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Petite Orange. See Orange Musquee. 

 Petit Eateau. See Pastorale. 

 Petit St. Jean. See Andre Joannet. 

 De Pezenas. See Duchesse d'AngouUme, 

 Philippe Delfosse. See Beurre Delfosse. 



PHILIPPE GOES. — Fruit, large ; obovate, uneven and undulating 

 in its outline. Skin, very much covered with bright russet, rough to 

 the touch, and with a greenish tinge on the shaded side. Eye, large 

 and open. Stalk, stout and thick. Flesh, half melting, gritty, sweet, 

 and perfumed. 



An inferior pear ; ripe in November and December. 



Philippe de Paques. See Easter Beurre. 

 Pickering Pear. See Uvedale's St. Germain. 

 Pickering's Warden. See Uvedal^s St. Germain. 

 Pine. See White Doyenne. 

 Piper. See Uvedale's St. Germain. 

 Piquery. See Urbaniste. 

 Pistolette. See Figue. 



PITMASTON DUCHESS.— Fi-uit, large and handsome, foui- inches 

 and a quarter long and two inches and three-quarters wide ; pyramidal, 

 generally even or a little undulating in its outline, and sometimes rather 

 prominently bossed. Skin, smooth and fine, of a pale lemon colour, 

 thickly covered with patches of dehcate cinnamon-coloured russet, with 

 a large patch round the stalk. Eye, large and open, set in a wide 

 depression. Stalk, about an inch long, stout, and inserted either level 

 with the surface or in a small narrow cavity. Flesh, very tender and 

 melting, very juicy, exceedingly rich, with a sprightly vinous flavour 

 and delicate perfume. 



A very handsome pear of the finest quality ; in use from the end of 

 October till the end of November. The tree bears freely, and is well 

 adapted for pyramids, bushes, or espaliers. The fruit is too large for 

 it to be grown as a standard. 



The name by which this was originally known was Pitmaston Duchesse d'Angon- 

 Ume, it having been raised by the late Mr. Williams, of Ktraaston, near Worcester, 

 from crossing Duchesse d'Angoulfeme with Glou Morjeau. Bearing no resemblance 

 whatever to the former, it might with as much reason have been called Pitmaston 

 Glou Morjeau ; and as either name would be a misapplication, I have called it 

 simply Pitmaston Duchess, it being sufiRciently meritorious to stand on its own 

 merits, without borrowing its reputation from any other fruit. 



Pitt's Calabasse. See Galebasse. 



PIUS IX. — Fruit, large, conical, and regularly formed. Skin, of a 

 deep, clear yellow colour, with a blush of red on the side next the sun, 

 considerably covered with streaks and flakes of russet. Eye, open. 



