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POMEROY of Lancashire, is medium sized, two inches and three- 

 quarters wide, and two inches and a half high ; roundish, slightly 

 ribbed at the apex. Skin, smooth, pale yellow on the shaded side, 

 but clear pale red next the sun, which blends with the yellow towards 

 the shaded side, so as to form orange ; the whole covered with russety 

 dots. Eye, small and closed, placed in a small and shallow basin. 

 Stalk, short, imbedded in an angular cavity, with a swelling on one 

 side of it, and from which issue a few ramifications of russet. Flesh, 

 whitish, tender, crisp, juicy, and with a brisk flavour, a good deal like 

 that of the Manks Codlin. 



An excellent culinary apple ; in use during September and October. 



The tree is healthy, hardy, and an excellent bearer, well adapted for 

 orchard planting, and succeeds well in almost all situations. 



The name is a corruption of Pomme du Roi (the King's Apple). 



Pomme d'Api. See Api. 

 Pomme d'Api Gros. See Api Gros. 

 Pomme de Neige. See De Xeiye. 

 Pomme de Paradis. See Paradise. 

 Pomme de Prochain. See Borsdorfer. 

 Pomme Etoillee. See Api Etoillc. 



POMME GRISE. Fruit, small, two inches wide, and an inch and 

 three-quarters high ; roundish and inclining to ovate. Skin, rough, 

 with thick scaly russet, green in the shade, and deep orange on the side 

 next the sun. Eye, small and open, set in a narrow and shallow basin. 

 Stalk, about half an inch long, inserted in a shallow and small cavity. 

 Flesh, yellowish, crisp, very juicy and sugary, with a brisk and highly 

 aromatic flavour. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality ; in use from October to February. 



The tree is rather a weak grower, but an abundant bearer. 



This apple, according to Forsyth, ws first introduced to this country from 

 Canada, by Alexander Barclay, Esq., of Brompton, near London. 



POMME POIRE. Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, 

 and two inches and three-quarters high ; roundish and depressed, 

 obtusely angular, and with a very contracted and shallow stalk cavity. 

 Skin, uniform pale greenish yellow, strewed with russet dots. Eye, 

 half open, with broad, erect, convergent segments, which are divergent 

 at the tips, and set in a wide uneven basin. Stamens, median ; tube, 

 conical. Stalk, quite an inch long, slender, inserted in a very narrow 

 and shallow cavity. Flesh, greenish white, tender, rather sweet, and 

 with a mild acidity. Cells, obovate ; abaxile. 



A cooking apple of no great merit ; in use till January. It is in the 

 garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, at Chiswick. 



Pomme Rose. See Api Gros. 



