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white, juicy, of a simple, pleasant flavour. An excellent bearer, 

 a handsome fruit, and good for cooking or drying. The ends of 

 the bearing branches become pendulous. 



45. JERSEY SWEETING. 



A very popular apple in the middle states, where it is not only 

 highly valued for the dessert, but, owing to its saccharine quality, 

 it is also planted largely for the fattening of swine, which are 

 allowed to run under the trees and gather the fruit as it falls. 

 It is a highly valuable sort, and deserves extensive culture. 



Fruit medium size, roundish-ovate, tapering to the eye. The 

 calyx is small, closed, very slightly sunk, in a small plaited 

 basin. Stalk half an inch long, in a rather narrow cavity. 

 Skin thin, greenish yellow, washed and streaked, and often en- 

 tirely covered with stripes of pale and dull red. Flesh white, 

 fine grained, and exceedingly juicy, tender, sweet and sprightly. 

 Young wood stout, and short jointed. This apple commences 

 maturing about the last of August, and continues ripening till 

 frost. 



46. KESWICK CODLIN. Thorn. Lind. 



A noted English cooking apple, which may be gathered for 

 tarts, as early as the month of June, and continues in use till 

 November. It is a great bearer and a vigorous tree. 



Fruit a little above the middle size, rather conical, with a few 

 obscure ribs. Stalk short and deeply set. Calyx rather large. 

 Skin greenish yellow, washed with a faint blush on one side. 

 Flesh yellowish white, juicy, with a pleasant acid flavour. 



47. KILHAM HILL. Man. 



A native of Essex co., Mass., raised by Daniel Kilham. Fruit 

 pretty large, roundish, ribbed, narrowing to the eye. Skin pale 

 yellow, slightly splashed with red in the shade, deep red in the 

 sun. Stalk rather long and slender, set in a wide deep hollow. 

 Calyx in a narrow basin. Flesh of sprightly, rather high flavour, 

 but is apt to become dry and mealy. Bears well. September. 



48. KENRICK'S AUTUMN. Ken. 



A handsome apple of second quality. Fruit large, roundish, 

 much flattened at the base. Stalk long, projecting beyond the 

 fruit a good deal, set in a close cavity. Skin pale yellowish- 

 green, striped and stained with bright red. Flesh white, a little 

 stained with red, tender, juicy, and of a sprightly acid flavour. 

 September. 



