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form, skin yellow, nearly covered with bright red. Flesh yel 

 lowish-white, crisp, and juicy, with a vinous and pleasant fla 

 vor. A table and kitchen fruit, in use from October tc 

 January. 



Rhode Island Greening. A favorite fruit, extensively culti- 

 vated, and produces immense crops in almost every variety of 

 soil. Fruit large, round, very regular form, with a smooth, 

 dark green skin. Flesh yellow, close, sprightly, with a slightly 

 aromatic flavor, In use for the kitchen or table from October 

 to January. 



Roman Stem A great favorite in New Jersey, where it is 

 very productive, forming a very handsome, round-headed tree. 

 Fruit round, medium size, of a pale yellow color, with a few 

 reddish specks. Flesh delicate, with a rich, juicy, agreeable 

 flavor. Ripe from November to March, and fit for either the 

 table or cooking. 



JEsopus Spitzenburg. There is perhaps not a fruit in the 

 whole catalogue more beautiful to look upon than this variety, 

 and it is second to none in quality. Fruit large, partially ob- 

 long ; skin smooth, of a yellowish-green, and nearly covered 

 with brilliant red. Flesh yellow, crisp and juicy, of a rich 

 flavor, with a large core. Ripe in November to January. 



Monmouth Pippin. I have not seen an Apple for many 

 years that so much riveted my attention as this, at the Exhi- 

 bition of the New Jersey Horticultural Society, in 1846. The 

 tree is of excellent habit, and a good bearer. Fruit over me- 

 dium size, roundish, flat ; smooth, russety-green skin, marked 

 with dots of brown. Flesh firm, yellow-white, crisp, juicy and 

 high flavored. In use from November to March. Fit for the 

 dessert or the kitchen. 



Baldwin. A celebrated Apple of the Eastern States, where 

 the tree is reputed to be a great bearer, and cultivated exten- 

 sively for the market, sending us a supply every season. Fruit 

 round, rather conical, of a yellow ground, covered with crimson 

 and red, having a few russet spots and streaks Flesh yellow, 



