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49. Priestly. "Keeps from December to April ; o- 

 riginaliy cultivated in Buck's county, Pennsylvania. 

 A large, long, juicy fruit, and of a spicy flavour 5 col- 

 our red. This tree grows very straight, and is of a 

 handsome shape." (Mease.) 



50. Pove-shon^ c. "Is a small red apple ; ripe about 

 the latter end of September ; of a pleasant flavour, and 

 makes good early cider ; for which purpose it ie gen- 

 erally used about Newark, New-Jersey." (Mease.) 



51. Pound apple. "This is a large fair apple, very 

 showy, the form is flat, the stalk short, and planted 

 in an indented cavity : the skin is smooth, a pale yel- 

 low, inclining to a green, streaked with a lively red ; 

 the flesh of a yellowish cast, mixed with a small portion 

 of green ; juicy and sprightly ; well fitted for cooking; 

 it ripens in October, and keeps for several months : the 

 tree is large, vigorous and spreading." (Coxe.) 



52. Quince apple. "The tree is of large and vig- 

 orous growth, the size of the apple large, the shape 

 flat, the skin when fully ripe is yellow, the flesh rich, 

 yellow and juicy : in appearance, it somewhat resem- 

 bles a large yellow Newton pippin. It came original- 

 ly from the state of New-York. Ripens in Novem- 

 ber." (Coxe.) 



53. Queen apple. (Summer queen.) "The summer 

 queen is an apple of the finest quality, and its appear- 

 ance is uncommonly beautiful. The size is large , 

 the skin has a fine, rich, yellow ground, mixed with 

 red, handsomely striped and clouded, sometimes in a 

 proportion greater than the yellow ; the blossom end 

 is much pointed, and full of little furrows and protu- 

 berances ; the stalk is long, and planted in a deep cav- 

 ity, with projections of the flesh around the stalk, like 

 the Roman stem the flesh is rich, yellow, and high- 

 ly scented ; equally suited for eating and stewing. It 

 is not fully ripe until the beginning of August, but 

 can be used for stewing long before that time : the 



