THE APPLE. 311 



Fruit large, regular, oblate, dull red, shaded and striped, covering 

 the yellow ground. Dots small, prominent, with some roughness. Flesh 

 yellow, breaking, granular, juicy, subacid, aromatic. Only good for kitchen 

 and drying. December, January. (Warder.) 



POUND CAKE. 

 Royal Pearmain ? % 



A Southern Apple, not much known. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, inclining to conic, golden yellow, mot- 

 tled and shaded with red, netted and patched with russet. Flesh yellow- 

 ish, rather crisp, tender, a little granular, vinous, pleasant. Good to 

 very good. November, December. 



POUND ROYAL. 

 Winter Pound Royal. 



Probably of French origin. Fruit apt to be unfair, unless with high 

 culture. Tree spreading, with long slender branches. Young shoots 

 light brown. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong conical, with a slightly uneven surface, 

 pale yellowish white, rarely with a faint blush, and marked when ripe 

 with a few large ruddy or dark specks. Flesh very tender, breaking, 

 fine-grained, with a mild, agreeable, aromatic subacid. Good. In use 

 from December to April. 



POUND'S JULY. 



Origin, Kentucky. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. Young shoots 

 light reddish brown. 



Fruit large, roundish conic, sides unequal, greenish white, with a 

 dull blush, and thinly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk very short. 

 Cavity deep, russeted. Calyx closed. Basin small, narrow. Flesh 

 white, fine-grained, tender, not very juicy, rich, pleasant, sweet. Good 

 to very good. July, August. 



POUND SWEET. 



There are several sorts under this popular name, as applied to any 

 large sweet apple. One is large, roundish conical, greenish yellow, with 

 slight red in sun. Flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, sweet. Sep- 

 tember, October. Another is large, roundish, red. Flesh whitish, mod- 

 erately juicy, aromatic, sweet. 



POVESHON. 



An old New Jersey Apple, valued mainly for making early cider. 

 Fruit small, oblate, deep red. Flesh yellow, dry, sweet. Good. Sep- 

 tember, October. 



POWELL'S RUSSET. 



A little English Apple, described by Ronalds as roundish oblate, 

 light brown russet. Flesh white, firm, brisk subacid. December, Jan- 

 uary. 



