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digious bearer, and keeps till late in the spring. It is in every 

 way, highly deserving extensive cultivation. 



Fruit of medium size, often large roundish, a little flattened, 

 and slightly angular. Skin at first dull green, covered with 

 brownish-yellow russet when ripe, with, rarely, a faint blush 

 on one side. Stalk nearly three fourths of an inch long, rather 

 slender, not deeply inserted. Calyx closed, set in a round basin, 

 of moderate depth. Flesh greenish-white, moderately juicy, 

 with a rather rich, sub-acid flavour. Ripens in January, and 

 may be brought to market in June. 



There are several native varieties of Russet or " Leather 

 Coats," of larger size than the foregoing, but they are much 

 inferior, being apt to shrivel and become tasteless. 



151. RED GILLIFLOWER. 



This appears to be a native variety, and, although second 

 rate, is esteemed in some parts of the country. Fruit of 

 medium size, oblong, narrowing rapidly to the eye, where it is 

 somewhat ribbed. The skin is smooth, and of a fine dark red. 

 The calyx is set in a narrow, rather shallow, furrowed basin. 

 Flesh white, of a mild flavour. November to January. 



152. SAM YOUNG. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Irish Russet. 



An exceedingly high flavoured, little dessert Russet from 

 Kilkenny, in Ireland, and fit for use in early winter. 



Fruit small, slightly flattened, and regularly formed. Skin 

 bright yellow, a good deal covered with gray russet, and dotted 

 on the yellow portion with small brown specks. Stalk short. 

 Calyx large and expanded, placed in a broad basin. Flesh 

 greenish, quite juicy and tender, with a rich and excellent fla- 

 vour. November to January. 



153. SURPRISE. Thomp. 



A small, round, whitish-yellow apple, of little or no value, but 

 admired by some, for its singularity, the flesh being stained 

 with red. November to January. 



154. SWAAR. Coxe. Floy. Thomp. 



This is a truly noble American fruit, produced by the Dutch 

 settlers on the Hudson, near Esopus, and so termed, from its 

 unusual weight, this word, in the Low Dutch, meaning heavy, 

 It requires a deep, rich, sandy loam, to bring it to perfection. 



