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side next the sun with dull red, which changes to orange where it blends 



with the yellow ground ; 



the whole considerably 

 marked with thin brown 

 russet, and russety dots. 

 Eye, rather large and open, 

 with short segments, and 

 set in an angular basin. 

 Stalk, very short, not more 

 than a quarter of an inch 

 long, and inserted in a shal- 

 low cavity. Flesh, green- 

 ish white, firm, crisp, juicy, 

 sugary, and with a particu- 

 larly rich and vinous flavor, 

 partaking somewhat of the 

 Nonpareil and Ribston, but particularly the latter. 



This is a first-rate dessert apple, in use in November, and possessing 

 the desirable property of keeping till April or May. 



This variety originated in the garden of Mr. John Harris, of Broom- 

 field, near Chelmsford, and was first introduced to public notice in the 

 autumn of 1848. 



15. BALDWIN.— Ken. 



Identification. — Ken. Amer. Or. 41. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 22. Down. Fr. 

 Amer. 98. 



Stnontmes. — Red Baldwin, Ace, Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 2. Butter's, Ibid. Wood- 

 pecker, Ibid. 



Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and about three inches high ; 

 ovato-conical. Skin, smooth, yellow on the shaded side ; and on the 

 side next the sun, deep orange, covered with stripes of bright red, 

 which sometimes extend over the whole surface to the shaded side, 

 and marked with large russety dots. Eye, closed, set in a deep, nar- 

 row, and plaited basin. Stalk, about an inch long, slender, and inserted 

 in a deep cavity, from which issue ramifying patches of russet. Flesh, 

 yellowish, crisp, juicy, and pleasantly acid, with a rich and agreeable 

 flavor. 



A culinary apple, in season from November to March. The tree is 

 vigorous, and an abundant bearer ; but like the generality of the Ameri- 

 can sorts, it does not attain the size, or flavor in this country, which it 

 does in its native soil. 



This is considered one of the finest apples in the Northern States of 

 America, and is extensively grown in Massachussets, for the supply of the 

 Boston Market. 



16. BANK APPLE.— 11. 



Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters wide, and about 

 two inches and a half high ; roundish-ovate, regularly and handsomely 

 formed. Skin, greenish yellow, with a blush and faint streaks of red 

 next the sun, dotted all over with minute dots, and marked with several 



