154 BRITISH rOMOLOGY, ETC. 



pulp is exceedingly rich and yellow, and in some seasons it affords cider 

 of the finest quality. Its name cannot be traced to any probable source. 



261. PEARSON'S PLATE.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 565. Down. Fr. Amer. 126. 



Fruit, small ; roundish, inclining to oblate, regularly and handsomely 



formed. Skin, smooth, greenish- 

 yellow in the shade ; but washed 

 with red, and streaked with deeper 

 red on the side next the sun. Eye, 

 open, with short segments, set in a 

 shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, 

 half-an-inch long, inserted in a 

 round and rather shallow cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish-yellow, firm, crisp, 

 and juicy, with a rich, and brisk 

 sugary flavor, somewhat resembling 

 the Nonpareil. 



A most delicious little dessert 

 apple of the first quality ; it is in 

 use from December to March. 

 In some specimens of the fruit there is no red color, but altogether 

 green, and covered with thin brown russet. 



262. PENNINGTON'S SEEDLING.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 571. Lind. Guide, 93. Down. Fr. 

 Amer. 127. 



Fruit, medium sized, three inches wide, and two inches and three quar- 

 ters deep ; oblato-ovate. Skin, green at first, changing to yellowish-green, 

 and covered with large russety spots on the shaded side ; but with rough 

 brown russet and a tinge of brown on the side next the sun. Eye, closed, 

 with long and narrow segments, set in a round, shallow, and undulating 

 basin. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and straight, inserted in a wide and 

 shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary and brisk ; 

 with an excellent aromatic flavor. 



A dessert apple of the highest excellence, either as a dessert or a 

 culinary fruit ; it is in use from November to March. 



263. PETIT JEAN.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 581. Lind. Guide, 79. Hort. Trans, 

 vol. iv. p. 525. 



Fruit, small ; oval, and flattened at the ends. Skin, almost entirely 

 covered with brilliant red ; but where shaded, it is pale yellow marked with 

 a few stripes of red. Eye, small, set in a narrow basin. Stalk, very 

 short, and inserted in a deep cavity. Flesh, very white and tender, with 

 a mild and agreeable flavor. 



