44 DESCRIPTIVE LIST OP APPLES. 



fruit. In the climate of Italy, this is supposed to be the best apple in the 

 world. It is cultivated extensively in the territories of Genoa, as an article 

 of export and commerce to Nice, Barcelona, Cadiz, and Marseilles The 

 fruit is rather large, its form inclining to globular. Its beautiful waxen skin 

 is a little marbled with a very faint green near the eye ; its colour in the 

 shade is a pale yellow, tinged with flaming crimson next the sun ; the flesh 

 is white, tender, delicate, sweet, with the fragrant perfume of roses. It 

 ripens in September, and will keep till spring. 



MENAGERE. Mr. Manning pronounced this to be the largest apple he 

 had seen ; the form is flat like a large English turnip ; the skin of a light 

 yellow; the flesh pleasant, but more adapted to the kitchen than the des- 

 sert : from October to February. It bears well trained as a dwarf. 



MINISTER. A native apple of large size, and oblong shape ; the skin a 

 light greenish yellow, striped with bright red ; flesh yellow, light, high fla- 

 voured, and excellent Mr. Manning considered this as one of the finest 

 fruits that New England ever produced. It ripens in November, and will 

 keep till after Christmas. 



MONSTROUS PIPPIN, Baltimore, Gloria Mundi, Ox Apple. Fruit of enor- 

 mous size, often weighing twenty-five ounces or more; of a pale yellowish 

 green and blush colour, with white spots ; and of a sprightly flavour ; ex 

 cellent for cooking : ripens in October, and continues fit for use till January 



MURPHV. This apple in appearance resembles the Blue Pearmain ; the 

 shape is more oblong, the size not so larue ; the skin pale red, streaked or 

 blotched with darker red, and covered with blue bloom ; flesh white, tender, 

 and good. Raised from seed by Mr. Murphy, and introduced to notice by 

 Mr. Manning. 



NEWTOWN PIPPIN, American Newtown Pippin, Yellow Newtmvn Pip- 

 pin. This variety, when perfectly matured, is considered by some the finest 

 apple in our country ; its skin is green, changing to an olive yellow at ma- 

 turity, having a thin russet covering the greatest part of the base ; flesh 

 pale yellow and firm ; juice saccharine, and possessing a rich and highly 

 aromatic flavour: from December to April. 



NEWTOWN SPITZENBURG, Matchless. A beautiful apple of medium size; 

 skin streaked, and tinned with red and yellow; flesh yellow, rich, and high- 

 ly flavoured: from October till February. 



NORFOLK BTAUFIN. Fruit middling size, flattish, of a deep red and pale 

 green colour ; the flesh is firm and savoury ; the tree hardy, upright, and 

 a good bearer; fruit excellent for use in the kitchen, and highly esteemed 

 for the dessert. It ripens in November, and is frequently to be obtained 

 in England in July following. 



ORTI.EY PIPPIN, Orfley Apple, Vandyne, Woolman's Long nf Prince. A 

 fruit very much resembling the Yellow Newtown Pippin, but a little more 

 oval; skin olive yellow at maturity, partially covered with pink and rus- 

 set; flesh yellow, crisp, and/breaking; very juicy, with the same pine-apple 

 flavour which distinguishes the Newtown Pippin : good from November to 

 April. 



PENNOCK'S RED WINTER, Pelican. Fruit very large and compressed; 

 of deep red colour, streaked with yellow ; flesh tender, juicy, and of a 

 sweet and pleasant flavour : ripens in November, and will keep good till 

 March. It is a evry popular apple in the Philadelphia markets 



PUMPKIN SWEET, RamsdeCs Red Pumpkin Sweet. A beautiful fruit, 



