MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



75 



sprinkled with whitish dots ; stalk, short and fleshy, inserted in a broad, 

 deep cavity ; calyx, closed, set in a deep, rather narrow, irregular basin } 

 flesh, yellowish, very tender, almost melting, juicy, with a very mild, sub- 

 acid flavor. November to May. (Downing.) 



ESOPUS SPITZENBERG. 



American : origin, on the Hudson River. Tree, healthy, slender shoots ; 

 when in bearing, drooping and spreading, making an open head ; requires 

 a strong soil and age to produce much or good fruit, and much of lime and 

 potash, when it is a good bearer. 



Size, above medium, large when carefully grown form, flattened at 

 oase, oblong, tapering roundly toward the eye, considerably ribbed and irre- 

 gular in its surface, and almost always slightly angular ; color, rich, lively 

 red on yellow ground, dotted and marbled with yellow russet; stem, vary- 

 ing, sometimes short and stout, at others long and slender ; cavity, deep 

 regular, open; calyx, small, closed ; basin, almost abrupt, furrowed; Jlesh 

 yellow, crisp, a little tough, exceedingly high flavored and delicious ; core, 

 regular, ovate, rounded in form ; seeds, large. January to March. 



Fallawater, 



Green Mountain Pippin, 



Dutch Codlin, erroneously. 



FALDWALDER. 



Waldenner, 



Tulpahocken, 



Pirn's Beauty of the West, 



Pound, erroneously^ 

 Mountain Pippin, 

 Burbacker. 



American: originated in Berks Co.. Penn. Its name is from a Mr 

 Faldwald, with whom it originated. Not worthy a place in small orchards 

 or gardens, but, on rich limestone soils, when grown for distant market, it 

 is highly valuable, being of thick skin, fruit always fair and large, and 

 keeping a long time, even in Southern latitudes. Tree, strong, vigorous 

 grower ; shoots, stout, partially spreading. 



