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sbowy, and fine appearance. For the market it should be picked a few days 

 before it is fnlly matured. More pains should be taken to obtain large fair 

 specimens which is done by thinning the fruit. The tree is naturally very 

 vigorous, hardy, and productive, and with ordinary care will bring an annual 

 crop. 



THE maiden's blush. 



This is another remarkably beautiful apple, and it never fails to take the 

 market by storm. It is not what may be called a rich fruit, though it is fair, 

 tender, and lovely. The rose tint on its pale, yellow cheek, has aU the fresh- 

 ness of the true maiden's blush. It is a Lady's Apple revised and enlarged.. 

 The flesh is white, sprightly, tender, pleasant. New Jersey, where it originated,, 

 may well be proud of this fruit, and Coxe has the honor of first describing it. 

 The west is its favorite home, where it flourishes in all its perfection. The 

 tree is handsome, rapid growing, with spreading head, and bears large crops. 

 The Blush is a better dessert fruit than the Red Astrachan or Duchess, and as 

 we have said, very profitable for the market. It was on exhibition at the 

 January meeting at Lansing. It begins to ripen the latter part of August, 

 and is good until the first of November. It is more strictly a fall variety, 

 though it commences ripening in summer. 



THE DUTCHESS OF OLDENBURGH. 



From the north of Europe comes another hardy, vigorous, productive fruit, 

 and it has all the tough endurance which we connect with its Russian origin. 

 While no one would select it for dessert, it has few successful rivals as a profit- 

 able market sort. It bears carriage better than the Early Harvest or Red 

 Astrachan. It commands a ready sale as a cooking apple. It will stand such 

 Russian winters as that of 1872-73, and for this reason is popular in northwest 

 sections. It is strictly a market variety, and when well packed, can be shipped 

 to distant points. Its appearance is not so striking as the Red Astrachan, 

 nevertheless it is not a plain apple, but its skin is finely washed and streaked 

 with red on a yellow ground. The tree needs little nursing or pruning. There 

 are those who will dispute its classification among the summer market varie- 

 ties. It has generally been placed in the autumn list, though it ripens late in 

 August, and it made be said that the time of ripening is about the 1st of 

 September. It follows the Red Astrachan. Its faint, blue bloom is character- 

 istic of its Russian origin. Its juicy, sub-acid flesh renders it a great favorite 

 in the pastry rooms of all well kept hotels. 



These are the four summer market varieties recommended by the Society. 

 Four better summer market varieties cannot be found. The trees of all are 

 vigorous, hardy, healthy, productive, and where you have the trees you are sure^ 

 of having apples. 



FOR FAMILY USE 



the same three varieties, the Early Harvest, the Red Astrachan, and the Maiden's- 

 Blush, are recommended. There are, also, two varieties in addition: the large 

 Yellow Bough, and the Primate. 



THE LARGE YELLOW BOUGH. 



This variety, commonly known as the Sweet Bough, was exhibited at Lansing 

 in January, by Mr. Gilbert, of Clinton county. It is a harvest apple, and some- 

 times called Sweet Harvest. It ripens the middle of July, and its tender flesh 

 and excellent sweet flavor are universally known and acknowledged. A sweet 

 apple, good for baking, fit for the table, is a necessity in every family summer ■ 



