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Large, smooth, roundish, heavy ; eye large, slightly depressed ; 

 stalk very short set in a wide slight depression ; pale greenish- 

 yellow in colour ; a free bearer ; a seedling raised many years 

 ago in the royal gardens by Mr. Powell. The fruits shown had 

 been gathered from a large standard tree. (Fig. 2.) 



To Dessert Pear 1 Beurre Perran ' (votes, unanimous), from 



Fig. 2.— Apple ' Royal, Late Cooking.' {Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



C. W. Lea, Esq., Hallow, Worcester (gr. Mr. S. Hurlstone). 

 Large, somewhat uneven, roundish, a little like ' Passe Crassane ' 

 but quite distinct ; eye small and open, not depressed ; stalk very 

 long, thick, marked with a projecting buttress and a swollen nob or 

 lump near the inset, not depressed ; yellow, covered all over with 



