stripes. Flesh, tender, flavour fair. Eye, open in 

 a shallow basin, Stem, fairly long in a narrow round 

 cavity. Growth, free ; fertility, moderate. Leaf, 

 small, little upfolded, very finely serrate. Origin, 

 undiscovered. An old variety which is yet found grow- 

 ing in old orchards particularly in Ireland. Not worth 

 growing now. The synonyms of this apple are much 

 confused. Eve and Lady's Finger being also used for 

 distinct fruits. 



PAROQUET. Culinary or dessert, till January, 

 medium, 2j by 2j, round conical. Colour^ eatji 

 covered with rich crimson red with russet marki 



Flesh, tender, yellowish ; flavour, fair. Eye, wide, 

 open in a wide very shallow basin. Stem, short and 

 stout, in a small shallow cavity. Growth, compact ; 

 fertile. Leaf, roundish, light green, upcupped, undula- 

 ting, finely and deeply doubly curved serrate. Origin, 

 a chance seedling raised by Mr. Charles Ross, and intro- 

 duced by Messrs. Cheal, of Crawley. Attractive on 

 account of its rich colour, but its flavour is not good 

 enough as grown at Allington. 



Passe Pomme d'ffiver : see CalvUle Rouge d'Hiver. 

 Paternoster : see Dutch Mignonne. 



PAUL'S WINTER HAWTHORNDEN. Her. Pom., 

 10. Culinary, till February, medium, 3 by 2 J, flattened 

 round, tapering markedly to eye, even. Colour, pale 

 green with faint red flush, smooth. Flesh, firm, pale 

 green, acid ; flavour nil. Eye, closed almost on surface 

 of fruit, basin a little ribbed and rounded. Stem, 

 moderately long in a very deep, wide cavity. Growth, 

 dense and compact ; fertility, good. Leaf, large, 

 round oval, flat, pale green, shallow serrate. Origin, 

 undiscovered. Makes a well spurred round headed 

 tree. 



PEARSON'S PLATE, Her. Pom., 47. Dessert, 

 till March, very small, 2 by if, square-conical, regular. 



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