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keep in high perfection through the winter, till late in 

 the spring, especially when they are shrivelled or 

 wilted from their beauty and excellence, they are 

 the most popular apple in the Philadelphia market : 

 the tree grows very large and spreading ; it should 

 be trained high, or the limbs will touch the ground 

 when in full bearing it succeeds best on light rich 

 soils. The original tree is said to be now standing 

 on a farm near Crosswicks, Burlington county, N. 

 Jersey, very large and old. 



NO. 34. WINE APPLE. 



An uncommonly large, fair, handsome red apple 

 the form is round, flat at the ends : the skin is a lively 

 red, streaked and spotted with a small portion of 

 yellow: the stalk end frequently of a russet colour, 

 both ends deeply indented ; the stalk very short, the 

 taste is rich and pleasant, an admired table fruit, and 

 excellent for cooking as well as for cider ; it ripens 

 in October, and keeps well through the fall and win- 

 ter. The tree is uncommonly large and handsome, 

 the leaves small, it bears abundantly ; from its sprea- 

 ding form, it does not require much trimming it is 

 probably as saleable an apple as any sold in the 

 Philadelphia market : in the state and county of Del- 

 aware it is called the Hays Winter $ and in some 



