APPLES. 115 



PIUS NINTH. — Fruit, below medium size, round and somewhat 

 oblate, very much resembling in form and colour the Birmingham 

 Stone Pippin. Skin, of an uniform lemon-yellow colour, thickly dotted 

 all over with large russet dots. Eye, small and open, with short 

 pointed segments, set in a shallow narrow basin. Stalk, short and 

 stout, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh, crisp, and without any 

 particular flavour. 



An apple of very ordinary merit, whose chief recommendation is that 

 it will keep in good condition till May. 



Polinia Pearmain. See Barcelona Pearmain. 

 Pomme d'Api. See Api. 

 Pomme d'Api Gros. See Api Oros. 

 Pomme Etoillee. See Api Etoille. 

 Pomme de Prochain. See Borsdorffer. 



POMME GEISE. — Fruit, small, two inches wide, and an inch and 

 three quarters high; roundish and inclining to ovate. Skin, rough, with 

 thick scaly russet, green in the shade, and deep orange on the side next 

 the sun. Eye, small and open, set in a narrow and shallow basin. 

 Stalk, about half an inch long, inserted in a shallow and small cavity. 

 Flesh, yellowish, crisp, very juicy and sugary, with a brisk and highly 

 aromatic flavour. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from October to Feb- 

 ruary, 



The tree is rather a weak grower, but an abundant bearer. 



This apple, according to Forsyth, was first introduced to this country from 

 Canada, by Alesfander Barclay, Esq., of Brompton, near London. 



POMEKOY.^-There are two very distinct varieties of apples, which, 

 in difierent parts of the country, are known by the same name of 

 Pomeroy. The one is that which is cultivated in Somersetshire and 

 the West of England, and the other is peculiar to Lancashire and the 

 Northern counties. 



The PoMBEOY of Somerset, is medium sized, two inches and three 

 quarters wide, and the same in height ; conical. Skin, greenish yellow, 

 covered with thin grey russet, on the shaded side, but orange, covered 

 with stripes of deep red, and marked with patches and spots of russet, 

 on the side exposed to the sun, and strewed all over with numerous 

 large, dark russety dots. Eye, open, set in a round and even basin. 

 Stalk, short, not extending beyond the base, inserted in a round, even, 

 and russety cavity. Flesh, yeUow, firm, crisp, juicy, sugary, and 

 highly flavoured. 



An excellent dessert apple ; in use from October tiU. December. 



The PoMEBOY of Lancashire, is medium sized, two inches and three 

 quarters wide, and two inches and a half high ; roundish, slightly 

 ribbed at the apex. Skin, smooth, pale yellow on the shaded side, 



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