40 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF APPLES. 



RSD QUARENPON, Devonshire Quarenden. Sack Apple. A much es- 

 teemed Devonshire apple ; of medium size ; skin of a uniform deep rich 

 crimson, with numerous green dots intermixed ; flesh of a brisk, pleasant, 

 and peculiar flavour. A very desirable dessert apple : from August to Oc- 

 tober ; tree very productive. 



SUMMER PIPPIN, Pie Apple. This fruit, in size and shape, resembles 

 the Fall Pippin ; it differs in having a little more red on the sunny side, 

 and in arriving at maturity about a fortnight earlier. It is a very popular 

 apple in New Jersey. 



SUMMER QUEEN. A large oblong apple, striped with red on a yellow 

 ground ; the flesh is yellow, very high flavoured, and excellent. The tree 

 is of vigorous growth, says Mr. Manning, a great bearer, and ripens its fruit 

 in August. 



SUMMER R.OSE, Harvest Apple. A very beautiful and excellent fruit, of 

 moderate size and roundish form ; the skin is yellow, striped and mottled 

 with red ; the flesh is sweet, juicy, and fine : in July and August ; tree a 

 great bearer. 



WILLIAMS'S EARLY, Williams's Favourite Red. This apple originated 

 in Roxbury, Mass. ; it is of medium size ; oblong form ; the skin a bright 

 and deep red; tbe flavour pleasant and agreeable. The Iree is a great 

 bearer, and its fruit commands a good price in the Boston markets: in Au- 

 gust and September. 



AUTUMN FRUIT. 

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ALEXANDER, Emperor Alexander, Aporta. Fruit very larg-e, somewhat 

 cordate, smallest at the crown ; of a greenish yellow colour, striped or mar- 

 bled with red; pulp tender, sweet, rich, and aromatic: ripens in October, 

 and lasts till Christmas. 



AMERICAN NONPAREIL, Doctor Apple. A beautiful apple of medium 

 size and roundish form ; its colour yellow, streaked and stained with red 

 on the sunny side ; flesh firm, juicy, and agreeable. A very fine market 

 apple in October and November. Tree a great bearer. 



BOXFORD. A very superior variety, says Mr. Manning ; which was first 

 cultivated at Boxford, Massachusetts. Fruit roundish, of medium size; 

 skin striped with red and yellow ; the flesh, yellow, rich, and good. The 

 tree is a great bearer, and ripens its fruit in October. 



CUMBERLAND SPICE. A fine dessert fruit, large, rather oblong; of a 

 pale yellow colour, clouded near the base ; the flesh white, tender, and of 

 fine flavour. It ripens in autumn, and will keep till February. 



DOWNTON PIPPIN, Elton Golden Pippin, Knighfs Golden Pippin. The 

 Downton Golden Pippin is a most abundant bearer, and the fruit extreme- 

 ly well adapted for market; it is rather larger than the common Golden 

 Pippin; skin nearly smooth ; yellow, sprinkled with numerous specks; 

 flesh yellowish, crisp, with a brisk, rich, sub-acid juice , specific gravity 

 10.79. Ripe in October and November, and will keep good till Christmas. 



DRAP D'OR OF FRANCE, Cloth of Gold. This apple is very large and 

 handsome 5 its form globular; its colour a fine yellow, with dark specks; 

 its flesh white, firm, and rich flavoured. The tree bears well, and should 

 be fonnd in every good collection. Fruit in perfection from September to 

 November. 



