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yellow, crisp, tender, very juicy, sugary, and highly 
aromatic. A first-rate dessert apple. In use from De¬ 
cember to February. 
Ross Nonpareil, d. —Medium sized, roundish, narrow¬ 
ing towards the eye. Skin covered with thin russet, with 
faint red next the sun. Stalk long, slender, and deeply 
inserted. Eye set in a shallow basin. Flesh greenish 
white, tender, and richly aromatic. November to April. 
Round Winter Nonesuch, k.— Large, roundish, and 
depressed. Skin lively green, almost entirely covered 
with broken streaks and patches of fine deep red, and 
thickly strewed with russety dots; in some specimens the 
colour extends almost entirely round the fruit in long, 
broad patches. Eye large, closed, and prominetly set on 
the surface. Stalk short, deeply inserted in a funnel- 
shaped cavity. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, and 
slightly acid. A first-rate kitchen apple. In use from 
November to February. 
Royal Pearmain, k.d. ( Herefordshire Pearmain ).— 
Rather large, oblong, and slightly angular. Skin yel¬ 
lowish green in the shade, and marked with russety specks, 
tinged with dull red next the sun, and sometimes with a 
few stripes of red. Eye small and open, set in a small, 
shallow basin. Stalk short, deeply inserted. Flesh yel¬ 
lowish, firm, crisp, juicy, and particularly rich and 
aromatic. In season from November to March. 
Royal Russet, k. (Leathercoat). —Large, conical. Skin 
yellowish green, covered with grey russet. Stalk short- 
Eye small. Flesh greenish white, slightly aromatic. 
November to May. 
Royal Somerset. See London Pippin. 
Roxbury Russet. See Boston Russet. 
Russetcoat Nonpareil. See Pitmaston Nonpareil. 
Russet Golden Pippin. See Golden Pippin. 
Russet Table Pearmain, d. —Below the medium size, 
oblong ovate. Skin very russety, with yellowish green 
shining out on the shaded side ; and orange, with a name 
of red breaking through the russet, on the side next the 
sun. Eye open. Stalk half an inch long. Flesh yellow, 
firm, sugary, rich, and juicy, with a pleasant perfume. 
A first-rate dessert apple. In use from November to 
February. 
Russian. See Court-penda Plat. 
Russian Emperor. See Emperor Alexander. 
Rymer, k.— Large, roundish, regularly formed, and 
angular. Skin pale yellow, tinged all over with delicate 
rose, and of a deep bright red next the sun. Eye open, 
placed in an irregular, angular basin, which is surrounded 
by several prominent knobs. Stalk short and deeply in¬ 
serted. Flesh yellow, delicate, juicy, and briskly acid. 
One of the best culinary apples, admirably adapted for 
sauce, or for baking. In use from October to December. 
Tree healthy, vigorous, and an abundant bearer. 
Sack Apple. See Devonshire Quarrenden. 
Sack and Sugar, d. —Below medium size, roundish, 
inclining to oval, with prominent ridges round the eye. 
Skin pale yellow, with a few broken streaks of red. Eye 
large and open. Stalk short. Flesh white, very tender, 
and juicy, with a brisk aud balsamic flavour. Early in 
August. 
St. Helena Russet. See Reinette du Canada. 
Sam Rawlings. See Hoary Morning. 
Sam Young, d. ( Irish Russet). —Below medium size, 
roundish, compressed, and regular. Skin bright yellow, 
with grey russet, and dotted with brown spots on the 
yellow ground; russety red next the sun. Stalk short. 
Eye large and open, set in a broad basin. Flesh greenish 
yellow, tender, juicy, and richly flavoured. November 
to February. 
Sam’s Crab. See Longville's Kernel. 
Scarlet Nonpareil, d. — Medium sized, roundish, 
flattened, handsome, and regularly formed. Skin green, 
tinged with russet; deep red, streaked with brown, next 
the sun. Stalk long and stout. Eye set in a regular, 
slightly-plaited, shallow basin. Flesh firm, yellowish 
white, rich, and juicy. January to March. 
Scarlet Pearmain, d. ( Bell's Scarlet, Oxford Peach). 
—Medium sized, conical. Skin deep red, with yellow in 
the shade; bright crimson next the sun. Stalk long, 
slender, and deeply set. Eye full aud deeply sunk. 
Flesh white, tinged with pink, juicy, crisp, and pleasant. 
September to December. 
Screveton Golden Pippin, d. —Larger than the old 
Golden Pippin, and little, if at all, inferior to it in flavour. 
Skin yellowish, considerably marked with russet. Flesh 
yellow, and more tender than the old Golden Pippin. 
December to April. 
Scudamore’s Crab. See Red-Streak. 
Shepherd’s Seedling. See Alfriston. 
Somerset Lasting, k.— Large, oblate, and irregular on 
the sides. Skin pale yellow, streaked and dotted with a 
little bright crimson. Eye large and open. Stalk short. 
Flesh yellowish, tender, crisp, with a rough acid. Octo¬ 
ber to February. 
Sops in Wine, d.— Small, globular, narrow towards the 
eye. Skin crimson in the shade, stained and striped with 
purplish crimson next the sun; covered with white bloom. 
Stalk long and slender. Eye open, set in a shallow basin. 
Flesh white, stained with pink, firm, crisp, and juicy. 
October to February^. 
LTo he continued.) 
MEETING OF THE BRITISH POMOLOGICAL 
SOCIETY. 
A Meeting of the British Pomological Society was 
held on Thursday, October 28th, at St. James’s Hall, 
Robert Hogg, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected ordinary mem¬ 
bers:-J. B. Haig, Esq., 14, Chapel Street, Belgrave 
Square; Rev. J. Foley, Wadhurst, Sussex; Rev. H. S. 
Matthews, Bentworth, Alton, Hants ; Rev. J. Huyshe, 
Clysthydon Rectory, Cullompton, Hants ; H. W. Swayne, 
Esq., Pier Road, Erith; Mr. E. Tiley, Nutyserman, 
Bath; Mr. J. Newton, East Lodge Gardens, Enfield 
Chase, Middlesex; Mr. J. Wilhot, Isleworth ; Mr. 
Alexander Danser, Nurseryman, Fulham. 
The Secretary read a letter from G. J. Graham, Esq., 
expressing a wish, on the part of J. B. Haig, Esq., to 
offer a prize of £1 for the best dish of six Glout Morceau 
Pears, to be exhibited on Thursday, December 16th, by 
English growers, —those of Guernsey and Jersey being 
excluded. The points to be size, flavour, and texture. 
Each dish to be accompanied by information concerning 
locality, &c., carefully filled up in the Society’s forms. 
The offer was accepted, and it was ordered that the thanks 
of the Meeting should be expressed to Mr. Haig. 
A desire expressed by H. G. Bohn, Esq., to offer a 
second prize of 10s., in the same class, was also received 
with thanks. 
Uncertainty existing as to who should make it their 
special business to prepare the Reports,- —the matter 
having a year ago been placed in the hands of Mr. Hogg, 
who was not always able to attend the Meetings,—it was 
ordered that it should in future be always done by the 
Secretary ;—he having represented the necessity of the 
arrangement being made positive, that he might settle 
his business engagements, so as to leave his leisure to 
give proper and prompt attention to the matter. 
It was also resolved, and ordered to be inserted in 
future advertisements, that—“ Contributors of all fruit 
which will endure being packed up for twenty-four hours, 
whether for competition or examination, are required to 
send their parcels, if by public conveyance, so as to be 
