Descriptions of Select Varieties of Apples. 249 



The Walpole, {fig- 25,) was first introduced to notice by 

 Mr. E. M. Richards, of Dedham, whose collection of apples is 

 very extensive, and through whose exertions other valuable 

 varieties have been previously brought to notice, — the Benoni 

 being one of the number. It originated in the town of Wal- 

 pole, Mass. It is a productive apple, with a handsome red 

 skin, and comes in at a good season, between the Williams 

 and Porter. 



Size^ large, about three inches broad, and two and a half 

 inches deep : Form, roundish, little flattened at each end, 

 tapering slightly towards the eye, and little ribbed : Skin, 

 fair, smooth, with a yellow ground, nearly or quite covered 

 with bright red stripes, deepest on the sunny side, the sur- 

 face dotted with scattered yellowish specks : Stem, short, 

 about half an inch in length, slender, and rather deeply in- 

 serted in a large, round, open cavity : Eye, medium size, 

 closed, and very little depressed in a slightly ridged hollow : 

 Flesh, yellowish, little tinged with pink, fine and tender: 

 Juice, abundant, brisk, subacid, and good : Core, rather large, 

 open: Seeds, large, broad. Ripe the last part of August, and 

 beginning of September. 



XVII. Peck's Pleasant. New American Orchardist. 



In Rhode Island, where, it is supposed, this fine apple {Jig- 

 26,) originated, it has a high reputation, and always com- 

 mands the highest price in the market. It is of good size, 

 with a golden yellow skin, and, in flavor, resembles the New- 

 town pippin, but, unlike that variety, it has a flesh as tender 

 as the Baldwin. The tree is a productive and regular bearer, 

 and the fruit keeps well. In Rhode Island, and some parts 

 of Connecticut, it is considerably disseminated, and it deserves 

 to be in every good collection in New England. 



Size, large, about three inches broad, and two and a half 

 deep: Form, roundi£.h, regular, flattened at the base, nar- 

 rowing a little towards the crown: S/dn, fair, smooth, glossy, 

 pale yellow in the shade, broadly marked with bright 

 blush in the sun, and covered with numerous prominent gray- 

 ish russet specks : Stem, short, about half an inch long, rather 

 stout, knobby, flattened^ and deeply inserted in a somewhat 



