. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... 152 BRITISH rOMOLOGY, 256. PARRY'S PEARMAIN.—Hort. Identification.—Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. .554. Ron. Pyr. Mai. 41. Figure.—Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxi. f. 3. Fruit, small; oval, and regular in its shape. Skin, almost entirely covered with dark dull red, and striped with brighter red, except a portion on the shaded side, which is green; the whole surface is thickly strewed with small russetj^ dots, which give it a speckled appearance. Eye, small and open, set i
. British pomology; or, The history, description, classification, and synonymes, of the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain ... 152 BRITISH rOMOLOGY, 256. PARRY'S PEARMAIN.—Hort. Identification.—Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. .554. Ron. Pyr. Mai. 41. Figure.—Ron. Pyr. Mai. pi. xxi. f. 3. Fruit, small; oval, and regular in its shape. Skin, almost entirely covered with dark dull red, and striped with brighter red, except a portion on the shaded side, which is green; the whole surface is thickly strewed with small russetj^ dots, which give it a speckled appearance. Eye, small and open, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, sometimes short andfleshy as represented in the accompany- ing figure ; and at other times, about half-an-inch long, and woody, but still retaining the swollen boss at its union with the fruit. Flesh, firm in texture, crisp, very juicy and pleasantly acid, with a sweet, brisk, and poignant flavor. A nice sharp-flavoi'ed dessert apple ; but considered only of second- rate quality ; it is in use from December to March. 257. PATCFFS RUSSET—Hort. Identification.—Hort. Soc. Cat. eJ. 3, n. 747. Lind. Guide, 92. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a half wide, and two inches and a quarter high ; oval, and slightly angular on its sides. Skin, green- ish-yellow, entirely covered with thin grey russet. Eye, small, with long acuminate segments, set in a narrow and irregular basin. Stalk, an inch long, very slender, inserted in a round, even, and deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white, cris^D, brisk and aromatic. A good dessert apple of second-rate quality ; in use during November and December. 258. PASSE POMME D'AUTOMNE.—Duh. Identification.—Duh. Arb. Fr. i. 278. Dahuron. Traite. 115. Chart. Cat. 50. Rog. Fr. Cult. 39. Synonymes.—Passe Ponime Rouge d'Autoiiine, Diel. Kemobst ii. 50. Ge'ncrale, ace. Duhamel. Poninie d'Outre passe, Ibid. Passe Pomme Cotellee, Merlet. Abreye. Heibststrich Apfel, Mayer. Pom. Franc. Tab. iii. f. 3. Rother Herbst- str
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