APPLES. 49 



Jewetfs Fine Red. This apple originated in 

 Hollis, N. H. ; was first brought into notice by the 

 Editor of the " Boston Cultivator," S. W. Cole, 

 Esq. It is a fine fruit, of medium size, form 

 rather flat, color dark red, flavor sub-acid, flesh 

 tender. It is among the best native apples of 

 our country. In eating from October to Decem- 

 ber. 



Golden Ball. This fruit was also brought 

 forward by Mr. Cole. It is of large size, form 

 roundish, stem short, color bright yellow, with 

 occasionally a blush on one side; the flesh is 

 mild, sub-acid, crisp, juicy, and of fine flavor; 

 ripens late in the fall, a good grower, but medium 

 bearer. It/is a fine apple for cooking, as well as 

 for the table. 



A selection of sixteen sorts of apples for a 

 garden. Early Harvest, Early Sweet Bough, 

 Summer Rose, Maiden's Blush, Aunt Hannah, 

 Minister, Swaar, Roxbury Russet, Fall Harvey, 

 Green Sweet, Porter, Gravenstein, Hubbardston 

 Nonsuch, Lyscom, Baldwin, Danvers Winter 

 Sweet. 



A selection of nine sorts for a small garden. 

 Early Harvest, Early Sweet Bough, Minister, 

 Swaar, Fall Harvey, Porter, Baldwin, Danvers 

 Winter Sweet, Gravenstein. 



THE PEAR. 



The pear was probably held in higher estima- 

 tion by the ancients than the apple, as Pliny enu- 

 merated a greater number. It is a much more 

 hardy and durable tree than the apple, and, al- 

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