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voured it is admired both for its taste and beauty 

 it ripens in October, and falls from the tree, but pro- 

 perly treated will last for several months. The form 

 of the tree is regular, handsome and spreading ; the 

 growth vigorous, exhibiting an appearance equal to 

 any tree in our orchards for beauty. 



NO. 44. ESOPUS SPITZEMBERG. 



This apple possesses great beauty, and exquisite 

 flavour it is said to have originated in the vicinity of 

 Albany it is supposed to deteriorate when trasplant- 

 ed to the south of the Highlands on the Hudson Ri- 

 ver. In size, it is a large apple ; in form oblong a 

 fair and smooth skin, the colour a lively and brilliant 

 red approaching to a scarlet, with numerous small 

 yellow spots the flesh is yellow, and singularly rich, 

 juicy and sprightly; the stem is of moderate length, 

 planted in a deep hollow, the end projecting a little 

 beyond the level of the fruit : its maturity is about 

 Christmas : the tree has a peculiar growth, with long 

 and hanging shoots. This appears to be the same 

 with the Flushing Spitzemberg of Long-Island ; the 

 difference between them is of the slightest shade, and 

 may be probably produced by soil or aspect, or by 

 cultivation in a mountainous or flat country. 



