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256. FABRY'S PEARMAIN.— Hort. - 

 Identification.— Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, u. 554. Bon. Pyr. Mai. 41. 

 FiGUKE. — Eon. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxi. f. 3. 



Fruit, small ; 



oval, and regular in its shape. Skin, almost entirely 

 covered with dark dull red, and 

 striped with brighter red, except 

 a portion on the shaded side, 

 which is green; the whole surface 

 is thickly strewed with small 

 russety dots, which give it a 

 speckled appearance. Eye, small 

 and open, set in a shallow basin. 

 Stalk, sometimes short andfleshy 

 as represented in the accompany- 

 ing figure ; and at other times, 

 about half-an-inch long, and 

 woody, but still retaining the 

 swollen boss at its union with 

 the fi:uit. Flesh, firm in texture, 

 crisp, very juicy and pleasantly 

 acid, with a sweet, brisk, and 

 poignant flavor. 



A nice sharp-flavored dessert apple ; but considered only of second- 

 rate quality ; it is in use from December to March. 



257. PATCH'S RUSSET— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 747. Iiiud. Guide, 92. 



Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a half wide, and two inches 

 and a quarter high ; oval, and slightly angular on its sides. Skin, green- 

 ish-yellow, entirely covered with thin grey russet. Eye, small, with long 

 acuminate segments, set in a narrow and irregular basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, very slender, inserted in a round, even, and deep cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish-white, crisp, brisk and aromatic. 



A good dessert apple of second-rate quality ; in use during November 

 and December. 



258. PASSE POMME D'AUTOMNE.— Duh. 



Identification. — Duh. Arb. Pr. i. 278. Dahuron. Traits. 115. Chart. Cat. 50. 

 Eog. Pr. Cult. 39. 



Stnontmes. — Passe Pomme Rouge d'Automne, Diet Keinobst. ii. 50. G^ndrale, 

 ace. Duhamel. Pomme d'Outre passe, Ibid. Passe Pomme Cotellee, MerleU 

 Abreyi. Herbststrich Apfel, Mayer. Pom. Franc. Tab. iii. f. 3. Eother Herbst- 

 strichapfel, Diel Kernobst. ii. 50. 



FiGDEEs. — Mayer. Pom. Franc, t. iii. f. 3. Sickler Obstgart. xv. t. 7. 



Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a half wide, and two inches and a 

 quai-ter high ; round and slightly flattened, with prominent ribs on the 

 sides, which extend into the basin of the eye. Skin, pale straw-colored, 

 almost white, with a few stripes of red on the shaded side ; but entirely 



