102 APPLES. 



oblong; full, even, and fair the skin is a very 

 pale yellow, the flesh white, sweet, tender, juicy and 

 well flavoured ; it is the finest early table apple we 

 have ; and as an eating apple, is preferred to any other 

 at the season in which it ripens, which is in July and 

 August. The tree grows vigorously; the form is 

 round, the foliage luxuriant, and of a deep green co- 

 lour. 



NO. 4. SUMMER QUEEN. 



The Summer queen is an apple of the finest quality, 

 and its appearance is uncommonly beautiful. The 

 size is large ; the skin has a fine rich yellow ground, 

 mixed with red, handsomely striped and clouded, 

 sometimes in a proportion greater than the yellow; the 

 blossom end is much pointed, and full of little furrows 

 and protuberances ; the stalk is long, and planted in 

 a deep cavity, with projections of the flesh around the 

 stalk, like the Roman stem ; the flesh is rich, yellow, 

 and highly scented, equally suited for eating and stew- 

 ing. It is not fully ripe until the beginning of Au- 

 gust, but can be used for stewing long before that time : 

 the tree is of a very luxuriant growth, with large 

 leaves and hanging boughs : it is a great and constant 

 bearer; it is known by the name of Swetts Harvest 

 in many parts of New- Jersey, 



