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in the books, that I am aware of. A singu- 

 lar fact, for no tree is more generally cultiva- 

 ted in the nurseries, so far as I am ac- 

 quainted, than this. Much esteemed so far 

 as tried. A rich, agreeable fruit, and keeps 

 well, though not as well as the preceding. 

 The tree, for hardihood, vigor — and I think 

 I mav add certainty of bearing — has no su- 

 perior. For this section and the far north, 

 as a tree, it has scarcely an equal, while the 

 fruit certainly promises well. 



Red Romajiite. — Doubtless, Carthouse, or 

 Gilpin, of the books. Extensively cultiva- 

 ted, and generally esteemed as a valuable 

 long-keeping sort, though small and not of 

 the highest flavor. 



Limber-twig. — A very valuable long- 

 keeper, and the tree the very type of hardi- 

 hood and productiveness, bearing immense- 

 ly every year. The fruit is small, but keeps 

 till June or July; and though not of the 

 highest flavor, is considered perfectly indis- 

 pensable in good collections, and especially 

 market orchards. It has by some been 

 stated that there are two kinds of Limber- 

 twigs, and I have tasted two very distinct 

 sorts of apples under this name. If both 

 have an equal claim to that name, they 

 might very properly be distinguished as the 

 large and small Limber-twig, by which I 

 shall designate them until better advised. 

 The trees, so far as I have been able to 

 learn, possess a considerable similarity of 

 habit — though I have seen but little of the 

 Large Limber-twig trees. The Large is 

 double the size of the other kind, not nearly 

 so high coloured; ripens much earlier, and 

 probably of a more simple flavor. Trees of 

 the Large seemed to grow very slowly in the 

 nursery, and the ends of the shoots were 

 mildewed. 



Vandervere Pippin. — " Windower," of 

 the Dutch, and amongst them the apple for 

 winter. Fair, large, showy, but rather 



coarse and sharp ; excellent for cooking. 

 Tree very tlirifty and productive. Growth 

 stout and sprawling. A profitable market 

 variety. (Not the true Vandervere. Ed.) 



Pryor Red. — By odds, the noblest and 

 richest of russets. From medium to very 

 large. Of an exceedingly rich russet fla- 

 vor, which, were not the flesh rather dry, 

 could hardly be equalled. Rather a shy 

 bearer. Very widely cultivated and es- 

 teemed at the south. Season, November 

 to April. 



White Winter Pear-main. — Not known in 

 the books, nor at the east, that I am aware 

 of. Promises to become a great favorite, as 

 it keeps well, and is of the very finest 

 flavor, while the tree is unexceptionable. 

 The fruit may, however, incline to be spot- 

 ted and under-sized, in unfavorable locali- 

 ties. Medium, roundish ; stem in a mode- 

 rately deep russetted cavity; pale, greenish 

 yellow, with faint flush. Flesh yellowish ; 

 of an agreeable texture, and rich, mild fla- 

 vor; seeds long. December to April. Tree, 

 in nursery, stout, upright grower; shoots va- 

 rious, very dark. 



Grindstone. — A hard headed, long-keep- 

 er, but of a better flavor than I expected to 

 find it, though far from first rate. Tree a 

 wonderfully rapid, sprawling grower, and 

 unproductive whilst young; is said to bear 

 well afterwards. Probably a profitable 

 market variety. 



Wine Apple, of Illinois and Indiana. Ve- 

 ry different from the Wine or Hay's Winter 

 of the east. May very likely be Fall Wine 

 of Ohio, and Cole's Wine, (No. 46.) Seems 

 to be rather the favorite September and Oc- 

 tober apple of the south. Smallish, flat- 

 tened; often, or generally one-sided ; stem 

 in a broad deep cavity. Eye in a broad, 

 rather deep, plaited basin. A beautiful 

 brilliant crimson blush, and pale yellow, 

 faintly striped ; the red often finely blotch- 



