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Nickajack, (Carolina Spice, Red Pippin, Winter Kose). One of the 

 best and most popular of the American varieties. Fruit medium-sized 

 or over, roundish-oblate. Skin nearly covered with red, splashed and 

 striped with a darker shade, and speckled with small yellowish dots. 

 Flesh yellowish, compact, juicy, and pleasantly flavoured. Ripens late, a 

 very long keeper, a good dessert and market Apple, and suitable for 

 export. Tree robust, very hardy, and bears in abundance. 



Nickajack. 



Nonesuch. A very old popular and excellent English variety, with 

 medium-sized round flattened fruit. Skin greenish-yellow, striped and 

 spotted with dull-red. Flesh white, tender, juicy, aud pleasantly sub- 

 acid. Ripens after mid-season, will keep for several weeks, and is a 

 useful Apple either for dessert or cooking. Tree vigorous and a good 

 bearer. 



Nonpareil (English Nonpareil, Hunt's Nonpareil, Lovedon's Pippin}. 

 A very old and well-known English variety, with medium-sized roundish- 

 conical fruit. Skin greenish-yellow, with a brownish-red cheek and 

 patches and tracings of russet. Flesh greenish-white, crisp, aromatic, 

 with a sprightly sub-acid flavour. Ripens late, will keep for a long time, 

 and is a first-class dessert Apple. Tree vigorous and very productive. 



Norfolk Bearer. A useful English variety, with medium-sized roundish 

 fruit, somewhat angular round the eye. Skin yellowish-green, with a 

 heavy dark-crimson cheek. Flesh greenish-white, juicy, tender, crisp, 

 with a brisk agreeable flavour. Ripens medium late, will keep three or 

 four months, is an excellent culinary Apple, and suitable for making 

 cider. Tree strong, hardy and a very great bearer, hence the name. 



