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The same publication may be referred to for 

 a descriptive list of apples in cultivation in the 

 United States, together with select foreign va- 

 rieties. From more than 200 kinds, our limits 

 will only admit an enumeration of a list recom- 

 mended by the experienced author, as a mode- 

 rate selection of the kinds best known and most 

 valued at the present day. The numbers reler 

 to the entire catalogue. 



SUMMER APPLES. 



3. Benoni, a medium-sized, red, and good 

 early apple. July. 



4. Early Sweet Bovgh. Size from medium to 

 large, form oblong, skin yellow, juicy, and fla- 

 vour excellent. Early in August. 



8. Maiden's lihtsh, or Hawthornden of the Eng- 

 lish. A large and beautiful fruit, shape flat- 

 tened, colour yellowish-white, with a red blush 

 on the sunny side. An excellent apple for mar- 

 ket, and also for drying. August to September. 

 A popular fruit in the Philadelphia market. 



9. Porter, Size medium, oblong, light-yellow, 

 with pale blush next the sun, very beautiful ; 

 flavour lively and pleasant; productive and 

 profitable; a popular fruit in the Boston mar- 

 ket. Origin, Sherburne, Massachusetts. 



10. Pumpkin Sweeting of New England. Large, 

 round, flattened, and colour yellow-russet; the 

 flavour sweet and excellent. August to Oc- 

 tober. 



11. Red Astracan. An eminently beautiful 

 and very early apple, of medium size, nearly 

 globular, of a rich crimson colour, covered 

 with a fine bloom. Crisp, juicy, and agreeable. 

 The tree a great bearer, originally from Russia. 



18. Williams Apple. A beautiful fruit, of me- 

 dium size and oblong form ; colour deep-red ; 

 flavour lively and very pleasant. First of Au- 

 gust. A native of Roxbury, Massachusetts. 



AUTUMX APPLES. 



22. Brabant Belle Fleur. Very large and 

 handsome; of great solidity; shape rather co- 

 nical ; slightly ribbed ; yellow with reddish 

 stripes; juicy and of very pleasant flavour. 

 A fine fruit. November. 



28. Emperor Alexander. The fruit of this 

 Russian variety is very large, cordate, narrow 

 at the crown ; the eye is in a broad, deep cavi- 

 ty ; colour greenish-yellow, slightly streaked 

 with red in the shade, and beautifully marked 

 and streaked with bright red and orange next 

 the sun. Flesh yellowish-white, crisp, tender, 

 juicy, rich, and of aromatic flavour. Excel- 

 lent for dessert. October. Keeps till Christmas. 



30. Fameuse. Pomme de Neige. A middle- 

 sized fruit; shape globular, flattened ; skin light 

 green, tinged with light-red and dark-red streaks; 

 deep red next the sun. Flesh white as snow 

 and very tender; juice sweet, with a musky 

 perfume. October. A most beautiful dessert 

 fruit. Origin Canada. 



33. Gravenstein, said to be the best apple in 

 Germany. Shape large, round, and angular at 

 the crown; the eye sunk in a broad, deep, 

 knotty cavity; colour clear straw yellow, with 

 broken stripes of red next the sun. Flesh pale 

 yellow, crisp, high flavoured and delicious. 

 Good for dessert and cider. Ripens in autumn 

 and keeps till winter. 

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35. Kenrick, a large round fruit, pale green, 

 with bright red next the sun. Flesh tender and 

 occasionally stained with red. A native of 

 Newton, Massachusetts. 



38. Lyscom. Sometimes called Osgood's Fa- 

 vourite ; a large fruit, striped with red ; of ex- 

 cellent quality. Origin Worcester, Massachu- 

 setts. Ripens in October. 



39. Monmouth Pippin. A superior, large, and 

 handsome fall fruit. Productive and saleable, 

 from Monmouth, New Jersey. 



41. Orange Pippin, called also Marigold Pip- 

 pin, and Isle of Wight Orange ; in size, form, 

 and colour, much resembling a middle-sized 

 orange. Flavour pleasant and good for dessert. 

 Excellent for cider. In Monmouth county, 

 New Jersey, considered one of the most sale- 

 able, profitable, and productive of all fall 

 apples. 



42. Orange Sweeting, or Golden Sweet; rather 

 large, flattened at the base and summit ; colour 

 yellow or orange ; flesh sweet and excellent. In 

 high estimation at Providence, Rhode Island, 

 where it is brought from Connecticut. Sep- 

 tember. Keeps till December. 



44. Red Calville ; of medium size, and very 

 beautiful ; form conical ; colour fine red, and 

 on the sunny side, deep crimson ; flesh stained 

 with red ; of a vinous sweet taste, and perfume 

 of violets. Ripens in September, and keeps 

 till winter. 



49. Spice Sweet. Fruit large, very sweet 

 and excellent. Native of Taunton, Massa- 

 chusetts. Sometimes called Spurr Apple. 

 September. 



53. York Russeling ; remarkably large, coni- 

 cal-shaped, and swollen towards the base; co- 

 lour russet-yellow; juicy, subacid, and good. 

 Valuable for market, cooking, &c. October 

 to December. 



WINTER APPLES. 



55. JE&opus Spitzenberg, large, very beautiful, 

 and excellent; shape oblong; colour deep scar- 

 let, deepening to dark crimson next the sun ; 

 flesh juicy and high-flavoured. A very cele- 

 brated fruit, ripening in December, and keep- 

 ing till March. The Flushing Spitzenberg differs 

 from this in being round or flat. 



56. Baldwin. This capital variety is a native 

 of Massachusetts, a large, beautiful, and fa- 

 mous fruit. Shape round, of a pale colour in 

 the shade, and fine scarlet crimson on the sunny 

 side; sometimes entirely red. Flesh white, 

 juicy and sugary, and of an agreeable acid 

 flavour. The most popular winter apple in the 

 Boston market. Ripens in November, and 

 keeps till February and March. 



59. Bell flower, or Yellow Bell fencer. A large 

 and beautiful fruit, of an oblong or conical 

 form, colour bright yellow, with an occasional 

 blush next the sun. Rich and finely flavour- 

 ed ; excellent for dessert and cooking, and a 

 prime favourite in the Philadelphia market. 

 Ripens in October and November, and will 

 I keep nearly all winter. The seeds are so 

 loose as to rattle in the middle when shaken. 



62. Blue. Pearmain. A large, beautiful apple, 

 of a dark-red colour, covered with a thick 



, bloom. October. Keeps till January. 



63, Chandler, a superior variety from Con- 



