APPLES. 177 



PITMASTON GOLDEN WREATH. Fruit, very small, half an 

 inch wide, by half an inch high ; conical and undulating round the eye. 

 Skin, of a fine deep rich yellow, strewed with russety dots. Eye, large 

 and open, with long, spreading, pointed segments, set in a shallow 

 and plaited basin. Stalk, an inch long, very slender, inserted in a narrow 

 and shallow cavity. Flesh, rich yellow, crisp, juicy, and sweet. 



A pretty little apple ; in use from September to Christmas. 



This beautiful variety originated with J. Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, from the 

 Golden Pippin, impregnated with the pollen of the Cherry apple, or what is usually 

 called the Siberian Crab. 



PITMASTON NONPAREIL (St. John's Nonpareil; Pitmaston 

 Russet ; Russet Coat Nonpareil). Fruit, about medium size, two 

 inches and three-quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high ; 

 roundish and flattened. Skin, pale green, almost entirely covered with 

 russet, and with a" faint tinge of red on the side next the sun. Eye, 

 open, set in a broad, shallow, and plaited basin. Stamens, marginal ; 

 tube, conical. Stalk, short, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish yellow, firm, rich, and highly aromatic. Cells, roundish 

 obovate ; axile. 



A dessert apple of the greatest excellence ; it is in use from 

 December to February. 



Kuised by John Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, near Worcester, and was first 

 communicated to the London Horticultural Society in 1820. 



PITMASTON PINE APPLE. Fruit, small and conical, regularly 

 formed, but sometimes more enlarged on one side than the other. 

 Skin, rough to the feel, being almost entirely covered with a coat of 

 pale yellowish brown russet, but here and there a smooth patch of the 

 ground colour, which is yellowish. Eye, small and closed, set in a 

 shallow, saucer-like, plaited basin. Stamens, median ; tube, funnel- 

 shaped. Stalk, half an inch to three-quarters long, slender, inserted in 

 a wide and rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, and juicy, 

 rich, and with a distinct pine-apple flavour. Cells, obovate ; axile. 



A dessert apple of the greatest excellence ; in use during December 

 to January. 



This was raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, near Worcester. 



Pitmaston Russet. See Pitmaston Nonpareil. 



PIUS NINTH. Fruit, below medium size ; round and somewhat 

 oblate, very much resembling in form and colour the Birmingham 

 Stone Pippin. Skin, of an uniform lemon yellow colour, thickly dotted 

 all over with large russet dots. Eye, small and open, with short 

 pointed segments, set in a shallow narrow basin. Stalk, short and 

 stout, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh, crisp, and without any 

 particular flavour. 



An apple of very ordinary merit, whose chief recommendation is that 

 it will keep in good condition till May. 



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