94 THE APPLE. 



minute russet dots, with occasional spots or blotches of russet, and, 

 grown on alluvial soils south, patches of dark green mould ; stem, 

 slender ; cavity, acuminate regular ; calyx, small ; basin, deep, abrupt, 

 hollowed, and slightly wrinkled ; flesh, greenish white, very fine 

 grained, juicy, crisp, sprightly perfumed ; core, compact ; seeds, dark 

 brown, ovate. Season, February to May. 



NEWTOWN SPITZENBERG. 



Ox-Eye, 



Burlington Spitzenberg, 



Joe Berry. 



Matchless, 

 Kountz, 



American. From Newtown. Long Island. It is extensively and 

 successfully grown in the West as Ox-Eye, and highly estimated. 



Fruit, medium ; form, round, flattened ; color, yellow ground, 

 mostly striped and splashed with red, which often has appearance as 

 of a bloom ; russet dots and lines that near the calyx look like the 

 crests of waves ; stem, long, slender; cavity, narrow, deep, regular ; 

 calyx, small, segments erect; basin, open, regular, not deep ; flesh, 

 yellow, tender, slightly sweet, rich, aromatic ; core, small ; seeds, few, 

 ovate pointed. Season, December to February. 



NORTHERN SPY. 



American. Native of East Bloomfield, N. Y. While the quality 

 of this variety secures it a place among first class fruit, it cannot 

 be considered a profitable variety until the trees have acquired at 



