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with red, on a yellow ground ; the flesh is tender, 

 breaking and high flavored. It bears well, and 

 ripens from October to December. 



[This apple is small in our soil, and indifferent in quality.] 



No. 15. Boxford. This apple was first culti- 

 vated in Boxford, Essex county, where it may have 

 originated. The size is middling, form round, skin 

 striped with red and yellow ; the flesh yellow, rich 

 and good. Ripens in the fall months, and is thought 

 to be a fine apple. 



No. 16. Red Astracan. This beautiful apple 

 is of medium size, of a round and rather flat form ; 

 the skin is dark red, covered with a thick bloom like 

 a plum ; the flesh is white, tender, and good, some- 

 what acid; it keeps but a short time after being 

 gathered, but the beauty of the fruit, and its early 

 and great bearing, render it desirable in every col- 

 lection, especially if intended for the market. Ripe 

 in August. 



No. 17. Oslin. This apple is of medium size, 

 the form flat and regular, the skin a bright yellow, 

 with some dark clouded spots ; the flesh firm, of a 

 brisk and high flavor. It bears young and most 

 abundantly, and ripens in September. 



No. 18. Kilham Hill. Originated on the farm 

 of Doctor Kilham, in Wenham, Essex county, Mass. 

 The size is sometimes large, the form round, a little 



