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PiXA, Porto Rico. A short, tMck form found in the San Juan market before the middle 

 of June, green, slightly asymmetrical, with rather oblique base, stem depressed. The 

 meat is thick, of good texture and flavor. — Collins. 



Pineapple, Hawaii. A tree producing fruit known by this name locally is found on the 

 Punchbowl slopes near Alapai street, Honolulu. It has received this name because of 

 a resemblance in flavor, fancied or other\s'ise, to that of the pineapple. Size small; 

 form resembling the Davis Xo. 11; color yellow splashed with red about the stem end; 

 peeling qualities excellent; texture fair; flavor very fine; color of flesh light, approach- 

 ing orange yellow; seed large. This is a pretty mango and well suited for home use, 

 but its large seed and its texture are against it. — Higgins. 



PiRrE, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Xo. 84:21. (Syn. Pyrie). 



A green, pointed shaped variety from the Cooper estate at Goregon. Said by 

 the owner, an inspector in the Bomba\ markets, to be, next to the Alphonse, the best 

 of the Bombay mangos. The seed is larger than that of Alphonse and the flavor 

 excellent. Has the undesirable quality of being a poor keeper, losing its flavor quickly 

 after ripe. — Fairchild. 



PiRU^ India. Weight five and one-half ounces; size three and five-eighths by two and five- 

 eighths inches; skin green and golden. — AVoodrow. 



PoiXTED Chutney, Hawaii. (See explanatory note under Lemon Chutney). Size medium; 

 form rather long, tapering to a sharp point; color yellow; peeling qualities good; 

 texture fair, many specimens found with peculiar white lumps in the flesh, which, 

 however, are not thought to be normal but due to the work of mealy bugs in large 

 numbers on the exterior of the fruit throughout its time of growi:h; flavor decidedly 

 acid; color of flesh very light just beneath the skin, ripening from the center outward 

 with the outer layer quite firm, while the interior has become softened, a character 

 found in many of the chutneys; seed of medium size, resembling the outline of the 

 fruit; tree a %igorous grower and heavy cropper.- — Higgins. 



PooToo. Listed, but not described, by William Bros., Ceylon. 



PrxiA, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Xo. 10653. Xow under trial in Florida. Sent to 

 California for trial, in 1911, by Bureau of Plant Industry. 



A medium sized, stringy kind. Flavor very good. — Saharanpur. 

 Prohfic bearer; small size; first quahty; color reddish yellow; stone small; tree 

 tender; ripens late; keeps well; slow grower; lemon scented. — Hartless, Saharanpur. 

 Pyarekhas. Listed, but not described, l)y William Bros., Ceylon. 

 Pyasee, India. Introduced under S. P. I. Xos. 9545 and 10663. 



A medium sized fruit of subacid flavor. Good. — Saharanpur. 



Sparse bearer; medium sized; third quahty; color yellowish brown; stone medium; 

 tree tender; ripens mid season; keeps well; medium grower; somewhat sour at times. — 

 Hartless, Saharanpur. 



Pyrie, India. Weight eight ounces; size three and three-fourths by three inches; skin vary- 

 ing from red on the shoulder to pale yellow at the beak, very brightly colored; pulp 

 soft, creamy, of delicious dehcate flavor; stalk scar prominent; beak large. A first 

 class sort. — Woodrow. 



Ragu, India. Size five and seven-eighths by two and one-eighth inches; skin yellow; pulp 

 deep yellow; flavor distinct and agreeable; no fiber; both shoulders falHng; large 

 depression in place of beak. — Woodrow. 



Raixbow, Hawaii. Known to a limited number of people under this name, the one tree 

 of the variety known to the writer being in the Henry Da^is homestead at Punahou, 

 Honolulu. Size medium ; form resembling that of the so-called French or Wine mango ; 

 color light green on the unexposed side before ripening, the exposed side being over- 

 laid with dull red which brightens in ripening to orange red in dots or stripes, much 



