DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP APPLES. 41 



FALL HARVBY. This is a large and handsome fruit, the shape flat, the 

 skin light yellow, with a bright red cheek ; flesh yellow, firm, rich, and high 

 flavoured. Mr. Manning considered it "the finest Fall and Karly Winter 

 variety; a good bearer, and deserving extensive cultivation." 



FALL PIPPIN, Cobbetfs Fall Pippin, Re'mnete Blanche D'Espagne, 

 IfExpagne, De Rateau, Cnncombre Ancien. White Spanish Reinette, Co- 

 muesar. This extremely va'uable variety stands in the first class of au- 

 tumn fruits, and is very large ; its form is roundish oblong ; skin smooth, 

 yellowish green, tinged with orange ; flesh yellowish, crisp, and tender, 

 with a very rich, sugary juice. It ripens in October, and keeps well as a 

 fall apple. 



FAMEUSE, Pomme de Neige. A Canadian apple of ereat beauty ; in size 

 medium ; skin light green, stained with bright red ; flesh white, very ten- 

 der; juice saccharine, with a musky perfume : ripe in October, and will 

 keep good till Christmas. Tree hardy and productive. 



GOLDEN RUSSET, Aromatic Russet. A dessert apple, of medium size, 

 and of a pale copper-coloured rnsset ; in great repute for its rich saccharine, 

 aromatic, and slightly musky flavour. The tree is hardy and very produc- 

 tive : in October and November. 



GRAVENSTEIN. Fruit rather large and compressed ; of a yellowish green 

 colour, striped with red ; flesh crisp, and hi?h flavoured : ripens in October, 

 and lasts till April. This variety originated in Germany, and is considered 

 the best dessert apple in that country. 



KENRICK'S RED AUTUMN. A native apple of largish dimensions, raised 

 by John Kenrick, Esq., of Newton, Massachusetts; colour pale green in 

 the shade, but bright red next the sun, and streaked with deeper red ; the 

 flesh white, stained more or less with red ; tender, juicy, and rich, with an 

 agreeable sub-acid flavour: ripe in October. 



KII.HAM HILL. This apple, one of the most saleable varieties in Sa- 

 lem markets, originated on the farm of Dr. Kilham, in Wenham, Essex 

 county, Massachusetts ; the size is above medium ; form a little oblong; the 

 skin yellow, striped with red ; the flesh is yellow and high flavoured : from 

 September to November. 



MONMOUTH PIPPIN. This variety originated in Monmouth county, New 

 Jersey. It is above medium size, of greenish colour, striped with red ; flesh 

 firm, and of pleasant flavour. It is considered one of the most saleable 

 and productive varieties of the season ; and will keep good till after Christ- 

 mas. 



ORANGE SWEETING, Yellow Sweeting, Golden Sweeting. This variety 

 is much cultivated near Hartford, Connecticut, for the Boston, Providence, 

 and Philadelphia markets ; the fruit is rather large, flattened at its base and 

 summit ; the colour yellow, or orange ; flesh very sweet and excellent : from 

 September to December. 



RED INGESTRIE. A first-rate dessert apple, of medium size, and bright 

 yellow colour, deeply tinged with red ; raised by Mr. Knight, President ot 

 the London Horticultural Society. The tree bears well in America, and 

 ripens its fruit in October, which is very rich, juicy, high flavoured, and 

 grateful to the palate. 



RED AND GRF.EN SWKETINO. Prince's Large Red and Green Sweeting. 

 The fruit is of oblong shape ; colour green, striped with red ; the pulp is 

 very sweet, tender, and of delicious flavour: from September to Novembe? 



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