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No 128

Royal Pearmain
from Col. Mayo, Virginia

An apple held in the highest estimation by the
Planters in Virginia as a Table Apple and makes
excellent cider. Size about that of the Vandevere
but more flattened. Skin generally rough of
a russet kind of red. The flavor when
first gathered a little tart and the texture
rather tough, both of which qualities are
much corrected by a month of keeping. It 
ripens in October and will keep till Feby[February]
or March - Co. Mayo's letter -

The fruit & Tree appear to me the same with
the Merrits Pearmain No 72

[sketch of apple]

        