36 FRUIT BOOK. 



Summer Pearmain. This apple is of medium 

 size ; the form oblong and very regular ; the skin 

 a dark red, striped with a small proportion of yel- 

 low ; the flesh very tender and good, juice not 

 abundant. It is one of our finest summer apples ; 

 bears abundantly, and ripens in August and Sep- 

 tember. M, 



Fall Harvey. This is a large and handsome 

 fruit ; the shape flat, with broad ribs extending from 

 the stem to the eye ; the skin sometimes a clear 

 bright yellow, but mostly a light yellow, occasion- 

 ally with a bright red cheek ; the flesh yellow, 

 firm, rich and high flavored ; it is much cultivated 

 in Essex county, Mass., where it may have origi- 

 nated. It is, without question, the finest fall and 

 early winter apple. A good bearer, and deserv- 

 ing extensive cultivation. M. 



Drap d" Or. A large flat apple, of a bright, but 

 pale yellow color, covered all over with small black 

 pips (never with a red cheek) ; the flesh is ten- 

 der, very light and pleasant; the growth of the 

 tree is large and spreading ; it bears well, and 

 should be found in every good collection. Ripe 

 in September and October. This is the Drap 

 d'Or of Cox and Ronald, but not of Duhamel. M. 



[This fruit commands a high price in our market.] 



ffaivthornden. This fruit is of medium size ; 

 of a flat and very regular form, and remarkably 

 handsome ; skin of a pale yellow, nearly white, 

 with a brilliant red on the side exposed to the 

 sun ; the flesh white, very juicy, but not high 

 flavored. It bears very young, and most abund- 



