till March, small, 2j by ij, flat, regular. Colour, 

 brown-gold russet with dark red flush. Flesh, crisp, 

 yellowish, aromatic. Eye, open in a shallow even basin. 

 Stem, moderately long in a shallow cavity. Growth, 

 weak ; fertile. Origin, probably Canadian. Intro- 

 duced to England in 1794. An excellent russet. 



Pope's : see Cobham. 



POPE'S SCARLET COSTARD. Culinary or dessert, 

 till March, medium, 2j by 2\, conical, fairly regular. 

 Colour, pale yellow, almost covered with dark brownish 

 crimson. Flesh, crisp, juicy, greenish, pleasantly 

 flavoured. Eye, closed, in a shallow ribbed basin, 

 much knobbed at top. Stem, short in a small very 

 russet cavity. Growth, vigorous ; fertility, moderate. 

 Leaf, roundish, flat, undulating, shallow serrate. Origin, 

 unrecorded. Not worthy of cultivation. 



Pork Apple : see Orange Goff. 

 Portugal : see Reinette du Canada. 

 Potter's Large : see Kentish Fillbasket. 



POTTS' SEEDLING. Her. Pom., 10. (Dean's 

 Codlin, Holland Pippin.) Culinary, October to Nov- 

 ember, large, 3 by 3, round, regular. Colour, light 

 green to chrome yellow ; skin very smooth. Flesh, 

 firm, white, acid. Eye, closed, in a wrinkled basin with 

 prominent knobs at top. Stem, short, stout, in a wide 

 and rather deep cavity. Growth, dwarf ; fertility, 

 remarkable. Leaf, pale, upfolded, undulating, rather 

 large, shallow crenate. Origin, named after its raiser, 

 who lived at Ashton-under-Lyme. Dates from 1849. 

 A useful kitchen fruit. Most valuable for small gardens. 

 Rather liable to canker. 



Primiting : see White Joaneting. 



Prince Albert : see Lane's Prince Albert. 

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