OF AUTUMN APPLES. 31 



28. HURLBURT APPLE. Fig. II. 



Frnit of the medium size, depressed ; 



ends subequal, circulnr, widest in 



the middle. Stem extends beyond 



the base ; depression rather deep, 



russettj^ Calyx small, placed in 



a shallow ridged depression. Color 



yellow, with carmine stripes; striped 



faintly over thecrown. Flesh white, 

 ^ tender^ jui<^y) subacid, pleasant. 



Ripe in October : belongs to the 

 Strawberry family in flavor and taste ; 

 yet, not as rich as Mark's New Straw- 

 berry. Exhibited at the New-York 

 Fruit Cultivators' Convention, New- 

 York, 1848. 



29. BRERECOURT PIPPIN (Lend. Hort. Trans. Vol. v, p. 400). 



FiUit above the medium size, slightly depressed, circular. Stem slender and deep. Color, 

 ground pale yellow, beautifully ornamented with interrupted stripes of carmine. Flesh 

 crisp, and with a high flavor. 



An English apple, originating in Berkshire, and described in 1822. It is ripe in Octo- 

 ber, but does not keep long. 



30. COLVILLE ROUGE DE MICOUD (Lond. Hort. Soc. Trans. Vol. v, p. 242). 



Fruit of the meditim size, angular or sub-quadrangular, depressed. Stem rather long, 



rather thick ; depression funnel-shaped. Calyx depression larger than that of the stem. 



Color very deep dull red on the sunny side, slightly striped with red on the shaded side. 



Skin rough, subastringent or austere, and adheres to the flesh. Flesh yellowish, juicy ; 



juice sweetish, acid, and pleasantly perfumed. 



The crop of Colvilles first comes to maturity in August, and continues till November. 

 The peculiarity of the variety consists in a successive production of flowers and fruit 

 through the season. The original tree, according to M. Andre Thouin, bears 3000 apples 

 annually. The first flowering takes place in April ; the second, in June. It is of French 

 origin. 



81. CHRISTIE'S PIPPIN. 

 Fruit of the medium size, depressed, circular. Calyx small and closed. Stem short, slen- 

 der, deep Ijclow the base. Color greenish yellow, briglit on ripening } sunny side striped 

 with red. Flesh yellowish, tender, saccharine and pleasant^ October and November. 

 Esteemed for the kitchen. 



