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APPLES. 



state, who has introduced it to public attention. The tree ia 

 very vigorous, grows remarkably straight, and upright, comes 

 early into bearing, and yields every year enormously. 



Fruit rather above medium size, oblong, regularly shaped, 

 and tapering slightly towards the eye. Skin rich, dark red, 

 dotted with fawn-coloured specks, and covered with a blue 

 bloom. Stalk quite short, deeply sunk in a rather narrow cav- 

 ity. Calyx set in a pretty deep even basin. Flesh yellowish, 

 very tender and mellow, unusually sweet and rich. In weight 

 the apple is light. October to February. 



161. SPITZENBURGH, ESOPUS. Coxe. 



^Esopus Spitzemberg. Thomp. Lind. 

 ^Esopus Spitzenburg. Ken. 

 True Spitzenburgh. 



TheEsopus Spitzenburgh is a handsome, truly delicious apple, 

 and is generally considered, by all good judges, eaual to the 



Fig. 57. E-wws Spitzenburgh. 



