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high-flavored. Excellent for cooking. Only a few trees 

 of this kind are recommended to enter into a good collec- 

 tion, as, from the weight of the fruit, it is liable to be blown 

 down by high winds. It originated on Long Island. 



89. MORGAN'S FAVORITE. Judge Buel. 



" A variety received, with the Beauty of the West, of 

 Mr. Morgan, and which he considers a superior kind. It 

 is nearly as large as the Russian Alexander, and somewhat 

 resembles it in color and shape." 



90. *MURPHY. 



A large and splendid fruit ; in appearance resembling the 

 Blue Pearmain, but more oblong, and not quite so large ; 

 skin pale red, streaked or blotched with darker red, and 

 covered with a beautiful blue bloom ; the flesh white, 

 tender, and good. November to February. Raised by 

 Mr. David Murphy, of Salem, Mass., and introduced to 

 notice by Mr. Manning. 



91. *ORTLEY. 



A native of New Jersey. It resembles the yellow New- 

 town Pippin in its fine flavor and form, but is more oval : 

 the eye large, not deeply sunk ; the stalk slender, and 

 deeply inserted ; color bright, clear yellow, but changing 

 to bright scarlet next the sun ; the flesh yellowish, crisp, 

 and breaking; juice abundant and fine. An excellent 

 fruit. Season, December to April. 



191. PECK'S PLEASANT. S. H. S., Esq. 



This fruit is one of the most salable apples in the mar- 

 ket of Providence. The skin is smooth, of a yellow color in 

 the shade, with a blush next the sun ; the flavor is pleasant 

 and good. An excellent dessert fruit. It ripens from 

 November to February. 



92. *PENNOCK'S RED WINTER. 

 PELICAN. 



The tree bears constantly and abundantly. The fruit 

 is large and handsome, generally flattened, and its form in- 

 'clined; of a deep crimson color, with indistinct streaks 

 of yellow in the shade; dark blotches next the sun; the 

 flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet, and excellent. Season, 

 "November to March. A superior native fruit, highly de- 

 serving of cultivation. Some here esteem it equal to the 

 Baldwin. A popular apple in the Philadelphia market. 



