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crisp, juicy, with a rich, subacid flavor. A fair, handsome apple, 

 ripening in September and October, which originated in Pennsyl- 

 vania, and has proved of first rate excellence here. The tree is 

 hardy, scions which were received and set in the spring of 1856, 

 having received no injury in the severe winter which followed. 

 Young shoots slender, growth moderate ; productive — one of the 

 best of its season. 



Jonathan. A medium sized, handsome dessert fruit, introduced 

 to notice by the late Judge Buel. In flavor and excellence, it ri- 

 vals, and much resembles, the Esopus Spitzenburg. Form, round- 

 ish ovate ; skin smooth, yellow, deepening to bright red in the 

 sun ; flesh tender, juicy and very rich. The tree is hardy, growth 

 moderate, young shoots slender, productive. January to April. 



Ladies' Sweeting. 



KiLHAM Hill. Fruit large, ribbed ; skin yellow, deepening to 

 dark red in the sun ; of good flavor when at its prime, which is 

 about the- end of November, but soon becomes dry and mealy. 

 Tree very hardy, vigorous, of irregular, spreading growth and pro- 

 ductive. A native of Essex County, Massachusetts. It is con- 

 siderably grown in some parts of the State, under the name of Fall 



