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kitchen, having, when cooked, a most agreeable 

 acid. The tree is of an upright growth, bears 

 abundant crops, and the fruit ripens from Decem- 

 ber to March. M. 



[In strong soil a great bearer. This sort and No. 27 

 we consider our two best cooking varieties.] 



Roxbury Russet. This apple is well known, 

 and extensively cultivated in New England ; it is 

 of medium size, round, and flat at the ends ; the 

 skin of a fine yellow russet, often mixed with 

 dull red ; the flesh white, rich, and juicy, with a 

 very pleasant acid. It bears well, and can be 

 brought to market later in the spring than any 

 other good table apple. M. 



Jfubbardston Nonsuch. This apple is large, 

 the form round, somewhat oblong; the skin is 

 red, mixed with a small portion of yellow, streak- 

 ed and blotched with dark red ; the flesh yellow, 

 juicy, and of excellent flavor. The tree is of 

 vigorous growth, a great bearer, and worthy of 

 extensive cultivation. In use from January to 

 March. M. 



[This variety, and the one following, we consider two 

 of the finest late apples for New England culture, both 

 being good bearers.] 



Minister. This fine apple originated in Row- 

 ley, Mass. The size is large, the form oblong 

 like the Bellflower, tapering to the eye, with 

 broad ridges the whole length of the fruit ; the 

 skin a light greenish yellow, striped with bright 

 red, but the red seldom extends to the eye ; flesh 

 yellow, light, high flavored, and excellent. This 

 is one of the very finest apples which New Eng- 

 land has produced. It ripens from November to 



