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most excellent variety. Ripe in October, and keep- 

 ing till February. 



No. 30. Red Quarenden. Fruit of medium 

 size, of a flat form ; skin a very dark red ; flesh 

 white, juicy, and of a pleasant flavor. Ripe in 

 October and November. 



No. 31. Wine Apple. Fruit large, round, 

 sometimes oblong ; the skin a bright red, striped 

 with a little yellow, with russet round the stock; 

 the flesh rich and pleasant ; the form of the tree 

 is spreading ; it bears young and abundantly, 

 and ripens in the autumn and early winter 

 months. 



No. 32. 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. 



No. 33. Menagere. This apple is said to be 

 of German origin ; it is the largest apple we have 

 seen ; the form flat, in shape like a large English 

 turnip ; the skin of a light yellow ; the flesh pleas- 

 ant, but more adapted to the kitchen than the des- 

 sert. It bears well, trained as a dwarf, and ripens 

 from October to February. 



