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always fair, good for eating, and of excellent culinary quali- 

 ties ; so beautiful, and bearing carriage so well, as to make it 

 worthy for general cultivation, and especially desirable for 

 marketing purposes. Hardy north and west. First imported 

 into England from Sweden in 1816. 



Sweet Bough. — Large, roundish, remotely conical-ovate ; 

 sometimes distinctly conical ; skin smooth, pale greenish 

 yellow, becoming yellow when fully ripe; flesh white, tender, 

 crisp, sprightly, with an excellent sweet flavor. Eipeus from 

 the middle of July to the tenth of August. The Sweet 

 Bough, or Yellow Bough as it is often called, is a native apple, 

 and a popular sort everywhere, highly valued for dessert and 

 much esteemed for baking. Shoots yellowish; tree hardy, a 

 somewhat irregular, upright, spreading, moderate, compact 

 grower, forming a good round head, and an abundant annual 

 bearer. It is not as desirable for the kitchen as the Eed 

 Astrachan, but is generally greatly admired for the table ; 

 very valuable for market purposes, and should be in every 

 collection. 



Duchess of Oldenherg. — Rather large, roundish, a little flat- 

 tened at the ends, skin smooth, finely washed with light red 

 in broad broken stripes and splashes on a golden or yellow 

 ground, with a faint blue bloom ; very handsome ; flesh 

 yellowish white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, with an excellent 

 flavor ; first-rate for cooking, and a pleasant dessert fruit. 

 Ripens early in September. Very hardy, and a young and 

 abundant bearer. The strong growth of the tree, its early 

 bearing, and endurance of severe winters, and the fair and 

 showy appearance of fruit, render it one of the most valuable 

 sorts for the West. 



So much is it prized by many who have grown it, that they 

 think it surpasses most all early autumn apples. Of Russian 

 origin. 



REMARKS. 



These three varieties are all hardy, and, according to general 

 experience, are among the best and most profitable for the 



