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35 Pippin, Brindgwood. — A seedling, rose in 1800, by Knight. Frutt small, 

 round reddish green ; flesh rich and sweet; keeps from September till March. Tree 

 hardy, ana good bearer. This variety sprang from the golden pippin and golden 

 Harvey. 



3G. Pippin, Wormsly. — Recommended in Hort. Trans. Fruit small, flat, green 

 and yellow; a valuable addition to our gardens; flesh firm and juicy; keeps from 

 October till February. Tree hardy, and a great bearer. 



37. Pippin, Wood's New Transparent, Wood's Huntingdon. — From seed of 

 the gulden pippin, rose at Huntingdon in 1798. Fruit small, flat, green and yellow; 

 flesh firm and juicy ; keeps from October till March. Tree hardy, and great 

 bearer. 



In the Catalogue of the Horticultural Society of London, are enumerated 1G3 

 sorts of Pippins; of these IS are varieties of the golden pippin. We avoid enu- 

 merating names only ; and as no description is given of them, we must refer the 

 enquiring reader to tbat Catalogue. 



DESSERT PEARMAINS. 



38. Pearmain, Summer. — Fruit middle-sized ; conical, green striped with red; 

 flesh soft, juicy, and sweet, having rather a peculiar flavor from almost every other 

 apple. In use from August till October; should be eaten soon after gathering ; soon 

 gets mealy by keeping. Tree hardy, and a good bearer. 



39. Pearmain, Loans. — An esteemed apple in Scotland, as well as the last. 

 Fruit larger than the last, oval, dull green where shaded, brilliant red where exposed 

 to the sun ; flesh firm and sharp ; keeps from September till May. Tree middle 

 size, and a good bearer. 



40. Pearmain, Spanish. — Fruit middle size, oblong and showy, dark red; 

 flesh firm and sharp ; keeps from September till May. Tree large, and a good 

 bearer. 



41. Pearmain, Kirk's Scarlet.— Fruit middle size, oval, scarlet where ex- 

 posed to the sun, red and yellow where more shaded; flesh firm and juicy; is an 

 excellent fruit; keeps from October till June. Tree rather slender, and a middUng 

 bearer. 



42. Pearmain, Golden. — Fruit large, roundish, deep red where exposed to the 

 sun, and yellowish in the shade; an excellent fruit; keeps from August till October. 

 Tree large, and a good bearer. 



43. Pearmain, Lamb Abbey. — Supposed from seeds of the Newtown pippin, in 

 1805; recommended in the Hort. Trans., where it is figured. Fruit rather large, 

 oval or pyramidal, yellow, green, and spotted red towards the sun ; flesh crisp and 

 aromatic; an exceedingly fine fruit; keeps from September till April. Tree luxuriant 

 ajid haadsome ; good bearer. 



44. Pearmain, Old English. — Fruit middle-sized, conical, red and yellow; 

 flesh firm and juicy; in eating from January till March. Tree middle-sized, and 

 great bearer. 



45. Pearmain, Kernel.— Fruit small, oval, streaked white and red; flesh firm 

 and juicy ; in eating from January till May. Tree rather tender, middling bearer. 



la the Catalogue of the Horticultural Society, there are enumerated 33 sorts of 

 pearn ains. 



DESSERT NONPAREILS. 



46. Nonpareil, Scarlet. — From seed at Esher, about 1780, in the garden of 

 a small public-house; first cultivated in the London nurseries by Grimwood. Fruit 



