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234. Peck's Pleasant 



This is also an Eastern apple of high reputation and 

 much cultivated in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Mr. 

 Lyman, from whom we received the grafts says : " It is 

 considered among the finest of the New England apples." 

 It sells well in the market, is a good table fruit, and will 

 keep till March. 



235. Pomeroy. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 796. 



Taunton, of some cultivators. 



Pomme royal. 



This is a celebrated Devonshire (England) apple. Val- 

 ued there much as we value our Newton Pippin. It is 

 much cultivated also in some parts of New England, and 

 has been deemed, erroneously an American fruit. Down- 

 ing says : " The oldest known trees are growing on the 

 Putnam estate in Pom fret, Conn." It is a first rate culi- 

 nary as well as a fine dessert apple. 



236. Seek no Further. Coxe. 



An Eastern apple which has long been cultivated in our 

 nurseries. It is described as '• a large fruit of a round but 

 oblong form, the skin smooth, of a yellowish green color. 

 The flesh yellow, juicy, rich, and tender; an agreeable 

 winter apple. The tree bears well. The trunk straight 

 and handsome, regular in form." 



The Ramho, or Romariite, (of Coxe,) we believe to be a 

 different apple. 



237. Porter. Manning. Downing. 



It originated, says Manning, on the farm of the Rev. 

 Samuel Porter, in Sherburne, Mass. The fruit is some- 

 times large, the shape oblong, pointed at the blossom end. 

 The skin of a bright yellow, often with a blush of red on the 

 sunny side. The flesh fine, sprightly, and agreeable. It 

 bears well. Ripens in September and October, and is a 

 most beautiful fruit, either for the market or private 

 garden. 



238. Roxbury Russett. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 996. 

 This is well known as a long-keeping apple, and exten- 

 sively cultivated in New England. It is, says Manning, 



