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Peasegood's Nonesuch. A popular and useful variety, with large 

 roundish-oblate fruit. Skin yellow, with red stripes. Flesh very juicy 

 and briskly flavoured. Ripens rather late, is an excellent culinary or 

 dessert Apple, and keeps well. Tree strong and an abundant bearer. 



Peck's Pleasant ( Waltz Apple). An excellent American variety, 

 belonging to the Newtown Pippin class. Fruit above medium-size, 

 roundish, and slightly ribbed. Skin deep-yellow, with a bright -red blush 

 and dotted slightly with grey. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, and well 

 flavoured. Ripens late, an excellent keeper, and a good table Apple. 



Perfection (Shepherd's Perfection), A variety of excellent quality, 

 raised at Somerville, in Victoria, which is to some extent in appearance 

 and quality similar to the well-known Scarlet Nonpareil. Fruit above 

 medium-size, roundish ovate. Skin greenish-yellow, richly striped and 

 dashed with different shades of red. Flesh white, juicy, and highly 

 flavoured. Ripens medium late, will keep for a long time, and is an 

 excellent dessert Apple ; also a good Apple for exporting. Tree vigorous, 

 an abundant bearer, and but slightly affected by blight. 



Pineapple Russet. A first-class English russet variety, with medium 

 sized, roundish-ovate, and somewhat angular fruit. Skin greenish yellow, 

 dotted with white, and thickly covered on one side with light-russet. 

 Flesh yellowish- white, tender, juicy, with a sprightly pineapple flavour. 

 Ripens medium late, may be kept two or three months, and is a good 

 dessert Apple. Tree of moderate growth and a fairly good bearer. 



Pitmaston Nonpareil (Russet Coat Nonpareil). An English variety, 

 with medium-sized roundish-oblate fruit. Skin dull-green, with a faint- 

 red cheek, and covered with thin yellow-russet. Flesh greenish-yellow, 

 firm, with a rich aromatic flavour. Ripens medium-late, may be kept two 

 or three months, and is a good dessert Apple. Tree moderately vigorous 

 and a fair cropper. 



Pomme de Neige. 



