The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Greenup's Pippin

Kitchen. Fruit very large. February to May. A vigorous grower and abundant bearer.

Irish Peach. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellowish-green, very early; flavour juicy, excellent. July and August. A very good variety, often known as Early Crofton.

Jolly Beggar. Kitchen. Fruit large, pale yellow, tender and juicy. November to January, A very desirable sort and an extraordinary cropper. Keddlestone Pippin. Dessert. Fruit small, yellow or golden colour, specked with russet; flavour delicious, highly aromatic. December to March. An excellent variety.

Kerry Pippin. Dessert. Fruit medium, firm, yellow, and red; flavour sugary and rich. September to October.

Keswick Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large and early. August to October. An admirable sort for market purposes.

King of the Pippins. Dessert. Fruit medium, yellow and red; flavour juicy and rich. October to January.

Lady Henniker. Kitchen. Fruit yellow, with crimson streaks near the sun, highly flavoured, and with a pleasant perfume. February to may. An excellent sort, suitable for dessert or kitchen.

Lodgemore Nonpareil. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour rich, sugary, and aromatic. January to May. An excellent sort.

Lord Suffield. Kitchen. Fruit very large, white, soft, excellent for sauce and tarts. August to September.

Manx's Codlin. Kitchen. Fruit large. September and October. One of the finest and most useful of kitchen sorts.

Mere de Menage. Kitchen. Large and good. October to March. Mr. Gladstone. Dessert. Fruit large and handsome, very early, scarlet cheek, stripped; and shaded; of excellent quality. July and August. New. New or Winter Hawthornden. Kitchen. Fruit very large, excellent. November to January. An extraordinary bearer, one of the best for sauce and cooking. Nonsuch. Kitchen. Fruit large, juicy. August to October. An admirable sort, unequalled for sauce and cooking.

Norfolk Beefing. Kitchen. Large and good flavour, excellent keeper, most useful for baking whole and preserving. November to July. Norfolk Greening. Kitchen. Fruit medium; rather acid. Keeps till April or May. Northern Spy. Dessert. Fruit large, tender; flavour highly aromatic. December to May.

Old Nonparell. Dessert. Fruit medium, tender, and juicy. November to January. A prolific variety.

Pitmaston Pineapple. Dessert. Fruit small; flavour very rich. July to September. According to Mr. Rivers this variety is a very abundant bearer on the Paradise stock; it is not a vigorous grower.

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