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XXVI. Vandervere. Coxe's View^ <S^c. 



Staalclubs, of some, according to Coxe. 



Few apples have a more beautiful and prepossessing ap- 

 pearance than the Vandervere, {Jig. 48.) We have had spe- 

 cimens from various parts of the country, but those from the 



Fig. 48. Vandervere Apple. 



hght soils of Western New York have been preeminently 

 beautiful, being perfectly fair, with a yellow ground, covered 

 with brilliant red in delicate stripes and splashes. In the 

 West, where it is much cultivated, it is a favorite apple; but 

 in New England it is ^'^et very little known. We hope, how- 

 ever, it will be introduced more generally, as we are sure it 

 would be a favorite fruit. 



The Vandervere originated in Delaware, near Wilmington, 

 and is there much celebrated ; but its good qualities and 

 handsome appearance have bespoken its praise until it has 

 become very generally known. The tree delights in a rich, 

 light loamy soil, and in such a situation the trees grow to a 

 large size, and produce great crops. 



Size, large, about three and a half inches broad, and two 

 and three quarters long : Form, roundish, flattened at each 



