2SS SELECT YAEIETIES OF FEUITS. 



71. DouUe Mowering Chinese. — A beautiful orna- 

 luental tree, producing large clusters of semi-double rose 

 colored blossoms. 



CLASS III. AVIKTEE APPLES. 



Y2. Baldwin (Steele's Red Winter, in "Westei-n Kew 

 York). — A large, fair, bright, red apple, roundish, in- 

 clining to oblong ; ilesh crisp, juicy, and pleasant ; not 

 very fine grained. Tree is a vigorous, rapid grower, with 

 curved erect branches, and forms a regular open head in 

 the orchard ; bears abundantly ; originated in Massachu- 

 setts, where it is one of the most pojjular and profitable 

 winter fruits for market. It also succeeds well through- 

 out ISJ'ew York, and especially in the Genesee Valley ; 

 variable in the south and west. 



73. Baily Sweet (Patterson Sweet). — =A magnificent 

 sweet apiDle of the largest size, originated in Wyoming 

 county, New Y'ork ; brought to our notice a few j'ears 

 ago, by E. A. McKay, Esq., of Naples, New York ; color 

 deep reddish crimson ; flesh tender, sweet, juicy, and 

 rich ; tree vigorous, erect, and productive. — October to 

 January. 



T4. Bourrassa. — Large, conical, reddish ruscet, rich 

 and high-flavored, but rather dry; supposed to have 

 originated in Lower Canada ; a very valuable apple for 

 the high northern latitudes ; succeeds well in western 

 New York. — October to March. 



Y5. Bhie Pearinain. — Very large, roundish, purplish 

 red, clouded, covered with bloom ; flesh sub-acid, juicy, 

 and good ; tree is a vigorous grower, with large foliage, 

 and a spreading head ; bears moderately ; very popular,. 

 in the markets on account of its size and beauty. — Octo- 

 ber to January. 



Y6. Bell-Jlcnver^ Yellow. — Mr, Downing follows Thomp- 



