40 FRUIT BOOK. 



Golden Russet. The origin of this apple is 

 unknown ; it appears to have been first cultivat- 

 ed in Essex county, Mass. The fruit is of medi- 

 um size, round, rather oblong, and of a regular 

 form ; the skin is a smooth, yellow russet ; flesh 

 remarkably tender, spicy, and high flavored. The 

 tree is very upright and handsome in its growth ; 

 bears abundantly ; and is a valuable fruit, ripen- 

 ing in October, November, and December. M. 



Blue Pearmam. This fruit is large, the form 

 round, the skin red, striped and mottled with dark- 

 er red, and covered with a bloom like a plum ; the 

 flesh mild and agreeable. This is a most excel- 

 lent variety. Ripe in October, and keeping till 

 February. M. 



Fameuse. Fruit middle size ; of a flat form ; 

 skin light yellow and green, mixed with pale red 

 and dark red blotches on the side exposed to the 

 sun ; flesh remarkably white, tender, juicy, and 

 good. This is a very handsome apple. The tree 

 bears well, and the fruit ripens from October to 

 December. M. 



Menagere. This apple is said to be of Ger- 

 man origin ; it is the largest apple we have seen ; 

 the form flat, the shape like a large English tur- 

 nip ; the skin of a light yellow ; the flesh plea- 

 sant, but more adapted to the kitchen than the 

 dessert. It bears well, trained as a dwarf, and 

 ripens from October to February. M. 



Rhode Island Greening. -^ This is a well- 

 known and favorite apple ; the size is large, the 

 shape round, flat at the end ; the color, when ripe, 

 a greenish yellow ; the flesh yellow, tender, juicy, 



