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til too ripe the flesh is singularly tender, it frequent- 

 ly cracks open on the tree, and bursts from its own 

 weight in falling : it is equally adapted to the table 

 and stewing, and is probably the most popular apple 

 of the season, which commences with the first of Au- 

 gust, and (it being very free from rotting) continues 

 through that and the following month. The tree is 

 of a moderate size, the head very round and close : it 

 grows remarkably well on light and sandy soils."" 

 (Coxe.) 



71. Swaar apple. Keeps from November to March. 

 A large, yellow, and greenish apple, of good flavour : 

 much admired as being a winter table fruit, of supc- 

 riour excellence. The trees bear largely. 



72. Sweet greening. A large, handsome apple, re- 

 sembling in size and form, the Rhode Island greening. 

 Ripens in autumn, and possesses the valuable proper* 

 ty of retaining its soundness and flavour till the mid- 

 dle of June. It is an excellent apple for baking, and 

 deserves to be more extensively cultivated. Its ori- 

 gin is uncertain, and it is doubtful whether this fruit is 

 known out of the old Plymouth colony. 



73. Tolman sweeting. I have not been able to trace 

 to its origin this justly admired apple. In Dartmouth, 

 county of Bristol, where it is best known, it is held in 

 much estimation for family use during the autumn, 

 and through the winter. The fruit is above the mid- 

 dle size, yellow, with a small bluish stripe on one side : 

 it is juicy, and the flavour pleasant. 



74. Vandevere, c. "Formerly called stalcubs. A 

 well known and most excellent eating fruit; pleasant, 

 and sprightly acid, joined with a sweetish taste, and 

 much preferred for pies and sauces. Unfortunately 

 the trees have greatly failed of late. On a rich heavy 

 soil, they are subject to the bitter rot : on a light soil, 

 not so much so. Mr. Riley, of Marcus Hook, says 4 

 this apple originally came from Wilmington Dela- 



