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ribs on its sides, which terminate in an uneven crown, 

 where it is nearly as broad as at the base. Eye large, 

 open, very deeply placed in a broad-angled, oblique, irre- 

 gular basin. Stalk half an inch long, not deeply inserted, 

 in a rather small evenly-formed cavity. Skin smooth, 

 yellowish green on the shaded side, tinged with orange 

 where exposed to the sun. Flesh yellowish white, 

 crisp, and tender, with a rich sugary juice. 



A dessert apple, and for culinary purposes also, from 

 November till February or March. 



This extremely valuable apple is at present but little 

 known in England, although, from specimens exhibited 

 at the Horticultural Society in 1829, by John Darby, 

 Esq., it appears that very ancient trees of it exist in 

 Sussex. In America it is called Fall Pippin, under 

 which name it has been for some time sold by Mr. 

 Cobbett. 



160. WHITMORE'S PIPPIN. Hort. Soc. Cat No. 1158. 



Fruit middle-sized, of a very regular, somewhat co- 

 nical figure, with eight or ten obtuse angles on the sides, 

 which terminate more distinctly in the crown, where it 

 is almost drawn to a point. Eye very narrow, flat. 

 Stalk three quarters of an inch long, slender, deeply in- 

 serted, and not protruded beyond the base. Skin a 

 clear yellowish green, sprinkled with numerous small 

 dark green specks ; on the sunny side tinged with faint 

 red. Flesh whitish green, breaking. Juice brisk, with 

 a slight aromatic flavour. ^ 



A winter dessert and culinary apple from November 

 till January or February. 



161. WINTER PEARMAIN. Ray, 1688. 

 Old Pearmain. Pom. Hereford, t. 29. 

 Parmain d'Hiver. Knoop. Pom. p. 64. 1. 11. 

 Pepin Parmain d'Angleterre. Ib. p. 131. 



Fruit middle-sized, regularly shaped, tapering a little 

 from the base to the crown, which is a little narrowed. 



