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but clear pale red next the sun, which blends with the yellow towards 

 the shaded side, so as to form orange ; the whole covered with rus- 

 sety dots. Eye, small and closed, placed in a small and shallow basm. 

 Stalk, short, imbedded in an angular cavity with a swelling on one 

 side of it, and from which issue a few ramifications of russet. Flesh, 

 whitish, tender, crisp, juicy, and with a brisk flavour, a good deal hke 

 that of the Manks Codlin. 



An excellent culinary apple ; in use during September and October. 



The tree is healthy, hardy, and an excellent bearer, well adapted for 

 orchard planting, and succeeds well in almost all situations. 



Pomme Eose. See Api Gros. 

 Pope's Apple. See Oobham. 

 Portugal. See Reinette de Canada. 

 Postophe d'Hiver. See Borsdorffer. 

 Potter's Large. See Kentish Fillbasket. 



POWELL'S EUSSET.— Fruit, small, two inches wide, and an inch 

 and three quarters high; roundish, and regularly formed, broad and 

 flattened at the base, and narrowing a little towards the eye. Skin, 

 almost entirely covered with pale brown russet ; but where any portion 

 of the ground colour is visible, it is greenish yellow on the shaded 

 side, and tinged with brown where exposed to the sun. Eye, open, 

 placed in a round, even, and shallow basin. Stalk, about half an inch 

 long, inserted in a rather wide and shallow cavity. Flesh, yellow, 

 firm, very juicy and sugary, with a rich and highly aromatic flavour. 



A dessert apple of the very first quality ; it is in use from November 

 to February. 



Pride of the Ditches. See Siely's Mignonne. 

 Princess Noble. See Oolden Reinette. 

 Princess Noble Zoete. See Court Pendu Plat. 



PEOLIFEEOUS EEINETTE.— Fruit, medium sized, two inches 

 and three quarters wide, and the same in height; oval, with ten 

 obscure ribs, extending from the base to the apex, where they form 

 five small crowns. Skin, of a dull yellow ground colour, marked with 

 small broken stripes or streaks of crimson, and thickly covered with 

 small russety specks. Eye, closed, placed in a shallow, plaited, and 

 knobbed basin. Stalk, from half an inch to three quarters long, deeply 

 inserted the whole of its length in a round and smooth cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish white, very juicy and sugary, with a rich and brisk flavour. 



A very fine, briskly flavoured dessert apple ; in use from October to 

 December. 



I received this variety from the garden at Hammersmith, formerly in the pos- 

 session of the late Mr. James Lee. 



Putman's Kusset. See Boston Russet. 



