544 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Apples. 



crisp and firm : Jtiice, abundant, subacid, sprightly and high 

 flavored : Core, large, open : Seeds, large, long and dark 

 brown. Ripe from November to March. 



L. Maiden's Blush. Coxe's View, <^c. 



The Maiden's Blush (Jig. 39) is another apple first de- 

 scribed by Coxe, and supposed to be a native of New Jersey, 

 where it was first introduced to notice by Samuel Allison, 

 Esq., of Burlington. In point of beauty, it perhaps surpasses 

 almost any other apple : the skin is of a clear yellow waxen 

 hue, set off with a brilliant rosy cheek ; and no name could 

 be more appropriate than that which it has received. 



Fig. 39. Maiden's Blush. 



As a table fruit, the Maiden's Blush is only of moderate 

 quality; but for the kitchen few surpass it. The flesh is 

 exceedingly tender, very juicy, and well flavored ; and from 

 August to October there is no better apple for culinary pur- 

 poses. 



The tree is a rapid and vigorous grower, upright and hand- 

 somely shaped ; and the full grown trees form fine, open, 

 spreading heads : it also bears young. A low-trained tree, 

 loaded with its fair, yellow, ruddy-cheeked fruit, is one of the 

 most brilliant objects in the fruit garden. Wood, yellowish. 



