114 THE PRTIIT MANUAL. 



PITMASTON GOLDEN PIPPIN.— Fruit, smaU, and reinette- 

 shaped, even and regular. Skin, rough to the feel, being entirely 

 covered with a coat of rough pale brown russet, and here and there 

 the smooth yellow ground colour of the skin shining through. Eye, 

 small and wide open, with the short remains of a deciduous calyx, set 

 in a wide saucer-like basin. Stalk, short and slender, inserted in a 

 narrow cavity. Flesh, deep yellow or saffron-coloured, crisp and 

 tender, very juicy and sweet, and with a rich flavour. 



A very fine dessert apple of the first quahty ; in use in December and 

 February. 



This was raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, near Worcester. 



PITMASTON GOLDEN WKEATH.— Fruit, very small, half an 

 inch wide by half an inch high ; conical and undulating round the eye. 

 Skin, of a fine deep rich yellow, strewed with russety dots. Eye, large 

 and open, with long, spreadiag, acuminate segments, set ia a shallow 

 and plaited basin. Stalk, an inch long, very slender, inserted in a 

 narrow and shallow cavity. Flesh, rich yellow, crisp, juicy, and 

 sugary. 



A pretty little apple ; in use from September to Christmas. 



This beautiful variety was raised by J. Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, from the 

 Golden Pippin, impregnated with the pollen of the Cherry apple, or what is usually 

 called the Siberian Crab. 



PITMASTON NONPAEEIL {St. John's Nonpareil; Pitmaston 

 Russet; Russet Coat Nonpareil). — Fruit, above medium size, three 

 inches wide, and two inches and a half high ; roundish and flattened. 

 Skin, pale green, almost entirely covered with russet, and with a faint 

 tinge of red on the side next the sun. Eye, open, set in a broad, shal- 

 low, and plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a shallow cavity. 

 Flesh, greenish yeUow, firm, rich, and highly aromatic. 



A dessert apple of the greatest excellence. It is in use from 

 December to February. 



This variety was raised by John Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, near Worcester, 

 and was first communicated to the London Horticultural Society in 1820. 



PITMASTON PINE APPLE.— Fruit, small and conical, regularly 

 formed, but frequently more enlarged on one side than the other. 

 Skin, rough to the feel, being almost entirely covered with a coat of 

 pale yellowish brown russet, but here and there a smooth patch of 

 the ground colour, which is yellowish. Eye, small and closed, set in a 

 shallow saucer-like plaited basin. Stalk, slender, inserted in a wide 

 and rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, firm, crisp, and juicy, rich, 

 and with a distinct pine-apple flavour. 



A dessert apple of the greatest excellence ; in use during December 

 and January. 



This was raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, neai- Worcester. 



Pitmaston Kusset. See Pitmaston Nonpareil. 



