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two inches wide, and an inch and a half high ; roundish oblate. Skin, 

 pale greenish yellow, rather thickly covered with thin grey russet, and 

 faintly tinged with orange next the sun. Eye, small and closed, set 

 in a shallow and rather angular basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, slender, and inserted in a rather shallow cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, juicy, sweet, brisk, and richly aromatic. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use during December and 

 January. 



The tree is of small dimensions, but healthy, and a prolific bearer. 

 It is well adapted for dwarf training when grown on the paradise or 

 doucin stock. 



It was raised by Mr. Padley, gardener to his Majesty George III. at Hampton 

 Court. According to Rogers, Mr. Padley was a native of Yorkshire, and after 

 coming to London, and filling a situation of respectability, he was appointed fore- 

 man in the kitchen garden at Kew. "On the death of the celebrated 'Capability 

 Brown,' Mr. G. Ilaverfield was removed from Kew to Hampton Court, and took 

 Mr. Padley with him as foreman. On the death of Haverh'eld, Padley's interest 

 with his sovereign outweighed all the interests of other candidates, though urged 

 by the most inllucMitial persons about Court. ' No, no, no,' said his Majesty, 'it is 

 Padley's birthright.' " 



Paradise Pippin. See White Pdradisc. 



PARADISE (French Paradise; Pomme Paradis). Fruit, below 

 medium size, two inches and three-quarters wide, and two and a quarter 

 high ; roundish oblate. Skin, pale yellow, becoming bright when quito 

 ripe, and occasionally with a blush of pale rose on the side next the sun. 

 Eye, large, with long, erect, leafy, convergent segments, set in a wide 

 plaited basin. Stamens, median ; tube, conical. Stalk, three-quarters 

 of an inch long, inserted in a deep wide cavity. Flesh, pale, firm, fine- 

 grained, and juicy, of a pleasant brisk acid flavour. Cells, ovate, open. 



This is suitable either for dessert or cooking purposes. It is ripe 

 and falls from the tree in the middle of August, and it does not keep 

 beyond October. 



The tree is of a dwarf, miniature growth, and has the peculiar pro- 

 perty of rooting very near the surface of the soil, which has no doubt 

 been the cause of its being adopted by the French nurserymen as a 

 dwarfing stock for the apple. It comes very early into bearing. 



PARRY'S PEARMAIX. Fruit, small ; oval, and regular in its 

 shape. Skin, almost entirely covered with dark dull red, and striped 

 with brighter red, except a portion on the shaded side, which is green ; 

 the whole surface is thickly strewed w r ith small russety dots, which give 

 it a speckled appearance. Eye, small and open, set in a shallow basin. 

 Stalk, sometimes short and fleshy, as represented in -the accompanying 

 figure ; and at other times about half an inch long, and woody, but still 

 retaining the swollen boss at its union with the fruit. Flesh, firm in 

 texture, crisp, very juicy, and pleasantly acid, with a sweet, brisk, and 

 poignant flavour. 



A nice sharp -flavoured dessert apple, but considered only of second- 

 rate quality ; it is in use from December to March. 



