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agreeable flavour ; will keep sound till late in the 

 spring, and is much esteemed in Massachusetts, for 

 its good properties. 



46. Nursery apple. "Is the size of the Harrison 

 apple. When first ripe it is^f a greenish colour, but 

 in the latter part of the winter, it turns yellow. It 

 is frequently kept until June and July, and has been 

 kept sound until September. It originated in a nur- 

 sery of Jos. Baldwin, at Cranetown, 3Sew-Jerst).'* 

 (Mease.) 



47. Pearmain, c. The winter pearmain is among 

 the first cultivated apples by the fathers of the old 

 Plymouth colony, and is, undoubtedly, of English de- 

 scent. Many trees of this kind are now supposed to 

 be more than one hundred years old, and grafted 

 trees from them produce the genuine fruit in great 

 perfection. The tree is tall and upright, forming a 

 handsome regular top : it is hardy, and will flourish 

 in a light soil. It is not an early bearer, but when 

 attained to about twelve years, from having been 

 grafted, it produces more abundantly and uniformly 

 than any other kind within our knowledge. The 

 fruit is scarcely excelled as a table apple, or for cook- 

 ery; and the cider made from it, is said to beinferiour 

 to none. The apple is of a moderate size; fair and 

 smooth ; of a reddish colour, interspersed with green 

 and yellow ; the flesh a rich yellow ; the flavour slight- 

 ly aromatick, and agreeable. There are two or three 

 varieties of this apple, but rather of an inferiour qual- 

 ity. 



48. Pennoctfs red winter. A large, fair, pleasant, 

 spicy, apple ; of an oval, and somewhat flat form ; of a 

 reddish colour. It originally came from Jos Pennock, 

 of Springfield township, Delaware county. The tree 

 grows large, and is very handsome ; a great bearer, 

 and the fruit is in great repute in the Philadelphia 

 market. 



