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Judge Amphlett (Q50168, PI 690283). A medium size tree in which the trunk is often continued as a centre leader. The limbs have narrow crotches and are furnished with numerous branches of dense twiggy growth. Cropping regular and heavy. A variety of Worcestershire origin, extensively propagated and distributed by Long Ashton Research Station in the early part of the 20th century. One of the heaviest cropping early varieties. Limited plantings in Somerset have been successful. Named after a famous Worcestershire assize courts judge. Leaf: Stalk 30-42 mm. Blade 46-63 mm. long, 32-49 mm. wide; eliptical; tip obtuse; base rounded; serrations absent. Flower: Flower buds white. Sepals ginger, flat. Petals separate, wrinkled and slightly cupped. Anthers purple. Styles straight, or slightly bent at tip, equal to or slightly longer than stamens. Flowering period early. Fruit: Pyriform, 45-59 mm. long, 36-50 mm. diameter. Stem 10-21 mm. Stem basin absent or very slight. Eye basin absent, rarely slight, eye usually raised. Calyx open, usually stiff and upright; sepals touching, sometimes free, or joined at the base, often broken, pubescent on inner surface; stamens attached at base of sepals. Skin yellow or greenish yellow, rarely with flush on cheek or russet; russet around stem, but principally around eye, spreading over cheek; lenticels usually small and inconspicuous; scab absent. Core may have a small axial sac, often ill-defined or filled; seeds dark brown. Flesh with concentration of stne cells below the eye and a few around the core. Harvest: 3rd week of September to 1st week of October. Milling: up to one week after harvest. Juice analysis: Sp. Gr. 1053, Acidity 0.43, Tannin 0.09. Vintage Quality: A medium acid, low tannin perry; pleasant, light, of average quality. -- Luckwill & Pollard, 1963.