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and March, and keeps long ; but is more admired 

 for its beauty than its flavour. 



142. PoMME ViOLETTE ; Vtolet Apple. Duham, 

 n, 7. This is a pretty large fruit, of a pale-green, 

 striped with red towards the sun. It has a sugary 

 juice, and a flavour of violets, from which it takes 

 its name. It ripens in October, and continues in 

 eating till February. 



143. PoMROY ; King's Apple, Langley Pom. 

 t, 79. f' 2. This ripens nearly as soon as the 

 Juneting ; and though not so beautifully coloured, 

 is larger and much better tasted. There is a 

 variety which is a winter apple. 



144. Pound Pippin. This is a large handsome 

 apple, af a greenish colour ; and is good for 

 baking. It is ripe in January. 



145 Poor Man's Profit. This is a dingy- 

 coloured oval-shaped apple, below the middle size. 

 It is raised freely from cuttings ; and keeps till 

 January. 



146. Queening, from Gloucestershire. This is 

 a large apple of an irregular shape, having large 

 ridges from the base to the crown. It is of a 

 dark red, but deepest towards the sun. This is a 

 good cider apple, and bakes well. It keeps till 

 the latter end of November. 



147. Queening Kernel. This is a fine apple, 

 above the middle size, of a deep-red colour, 

 covered very thick with small whitish specks. 

 This is a tolerable good apple, and keeps till the 

 latter end of April. 



