DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP APPLES. 43 



COURT PENDU, Capendu, Court Pendu Plat, Garnmi's Apple An es- 

 timable dessert apple, of medium size ; in shape round, depressed ; the co- 

 lour yellow, a good deal covered with full red ; it is of a high saccharine 

 flavour and of close consistence ; the fruit keeps till February or March. 

 The tree grows upright, and boars weU. 



DANVERS WINTER SWEET, Epses Sweet, Danvers Sweeting. This va- 

 riety originated at Danvers, near Salem, Massachusetts; fruit of medium 

 size ; a little oblong ; skin yellow, slightly tinged with red ; its flesh sweet 

 and excellent cooked, or as a dessert: from November to April. The tree is 

 a great bearer, and of rapid growth. 



DOMINE, Domini. A first rate winter apple, of medium size and green- 

 ish yellow colour, clouded with brown blotches ; the flesh is juicy, tender, 

 and excellent. Tree a great bearer. 



GOLDEN BALL, Golden Apple. A beautiful and superior fruit from the 

 State of Maine ; of large size and goldpn yellow colour ; flesh firm ; juice 

 very rich, sweet, aromatic, with a good proportion of acid. It will keep 

 good from November to April. 



GOLDEN HARVEY, Brandy Apple. A dessert apple, not larger than the 

 Golden Pippin ; colour light yellow, with a flush of red, and embroidered 

 with aroughish russet. It is called Brandy Apple from th superior spe- 

 cific strength of its juice, being 10.85 ; it is of remarkably close texture, 

 very rich in flavour, and will kepp till April or May. 



GREEN SWEET, Green Sweeting, Green Winter Sweet. This apple is 

 much cultivated in Massachusetts. It is of medium size; the skin dull 

 green, approaching to yellow ; the flesh very sweet and delicious. It pos- 

 sesses the valuable properly of retaining its soundness till May or June. 



HUBBAKDSTON NONESUCH. A large apple of globular form ; red and 

 yellow colour, streaked and blotched ; the flesh is juicy and of excellent 

 flavour : from December to March. The tree is of vigorous growth, a great 

 bearer, and worthy of extensive cultivation. 



JONATHAN, King Philip, New Spitzen burgh, Philip Rick. A winter 

 fruit very generally admired in the State of New York. It is of medium 

 size ; the skin of pa'e yellow and bright red colour, occasionally tinged with 

 purple ; flesh tender, juice abundant, and highly flavoured. This fruit will 

 keep till May. 



LADY APPLE, Pomme, d'Api. Fruit small, flat; of pale yellow colour, 

 tinged with a deep red on the side; flesh crisp, sprightly, and pleasant: 

 ripens in November, and continues till April. It is a very saleable fruit 

 on account of its great beauty. 



LADIES' SWEETING, Winter Sweeting. This apple is above medium 

 size; conical; skin yellow, streaked, and mottled with red 5 flesh juicy, 

 sweet, and high flavoured : from November to May. 



LEMON PIPPIN. An old and much esteemed dessert apple; of medium 

 size and oval shape, much like a lemon both in form and colour, having a 

 firm texture, brisk flavour, and plenty of acid : from October to March. 

 Tree handsome, and a great bearer. 



MAIDEN'S BLUSH, Hawthorndcn. Fruit large, roundish ; skin, pale 

 greenish yellow, tinged with blush ; the pulp is white, tender, juicy, and 

 acid ; and the fruit is good for the table as well as for all kitchen purposes: 

 in September and October. The tree is hardy and prolific. 



MALCARLE, Charles Apple, Mela Carla, Pomme Finale. A far-famed 



