104 APPLES. 



NO. 7. EARI/K SUMMER PEARMAIN. 



This is one of the'finest fruits of the season ; fre- 

 quently preferred to a fine pear : the size is middling, 

 the form oblong, uniformly regular, the ends both dee- 

 ply indented the colour in the shade is a dull red, 

 somewhat streaked and faintly spotted ; in the sun it 

 is frequently of a lively red, blended with a rich yel- 

 low : the juice is abundant until too ripe ; the flesh 

 singularly tender It frequently cracks open on the 

 tree, and bursts from its own weight in falling it is 

 equally adapted to the table and stewing, and is pro- 

 bably the most popular apple of the season, which 

 commences with the first of August, and (it being very 

 free from rotting) continues through that and the fol- 

 lowing month : the tree is of a moderate size, the head 

 very round and close; it grows remarkably well on 

 light and sandy soils. 



NO. 8. RAMBOUR D ? ETE/ OR SUMMER RAMBOUR. 



This fruit is also called the Rambour franc : it was 

 imported into the United States from the garden of 

 St. Cloud. The apple is large, of a flat form, a stalk 

 of medium length, placed in a cavity of some depth ; 

 the eye is large, the skin smooth; with streaks of red 



