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NO. 91. METOISEE/ OR FRENCH CRAB. 



Is a fair red apple of middling size ; the skin is 

 smooth, streaked with a dark shade of red, mingled 

 with yellow the form is oblong, the blossom end is 

 full of yellow spots , the flesh is rich, juicy and well 

 flavoured ; a fine baking apple, and keeps remarkably 

 wel . The tree is of moderate growth and regular 

 form, the foliage dark and luxuriant the fruit hangs 

 on the tree very late in the fall. 



NO. Q2. CARTHOUSE, OR GILP1N. 



This apple is said to have been brought from Vir- 

 ginia it obtained its name from a family in'the Del- 

 aware State. It is highly esteemed for its excellence 

 as a table apple late in the spring, and as a good cider 

 fruit : it is a most abundant bearer, and hangs on the 

 tree very late in the season ; the tree is hardy, of a 

 handsome, open, spreading, and vigorous growth 

 the fruit is small, the colour a deep red, sometimes a 

 little streaked with yellow the skin of a polished 

 smoothness ; the form inclining to an oblong : the flesh 

 is very firm, yellow, and rich, not fit for eating until 

 mid- winter, when it becomes juicy, tender, and finely 

 flavoured. 



