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basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish white, tender, crisp, juicy, and sugary, and with a pleasant 

 sub-acid flavor. 



An excellent culinary apple, though not of the first quality, in use 

 during December and January. The flesh is said to assume a fine color 

 when baked. 



39. BOSTON RUSSET.— Hort. 

 Identification. — Hort. See. Cat. ed. 3, a. 736. Down. Fr. Amer. 133. 

 Synontmes. — Roxbury Russeting, Ken. Amer. Or. 53. Shippen's Russet, Ace. 

 Hort. Soc. Cat. Putman's Russet. 



Fruit, medium sized, three inches and a quarter wide, and two inches 

 and a half high ; roundish, somewhat flattened, narrowing towards the 

 apex, and slightly angular. Skin, covered entirely with brownish yellow 

 russet intermixed with green, and sometimes with a faint tinge of redish 

 brown next the sun. Eye, closed, set in a round and rather shallow 

 basin. Stalk, long, slender, and insqj'ted in a moderately deep cavity. 

 Flesh, yellowish white, juicy, sugary, briskly, and richly flavored. 



A very valuable dessert apple, of the first quality, in season from 

 January to April, and will even keep till June. It partakes much of 

 the flavor of the Ribston Pippin, and, as a late winter dessert apple, is 

 not to be surpassed. 



The tree is not large, but healthy, very hardy, and an immense bearer, 

 and, when grafted on the paradise stock, is well suited for being grown 

 either as a dwarf, or an espalier. 



This is an old American variety, and one of the few introduced to this 

 country which attains perfection in our climate. It is extensively grown 

 in the neighbourhood of Boston, U.S., both for home consumption and 

 exportation, and realizes a considerable, and profitable return to the 

 growers. 



40. BOWYER'S RUSSET.— Hort. 

 Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, p. 38. Lind. Guide, 87. 

 Synonyme. — Bowyer's Golden Pippin, Ace. Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 Figure. — Pom. Mag. t. 121. 



Fruit, small, two inches high, and about two and a half broad at the 

 base ; roundish-ovate. Skin, entirely covered with fine yellow colored 

 russet. Eye, small and closed, set in a small and slightly plaited basin. 

 Stalk, short, inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, greenish white tinged 

 with yellow, crisp, brisk, and aromatic. 



A dessert apple of the first quality, in use during September and 

 October. 



The tree attains a good size, is an abundant bearer, very healthy, and 

 not subject to canker. 



41. BRABANT BELLEFLEUR.— Hort. 



Identification.— Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 45. Down. Fr. Amer. 102. 

 Synonymes.— Brabansche Bellefleur, Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 1, 55. Brabant, or Glory 



of Flanders, Rog. Fr. Cult. 46. Iron Apple, Ace. Run. Vyr. Mai. Kleine Bra- 



biinter Bellefleur, Did Kcrnobst. viii. 133. 

 Figure. — Ron. Pyr. Mai. tab. xxxi. f. 3. 



Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and three and a quarter 



