00 FRUIT BOOK. 



No. 38. Newtown Spitzenburg. The size is 

 large, the form round and regular, the skin a dark 

 red, striped, streaked with shades of dull red ; the 

 flesh yellow, rich and high flavored. A most beau- 

 tiful and valuable apple. In perfection from Octo- 

 ber till February. 



No. 39. White Winter Calville. This is one 

 of the most celebrated French dessert apples ; the 

 size is large, the form flat, with ribs extending from 

 the stem to the eye ; the skin, when ripe, of a bright 

 yellow, sometimes with a blush of pale red ; the flesh 

 white, tender and pleasant, without being high-fla- 

 vored. It is an abundant bearer, and the fruit ripens 

 from November to March. 



No. 40. Pennocks. This is a large apple ; the 

 form round, rather oblong; the skin a dull red, 

 slightly streaked with yellow ; the flesh yellow, sweet 

 and tender ; good for the table, and excellent for 

 baking. The tree grows to a large size, and forms 

 an open spreading head. It bears well every year, 

 and is in use during the winter months. 



[This variety, as well as Nos. 31 and 38, are finer apples 

 when grown South, than with us.J 



No. 41. Baldwin. This fine apple, so well 

 known in New England, hardly needs a description. 

 It is of medium size, the form round, the skin mostly 

 of a brilliant red, with some indistinct yellow streaks ; 

 in some situations a large proportion of yellow ; the 



