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186, Bo^BiB; FXOWKETNG CHINESE CRAB- 



Pyrite Spectabilis. -Ark Brit. 

 IHalus Soectabffi* ttDuk 

 Pottble flowering Apple. 



This wry beautiful crab tree from China, which produces a 

 small green fruit, of no value, is highly admired for its showy 

 blossoms. These are large, tipped with deep red in the bud, but. 

 when open, are of a pale rose colour, serai-double, large, and 

 produced in fine clusters- It is an exceedingly ornamental, 

 groall tree, growing from ten to twenty feet in height. 



of &$$#* for $ ..small garden, to ripen in succession. 



.Early Harvest. Rambtk 

 Red Aetraclian, Winter*. 



Early Strawberry^ Newtown Pippin* 



Drap d'Or. Dutch Mignonne. 



Early Red Margaret Esopus Spitzenburglu 



William's BavowiWt. Baldwin. 



Autumn* Ladies' Sweeting. 



porter. Northern Spy* 



Fall Pippin, Swaar. 



Ross Nonpareil Boston Russet. 



Maiden's Blusli. Rhode Island Greening., 



Jersey Sweet, Yellow Belle-Fleur. 



;Fall Harvey, American Golden Htt*$ek 



iGravenstein. Lady Apple 



Summer Swet J^radfox Peck's Pleasant 



Golden Sweet. Herefordshire Pearpmfar 



Apples of fine quality, $mte& to a cold northern climate* Fa- 

 .nieuse, Canada Relnette* Pomme de Neige, Rhode Island 

 Greening, Boston Russet, Porter, Baldwin, Swaar, Red As- 

 trachan, Ladies' Sweeting, Northern Spy, Golden Ball, 



Apples of fne, quality* suited to a southern climate* Early 

 Bed Margaret, Large Yellow Bough, English Golden Pippin, 

 Bheep-Nose, Lady Apple, Maiden's Blush, Gravenstein, Golden 

 .Remette, Green Newtown Pippin, English Russet, Hal Carle, 

 Tellow Belle-FLeur } Wine Apple> Roman Stem, 



A number of native varieties, which have/ originated at the 

 Extreme south, are found to succeed better there than most of 

 our northern apples. Among these are the Horse Apple, Moun- 

 tain Pippin, Father Abram, etc. These are not fine at the 

 north* but are well adapted to the ollmate of Georgia, Alabama, 

 fee. 



