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The bush is large and spreading, bears freely, and makes long slender 

 wood, a little pendulous. A new variety. 



PASTIME (Bratherton). Large and roundish. Skin, dark red, and 

 hairy. Of second-rate quality. The fruit is often furnished with extra 

 bracts attached to its sides. Bush, pendulous. 



PATIENCE (Brown). Fruit, long, from 13 to 15 eighths in length, 

 and 4^ to 4 inches in circumference. Skin, smooth, thin, greenish, 

 speckled white. Flesh, tender, and very fine flavour. In 1852 it 

 weighed 23 dwt. 17 gr. 



Bears freely, and makes a fine bush. 



PERFECTION (Gregory). Large and roundish. Skin, green, and 

 downy. A first-rate variety, and late. Bush, pendulous. 



PERFECTION (Spencer). Fruit, round, from 12 to 14 eighths in 

 length, and 4 to 5 inches in circumference. Skin, a little hairy, thin, 

 light yellow. Flesh, tender, and with a fine melon flavour. In 1864 

 it weighed 25 dwt. 26 gr. 



A medium sized bush, and a moderate bearer, makes slender wood. 



PERU (Cook). Fruit, long ; the two-veined ones plump at the nose, 

 tapering slightly to the stalk, the three-veined ones shorter and better 

 formed. Skin, a little hairy, pale yellow of a white shade. Flavour, 

 good. In 1832 it weighed 30 dwt. 



The bush is large and spreading, does not bear freely, and makes 

 vigorous wood, a little pendulous. 



PETO (Hilton). Fruit, long, tapering towards the stalk. Skin, 

 hairy, greenish white. Flavour, good. lu 1862 weighed 26 dwt. 4 gr. 



Makes stiff wood, and forms a medium sized bush, which bears 

 .freely. 



Pigeon's Egg. See Miss Bold. 



PILOT (Wood). Fruit, long ; the two- veined ones tapering a little 

 -towards the stalk, with sharp-pointed nose, the three-veined ones finely 

 formed. Skin, hairy, bright light yellow. Flavour, good. In 1852 

 weighed 29 dwt. 6 gr. 



The bush is spreading, and makes long pendulous wood. 



PITMASTON GREEN GAGE. Small and obovate. Skin, green, 

 and smooth. A first-rate variety, very sugary, and will hang on the 

 bush till it becomes shrivelled. Bush, erect. 



PLOUGH BOY (Walton). Fruit, very long and well formed, the 

 whole length of the berry free from ridges or indentations. Skin, 

 .smooth, very bright light red, shaded with yellow. Flavour, first-rate, 

 and one of the handsomest gooseberries in cultivation. In 1864 it 

 weighed 30 dwt. 21 gr., and in 1865, 29 dwt. 22 gr. 



