TWENTY OUNCE. New York, V. 2., p. 228. 

 F., Dix-huit onces. G., Zwanzig Unzen. (Cayuga 

 Red Streak.) Exhibition, till January, large, 3 by 3, 

 round, slightly conical, nearly regular, with a curious 

 hammered appearance. Colour, pale yellow with slight 

 flush and broad broken stripes. Flesh, loose, pale 

 yellow, sub-acid, fairly juicy. Eye, a little open or 

 closed, in a shallow ribbed basin. Stem, rather short 

 and slender, in a deep narrow russet ed cavity. Growth, 

 moderately vigorous, makes a nice spreading tree ; 

 moderately fertile. Leaf, rather large, little upfolded, 

 undulating, curved serrate. Origin, raised in America, 

 early in the nineteenth century. Of value only for 

 exhibition and pot culture. 



TYLER'S KERNEL. Culinary, till March, large, 

 2j by 3, markedly conical, slightly angular, very vari- 

 able in shape and size. Colour, soft, pale yellow, 

 sweetish. Eye, a little open, in a very deep basin. 

 Stem, generally extremely short, in a medium russet 

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

 large, roundish, very dark, flat, boldly and sharply 

 serrate. Origin, a Mr. Tyler, of Hereford, introduced 

 this fruit to notice in 1884. A useful late fruit rather 

 subject to canker. 



UPTON PYNE. Exhibition, till March, large, 

 conical. Colour, golden-yellow, striped with pale pink. 

 Flesh, firm, white, juicy, of brisk pine flavour. Eye, 

 closed, in a shallow, much wrinkled basin. Stem, 

 short and stout, in a moderate, russet free cavity. 

 Growth, strong, rather upright ; fertile. Leaf, long, 

 pale, upfolded, held up, nearly serrate. Origin, raised 

 by Mr. Pyne, of Topsham, and introduced in 1910. 

 Of very distinct flavour and likely to become popular. 



VENUS PIPPIN. Card. Chron., 1899, p. 261. 

 (Plumderity.) Dessert or culinary, September to Oct- 

 ober, medium, 2f by 2f , roundish oblong, fairly regular. 

 Colour, pale yellow-green. Flesh, tender, pale yellow, 

 juicy and refreshing flavour. Eye, closed, in a medium 



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