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and striped with rich red in the sun. Flesh very white, tinged with red, 

 tender, juicy, vinous, excellent for cooking. September. (Hogg.) 



PASSE POMME BOUGE. 

 Rother August Apf el. Rothe Sommerpasspomm. 



Tree slender grower, hardy, productive. 



Fruit small, roundish oblate, yellow, entirely overspread and shaded 

 with red. Flesh white, tinged with red next the skin, crisp, juicy, soon 

 decays. Poor. August. 



PATCH'S EUSSET. 



Of English origin. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, with thin 

 gray russet. Calyx small. Stalk long. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, 

 brisk aromatic. Good. November, December. (Lind.) 



PATERSON'S SWEET. 



Origin unknown. Considerably grown in Western New York, and 

 esteemed valuable for its season. Tree upright, thrifty, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly covered and indis- 

 tinctly splashed and striped with dark rich red, many conspicuous light 

 dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant, sweet. Good to very good. 

 September, October. 



PAWPAW. 

 Western Baldwin. Rubicon. Ball Apple. 



Origin, Pawpaw, Mich. Tree hardy, a good and regular bearer. 

 Young shoots dull grayish reddish brown. 



A new Apple, esteemed in its place of origin for its productiveness 

 and beauty of appearance. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong, slightly oblique, yellow, shaded 

 and mostly overspread with bright rich red, faintly splashed and mot- 

 tled, moderately sprinkled with areole dots. Stalk medium. Cavity 

 deep, narrow. Calyx partially open. Segments a little recurved. 

 Flesh yellowish, juicy, firm, rich, brisk subacid. Very good. Decem- 

 ber to June. 



PAWSAN. 



An English cider Apple. 



Fruit medium, roundish, dull green, with network of russet. Flesh 

 firm, juicy, acid. October. 



PEACH. 



Origin unknown. Tree moderate grower. 



Fruit below medium, oblate, inclining to conic, pale yellow, with 

 blush of red in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk 

 short. Calyx closed. Flesh white," crisp, tender, juicy, lively brisk 

 subacid. Good to very good. Core small. December to April. A 

 good keeper. 



