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APPLES. 



mer apples. It is quite distinct from the Early Red Margaret, 

 which has no fragrance, and a snort stem. 



Fruit roundish, 

 narrowing towards 

 the eye. Skin 

 smooth and fair, 

 finely striped and 

 stained with bright 

 and dark red, on 

 a yellowish white 

 ground. Stalk an 

 inch and a half 

 long, rather slen- 

 der and uneven, 

 inserted in a deep 

 cavity. Calyx ra- 

 ther small, in a 

 shallow, narrow 

 basin. Flesh white, 

 slightly tinged with 

 red next the skin, 

 tender, sub-acid, 

 and very sprightly 

 and brisk in fla- 

 vour, with an a- 

 greeable aroma. 



Fig. 28. Early Strawberry. 



10. IRISH PEACH APPLE. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Early Crofton. Ronalds. 



Fruit of medium size, round or a little flattened, and obtusely 

 angular. Calyx pretty large and spreading, in a rather narrow 

 basin. Stalk short, in a cavity of moderate depth. Skin yel- 

 lowish green, with small dots in the shade, washed and streaked 

 with brownish red in the sun. Flesh white, tender, juicy, and 

 pretty well flavoured. A pleasing fruit, but does not rank so 

 high here as in England. 



11. LARGE YELLOW BOUGH. Thomp. 



Early Sweet Bough. Kenrick. 

 Sweet Harvest. 

 Bough. Coze. Flay. 



A native apple, ripening in harvest time, and one of the first 

 quality, only second as a dessert fruit to the Early Harvest. It 

 is not so much esteemed for the kitchen as the latter, as it is toe 

 sweet for pies and sauce, but it is generally much admired for 

 the table, and is worthy of a place in every collection. 



