Canada Blanche ......... ib.
-------- Grosse de Canada ib.
--------- de Canada à Cotes ib.
de Caen ............................. ib.
— . Dorée.................................. 84
Bou ge................................. 85
Bousse................................ ib.
Beinette des Carmes....................... 85
--------- Nonpareil ........................ 86
Ross Nonpareil............................... 90
S a c k .................................................. 94
Sam's Crab ..................................... 63
Scarlet Pearmain ........................... 62
Scarlet Nonpareil ........................... 87
Speckled Golden Beinette............... 85
Summer Golden Pippin ................ 50
Sykehouse Russet ........................... 81
Transparent de Moscovie ............. 96
White Astracan............................... ib.
Wormsley Pippin............. 80
Wyker P ippin ............................... 69
Yellow German Beinette................ ib.
CHERRIES.
Elton ............. 92
Knight’s Early Black.................... 93
GRAPES.
Black Cluster................................... 56
Farineux N o ir ................................ ib.
Fromenté .................................. ih.
Maurillon-Taconné ....................... ib.
Meunier ................................... ih.
Miller’s Burgundy ....................... ih.
Nmrin ...................... ih.
B e sse au ........................................... jb.
Savagnien N o ir ............................... ib.
NECTARINES.
Common Elruge............................... 49
Early V io le t................................... 68
Elruge ............................................ 49
Large Scarlet................................... 68
Lord Selsey's Elruge .................... ib.
Petite Violette Hâtive ................... ib.
Violet............................................... ib.
Violette H â tiv e ........................ ib