There has been some debate over the origin of the name "pearmain". She was the daughter of William Robert Pearmain and Cordelia Miller Smith. Certain varieties of dessert apple such as Discovery and Worcester Pearmain are particularly susceptible. Hogg later claimed to have identified the "true Old Pearmain" growing in the Dymock area. A pearmain, also formerly spelt "permain", is a type of apple. This Pearmain earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.