IIUBBARDSTON NONSUCH APPLE. 



Leaves. — ^Rather lai'ge, ovate-oblong, broadest near the middle, nar- 

 rowing little to the base, and tapering to the point, thick, deep shining 

 green above, and covered with a whitish down beneath ; deeply, 

 coarsely, and unequally serrated, with prominent nerves, and folded 

 inwards at the edges ; petioles, medium length, about one inch long, 

 and rather stout. 



Flowers. — Medium size ; petals oblong, nearly flat, thin, somewhat 

 wavy, and tinged with pink. 



Fruit. — Large, about three and a quarter inches broad, and three 

 inches deep : Form, roundish, or roundish conical, largest near the 

 middle, narrowing towards the crown, and shghtly to the stem : Skin, 

 fair, smooth, glossy, of a rich yellow, nearly covered with deep orange 

 red, rather indistinctly striped with light crimson, often russetted 

 around the base of the stem, and sparsely dotted on the surface with 

 large russet specks : Stem, medium length, about three quarters of an 

 inch long, rather slender, and moderately inserted in a broad, regular 

 cavity : Eye, large, partially open, and little sunk in a broad, open, and 

 ribbed basin ; segments of the calyx broad and very short: Flesh, yel- 

 lowish, rather fine, crisp and tender : Juice, tolerably abundant, with a 

 rich admixture of sweet and acid, high-flavored and excellent: Core, 

 small, nearly close : Seeds, medium size, plump. 



Ripe in October, and keeps in good condition until February. 



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