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Lush Peach. 



Jewett's Best. An American variety of excellent quality, with large 

 oblate or nearly globular fruit. Skin greenish -yellow, heavily shaded 

 with deep-red. Flesh yellowish -white, juicy, and pleasantly sub-acid. 

 Ripens late, keeps well, and is a good dessert Apple. Tree strong, hardy, 

 and productive. 



Ml// Beggar. A favorite old English culinary variety, with large 

 roundish fruit. Skin pale-yellow, with an orange cheek. Flesh white, 

 juicy, aud briskly sub-acid. Ripens medium late, and will keep two or 

 three months. Tree hardy, comes into bearing early, and an extraordinary 

 heavy cropper. 



Jonathan (King Philip). This is one of the finest and best of the 

 American varieties. Fruit medium-sized or larger, roundish-conical, and 

 tapering towards the eye. Skin overspread with deep-red, with darker 

 stripes. Flesh white, sometimes tinged with pink, tender, juicy, with a 

 sprightly vinous flavour. Ripens late, will keep a long time, is an excellent 

 dessert Apple, and suitable for export. Tree very hardy, vigorous, and 

 a free bearer. 



Joanneting (Golden Beauty, Juneating). A very old and formerly 

 popular English variety, with small round flattened fruit. Skin light- 

 yellow, with a red blush. Flesh white, crisp, and pleasantly flavoured. 

 Ripens about mid-summer, and is a useful early dessert Apple. Tree 

 vigorous and a fairly good bearer. 



Keddltbton Pippin. An English variety, with small regularly formed 

 conical fruit. Skin bright-yellow with veinings and specks of russet. 



