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I received this from my friend the Hon. and Rev. J. Townsend Bosca\vcn, of 

 Laniorrun, in Cornwall, who obtained it from Mr. Tycrman of Penlee. 



PENNINGTON'S SEEDLING. Fruit, medium sized, three inches 

 wide, and two inches and three-quarters deep ; oblate-ovule. Skin, 

 green at first, changing to yellowish givm, 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 pointed segments, or half open, with divergent segments, which 

 are spreading at the tips, and set in a round, shallow, and undulating 

 basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, fiinin.-1-shapi-d. Stalk, an inch long, 

 stout and straight, inserted in a wide and shallow cavity. Flesh, v< 1- 

 lowish, firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, and brisk, with an excellent aromatic 

 flavour. Cells, obovate ; axili-. 



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

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



PENNOCK (Pennork'x lied Whiter}. Fruit, oblate, even and 

 regular in its outline. Skin, golden yellow on the shaded side, marked 

 with a few broken streaks of pale red ; on the sunny side it is covered 

 with streaks of bright crimson. Eye, large and open, with distant 

 segments, the centre filled with stamens set in a wide, shallow basin, 

 which is sometimes russety. Stalk, a quarter to half an inch long, 

 slender, inserted in a deep round cavity. Flesh, yellowish, very tender, 

 with a fine flavour and agreeable perfume. 



A first-rate dessert apple, which keeps well till May. 



This is one of the few American apples which succeed well in this country. It 

 was raised in the State of Pennsylvania. 



PENNY-LOAF. Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and 

 two inches and three-quarters high ; roundish, larger on one side of the 

 axis, very uneven and irregular in outline, being prominently ribbed, 

 and with bold ridges round the apex. Skin, greenish yellow where 

 shaded, but on the side next the sun it has a dull red cheek mottled 

 with deeper red. Eye, quite closed, with connivent erect segments, set 

 in a deep, very irregular basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, conical. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, deeply inserted in a very irregular cavity. 

 Flesh, tender, mildly acid, and pleasantly flavoured. Cells, roundish 

 ovate or elliptical ; abaxile. 



An early cooking apple, which is in use during September. 



Petersburg Pippin. See Neixtmni Pippin. 

 Petit Api Kouge. See Api. 



PETIT JEAN. 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 flavour. 



