Plate III. 
pear, “Amir6 Joannet” (Wonderful Little John), which Merlet informs us was so called because it 
ripened about St. John’s Day.. This is precisely analogous, for we have only to add “Joannet ” the ter¬ 
mination “ing,” so common amongst apples, and we have our “ Joanneting. ” 
^ Description .—Fruit; small, round, and a little flattened. Skin; smooth and shining, pale 
yellowish green in the shade, but clear yellow, with sometimes a faint tinge of red or orange next 
the sun. Eye ; small and closed, surrounded with a few small plaits, and set in a very shallow basin. 
Stalk ; an inch long, slender, and inserted in a shallow cavity, which is lined with delicate russet. 
Flesh ; white, crisp, brisk, and juicy, with a vinous and slightly perfumed flavour, but becoming 
mealy and tasteless if kept only a few clays after being gathered. It is in the greatest perfection 
when eaten from the tree. 
The tree is hardy and healthy, but does not attain a large size. If worked upon the Paradise 
stock it may be grown in ,pots, when the fruit will not only be produced earlier, but in greater 
abundance than on the crab or free stock. 
2. SUMMER GOLDEN PIPPIN. 
[Syn. : Summer Pippin; White Summer Pippzni\ 
Description .—Fruit ; below medium size, two inches and a quarter broad at the base, and two 
inches and a quarter high ; ovate, flattened at the ends. Skin ; smooth and shining, pale yellow on 
the shaded side, but tinged with orange and brownish red on the side next the sun, and strewed 
over with minute russety dots. Eye ; open, set in a wide, shallow, and slightly plaited basin. 
Stalk ; thick, a quarter of an inch long, completely imbedded in a moderately deep cavity, which is 
lined with russet. Flesh ; yellowish, firm, very juicy, with a rich vinous and sugary flavour. 
This is one of the most delicious summer apples, and ought to form one of every collection, 
however small. It is ripe the end of August, and keeps about a fortnight. 
The tree is small, about one-third of the ordinary size ; it succeeds well when grafted on the 
doucin or paradise stock ; and is an early and abundant bearer. The Summer Golden Pippin is very 
frequently grown in Plerefordshire, and attains a larger size than it appears to do elsewhere. It is 
most prolific, and since the fruit so quickly loses its freshness, it is well to remember that when not 
sold, or given away, it will make a delicious apple jelly. 
When grown on the “ pomme paradisf’ of the French, it forms a beautiful little tree, which can 
be sudcessfully cultivated in pots. 
