DECEMBER. 



56^ 



inches deep : Form, roundish, regular, broad at the base, 

 and narrowing considerably to the crown, which is small : 

 Skin, fair, smooth, with an oily touch, greenish yellow, near- 

 ly covered with pale dull red, finely striped with purplish 

 crimson, and dotted with large yellowish specks : Stem, very 

 short, less than half an inch long, stout, and moderately sunk 

 in a broad, not very deep cavity : Eye, large, open, and but 

 little depressed, in a medium-sized, open, and finely furrowed 

 basin ; segments of the calyx, short, broad : Flesh, greenish 

 white, fine, crisp, and tender : Juice, tolerably abundant, very 

 sweet, and well flavored : Core, small, nearly closed : Seeds, 

 rather large, plump, dark brown. Ripe from November to 

 February. 



LX. Jewett's Red. 



Jewett'a Fine Red, f n ^^ ^■ 



„ ,, - ' > of some collections. 



Nodhead, S 



The Jewett's Red, (Jig. 29,^ is a northern apple, which 

 originated in Hollis, N. H. It has been in cultivation in that 



THE JEWETT S RED APPLE. 



vicinity for many years, and, under the local name of Nodhead,, 

 is raised in considerable quantities for market. In Massachusetts 

 and other States, it is comparatively a new apple, and has not yet 



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