WINTER APPLES. 



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Fig. 39. Baldwin. 



74. BLACK APPLE. Coxe. 

 Black American. Thomp. ? 



A native fruit, of a very dark red colour, and of a mild, 

 rather agreeable flavour. 



Fruit rather below medium size, round or very slightly flat- 

 tened. Skin dark red, almost black, with a mealy, whitish 

 bloom on the surface. The stalk half to three fourths of an 

 inch long, pretty deeply inserted. Calyx in a rather shallow 

 basin. Flesh yellowish red, crisp, juicy, and of medium quality. 

 The tree when fully grown has a rather drooping head. Ripe 

 from November to February. 



75. BORSDORFFER. Thomp. Knoop. 



A small, celebrated German apple introduced into England by 

 Queen Charlotte. It is much admired as a dessert fruit. 



