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showy apple, well known in Cayuga, county, N. Y. It is a very 

 good, sprightly fruit, not very highly flavored, but its remark- 

 ably handsome appearance and large size render it one of the 

 most popular fruits in market. The tree is thrifty, bears 

 regular crops and the fruit is always fair and handsome ; flesh 

 not very fine, juicy, sprightly, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. 



Chandler^ Chandler's Red. Large, roundish, pale yellow 

 ground, mostly red ; stalk short, in a wide cavity ; calyx small 

 in a wide basin ; flesh tender, juicy, rather rich, pleasant sub- 

 acid ; moderate grower and great bearer ; November to Feb- 

 ruary. 



Butch 3fignonne. Large, roundish, dull orange and dull 

 red, large russet specks ; flesh rather tender, of a rich, high 

 aromatic flavor ; good grower and bears well. Delicious in 

 the middle region, including Virginia and Southwestern States, 

 but little known at the North ; November to March. 



* Mason Pippin. Origin, Brunswick county, Va. A very 

 superior new variety, almost equal to the Albemarle Pippin. 

 (This splendid apple has already been described.) December 

 to April. 



* Stoneivall. Origin, Lunenburg county, Va. Medium to 

 large, greenish yellow, streaked with red, flavor mild and 

 pleasant ; rather mealy ; a good keeper, and bearer and an 

 excellent new variety ; December to April. 



* Red Everlasting. Origin, Charlotte county, Virginia ; 

 medium to small, beautiful crimson color; oblong, very juicy 

 and sweet. Raised by Thomas Baldwin, Esq.; January to 

 June. 



* Hick's White. Origin, Loudoun county, Va. A beau- 

 tiful, conical-shaped white apple, with cheek slightly tinged 

 with red ; flesh pure white, mellow and rich ; one of the best. 

 This is an Autumn apple, extending into winter ; December. 



* Atkins . Origin, Powhatan county, Va. Medium to 

 large ; round ; skin fine, red ; flesh pale yellow ; flavor sub- 



NoTE. — Varieties marked thus '^ are new fruits, which, together with 

 other new kinds, are grown and for sale by the Virginia Nursery and 

 Wine Company, Richmond, Va., and at the Richmond Nurseries. 



