MANKS CODLIN.
anks Codlin (Catalogue of the Fruits, N°. 161, page 11; hogg, the Fruit Manual; Beschrijving der vruchtsoorten [Description of fruit varieties], first series, N°. 27).
Irish Pitcher.
Frith Pitcher.
Irish Codlin.
Manx Codlin (rivers, Cat.).
Manks Küchenapfel (Handbuch, IV, page 185).
Eve Apple of Scotland (Cat. Lond., suppl., N°. 161).
Originated in Ireland and named after its grower. We received the variety some years ago from Messrs. JAMES BOOTH & SÖHNE.
SHAPE: sometimes a bit higher than illustrated and also more conical, but always oblate conical; often flat, hardly noticeable ribs.
SIZE: third grade, approaching fourth grade because of the tree's enormous fertility; sometimes bigger than our illustration
EYE: closed, with narrow, fine, pointed sepals, in a beautiful small shallow basin, surrounded by folds or rather lumps.
STALK: rather long, mostly woody, brown, often also very short, fleshy, little more than a lump; in the former case the cavity is medium-sized, in the latter there is hardly any cavity at all.
The COLOUR is yellow, waxy, sometimes gold-coloured, at the sun side an attractive light red blush, occasionally with bloodred stains; the skin is fine, thin and glossy; some small lenticels, grey with a greyish yellow ring around them.
The FLESH is white-yellow, sometimes more white, soft, very juicy, pleasantly winy; the core and its pips are medium sized.
TIME OF USE: September - beginning of November; first grade for the kitchen, especially for making sauce.
The TREE is a moderate grower, but extremely fertile; summer twigs are red-brown, slightly violet, with few lenticels and slightly woolly. We recommend this variety as a standard or half sized tree, or as a pyramid on seedling.