EUSHOCK PEARMAIN. 
Furthermore, as we are indebted, in the main, to generations 
that have gone before us for the fruits that we possess, we should 
each of us, as opportunity presents itself, give our assistance to 
the production of new varieties, for the benefit of those gener- 
ations which are to succeed us. 
The Rushock Pearmain is a truly English Apple, having been 
raised somewhat before the year 1820, by Charles Tayler, a 
blacksmith, residing at Rushock, in the county of Worcester. 
Charles was considered, by his neighbours, to be curious in his 
garden, which he pretty well filled with fruit trees ; and the 
seedling Apple of his raising, which we now figure, is not unfre- 
quently known as Charles’s Pearmain. It is a variety highly 
esteemed by the Birmingham fruiterers, and bears a higher 
price than any other Apple cultivated in the district lying be- 
tween Worcester and Birmingham, where alone it is known to 
Apple growers. 
It is amongst the very best of long-keeping varieties. With 
careful presen-ation, it may be brought to table with the early 
Apples of summer, retaining its crispness and original pleasant 
freshness of flavour. In shape it is handsome and uniform, with 
a large eye in a shallow bason. The lobes of the calyx usually 
shrink or fall off, leaving the eye quite open. Stem short and 
thick, not projecting beyond the Apple. Its skin is orange-yel- 
low, almost entirely covered with a cinnamon russet, between 
the flakes of which, a deep orange brown shines out on the ex- 
posed side, and gives the Apple a rich appearance. Its flesh is 
yellowish white, exceedingly firm, sweet, and well flavoured ; 
with a slight, but by no means unpleasing, astiingency. 
This Apple proves to be of good quality as a cider Apple, as 
well as a dessert frait ; but is of second-rate quality for culinary 
purposes. The tree has healthy growth, and is a regularly free 
bearer. 
