12$ 



skin streaked with red and yellow, with a small por- 

 tion of russet: it is an excellent table and baking apple; 

 m season, from October till April. 



NO. 42. REINETTE TRANCHE. 



This is the most admired winter apple in France ; 

 the size is large, the shape long, flat at the ends, and 

 lessening towards the crown : the skin is yellow, and 

 when fully ripe, is apt to shrivel it has usually a num. 

 ber of cloudy, black, and russet spots on the skin 

 the stalk is short and thick, planted deep the flesh 

 firm, rich and sprightly it is often kept sound till 

 the second year the tree is of a handsome form, tall, 

 large, of vigorous growth, and an abundant bearer. 



NO. 43. NEWTON SPITZEMBERG. 



This apple is in some parts of this State called the 

 English, or Burlington Spitzemberg : it was brought 

 from Newton on Long-Island it is a large round 

 and fair fruit; the skin a lively but deep red, streaked 

 with darker shades of red towards the stalk, and full 

 of small yellow dots towards the crown ; the stalk is 

 short, and grows in a deep hollow, the crown is deep- 

 ly indented the flesh yellow, rich and highly fla- 



