236 CIDER APPLES. 



Oatlas Kernel, or Oatley's Kernel. — An apple of middle 

 size, and of a pale green colour, streaked with red. It is an old 

 variety grown at the Frith Farm, in the parish of Ledbury, and in 

 some of the surrounding orchards. It is considered a good cider 

 apple, and is useful for table purposes when required. 



Old Germain, or Old Jarman. — A large good looking apple 

 which keeps and cooks well. Its proper place is the market, and 

 not the cider mill. 



Olive. — A variety mentioned by Evelyn, and said to grow 

 near Ludlow. It has not kept favour in modern times. 



Orange Pippin. — A very beautiful apple, like the Ble7iheim 

 Orange^ but smaller, and more regular in shape. It makes good 

 cider, but usually finds its way to the market, where its beauty 

 commands for it a ready sale. The tree grows well and blossoms 

 well, but it is a shy bearer, and a good crop can only be looked for 

 once in every four or five years. 



Otley. — A Shropshire apple formerly held in great esteem. 

 Phillips' says of it : — 



" Salopian acres flourish with a growth 

 Peculiar, styl'd the Otley : Be thou first 

 This apple to transplant : if to the Name 

 Its Merit answers ; nowhere shalt thou find 

 A wine more priz'd, or laudable of Taste," 



The poet's advice, however, does not seem to have been 

 followed. 



Pawsan. — An old variety, mentioned by Phillips, and figured 

 by Mr. T. A. Knight in the " Pomona Herefordensis." He found 

 the specific gravity of its juice to be 1.076. The name appears at 

 our shows, but not the true apple. 



Pin Apple. — A local apple of good repute. The original tree 

 at Much Cowarne has an iron pin driven through it, to prevent a 

 split from spreading — hence its name. It is a round, green and 

 yellow apple, late in season, and makes a very good cider without 

 other varieties. 



Poor Man's Profit. — A small, striped Somersetshire apple, 

 a late variety, which is thought to make very good cider. 



