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bedded under the skin. Stalk nearly an inch long, slender. 

 Calyx small, and set in a regular, shallow basin. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, crisp, rather acid, but with a rich, brisk, high flavour. 

 A great bearer, but requires a strong, deep, sandy loam. 'No- 

 vember to March. 



There are many varieties of the English Golden Pippin, dif- 

 fering but little in general appearance and size, and very little 

 in flavour, from the old sort, but of rather more thrifty growth ; 

 the best of these are Hughes', and Kirke's new Cluster, Golden 

 Pippins. 



There are half a dozen sorts of apples which are improperly 

 called AMERICAN GOLDEN PIPPIN, but we have never yet been 

 able to find a distinct and new variety of this name. What are 

 so termed are, usually, the Fall, or the Yellow Newtown Pippin. 



106. HOARY MORNING. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



Dainty Apple. 



Downy. 



Sara Rawlings. 



A large and handsome English fruit, of good flavour, and es- 

 teemed for culinary purposes. 



Fruit large, roundish, a little flattened. Skin broadly and 

 irregularly striped with red, on a yellowish ground, and covered 

 with a downy bloom, which gives it a somewhat hoary appear- 

 ance. Calyx quite small, in a narrow, and shallow, plaited basin. 

 Stalk of medium length, inserted in a wide depression. Flesh 

 firm, sometimes a little pinkish next the skin, with a brisk, sub- 

 acid flavour. October to December. 



107. HUBBARDSTON NONSUCH. Man. Ken. 



A fine, large, early winter fruit, which originated in the town 

 of Hubbardston, Mass., and is of first rate quality. The tree 

 is a vigorous grower, forming a handsome branching head, and 

 bears very large crops. It is worthy of extensive orchard culture. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblong, much narrower near the eye. 

 Skin smooth, striped with splashes, and irregular broken stripes 

 of pale and bright red, which nearly cover a yellowish ground. 

 The calyx open, and the stalk short, in a russetted hollow. 

 Flesh yellow, juicy, and tender, with an agreeable mingling of 

 sweetness and acidity in its flavour. October to January. 



108. JONATHAN. Buel. Ken. 



Philip Rick. 

 King Philip. 



The Jonathan is a very beautiful dessert apple, and its 

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