UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 



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PFEIFFER. 



From Berks County, Pennsylvania. Size, below medium, roundish, 

 sparsely streaked with red on a yellowish green ground, (on the shaded 

 parts, the streaks being more numerous,) and oil a fawn colored ground, on 

 the side exposed to the sun ; stem, slender ; narrow cavity ; calyx, rather 

 large ; basin, wide, moderately deep, plaited. July. 



PHILLIPS' SWEET. 



American; native of Ohio. Growth, vigorous, upright, wants strong 

 heavy soil. 



Fruit, medium to large ; form, roundish conical, slightly flattened : color, 

 yellow ground, mostly overspread and mottled with red ; flesh, yellowish ; 

 tender, juicy, crisp. December and January. 



PHILLIPPI. 



From Berks Co., Pa. Fruit, large, oblate conical ; skin, greenish-yellow, 

 with numerous blotches and gray dots, and a blush on the exposed side ; 

 stem, short and slender, inserted in a wide, moderately deep cavity ; calyx, 

 small, closed, set in a narrow superficial basin ; flesh, tender, fine texture, 

 juicy, fragrant; flavor delicate and fine quality; " very good ". or " best." 

 January. (W. D. Brinckle.) 



PICKMAN. 



Pickman Pippin. 



From Massachusetts. Fruit, medium, roundish ; yellow, with scattered 

 shades of russet and small russet specks ; stem, short ; cavity, acuminate ; 

 calyx, large, half closed ; core, medium, centre somewhat hollow ; seeds, 

 light brown ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, sharp acid ; valued for cooking. 

 January to April. 



PINK SWEETING. 



Originated Cumberland Co., Pa. Tree vigorous, spreading, producing 

 enormous crops. Fruit, small, greenish, nearly covered with bright red, 



