I was waitin' for 'en in the orchard, down in the corner by the Adam's pearmain.
"The Delectable Duchy"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
And her letter was M. Jennifer brought a Worcester pearmain, and threw a T. And Jessica chose a Curlytail and made a perfect O. And Jane, who preferred a Russet, threw her own initial, and Martin said seriously, "You're to be an old maid, Jane."
"Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard"
Eleanor Farjeon
And Martin, glancing from one to another, gathered a Cox, a Beauty, a pearmain, a Curlytail, a Russet, and a King of Pippins; and he peeled and ate them one after another, and then, one after another, whirled the parings.
"Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard"
Eleanor Farjeon