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THE SUMMER PEARMAIN. 



Summer Pearmain. Miller's Dictionary/, ed. 8. 

 Parmain d'ete. Knoop Pomol. p. 17. tab, 2. 

 Royal Pearmain. Matoe, Abercrombie, and of the London 

 Nurserymen. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 766. 



One of the best of our autumn apples, prolific, 

 handsome, high-flavoured, and hardy. It should 

 form a part of every good collection, although it 

 will not keep longer than the middle of October : 

 it is in perfection in September ; after that time it 

 begins to become mealy. 



Although this is called the Royal Pearmain 

 about London, it is clearly not the variety so named 

 by writers upon orchard fruit, which is a late- 

 keeping variety, and the same as the Herefordshire 

 or Winter Pearmain. We therefore think it right 

 to restore the name of Summer Pearmain, by which 

 it is mentioned by Miller and Knoop, the latter of 

 whom speaks highly of it as a stewing sort. 



Young Wood strong, dull violet brown, covered 

 with a few white spots. 



Leaves small, ovate, acuminate, serrated, a 

 little folded. Petioles slender, scarcely an inch 

 long. Stipules linear, lanceolate. 



Flowers middle-sized. Petals roundish- 

 ovate, cordate at the base, overlapping. 



Fruit rather above the middle size, oblong, 

 tapering slightly towards the eye, which is open in 



