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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Nov. 



We should be glad to see our markets 

 well supplied with such apples as this, 

 the Dyer, Haivley and St. Lawrence, 

 after the Early Harvest and Strawberry 

 are gone, and before the Fall Pippin 

 comes in. 



THE GRAVENSTEIN APPLE. 



This is one of the finest of all foreign varieties of 

 the Apple that have been introduced to this country. 

 It appears as far us we know, to be esteemed as ex- 

 cellent wherever it has been tested. Downing, in 

 his Fruits and Fruit Trees says: — "A superb look- 

 ing German Apple, which' originated at Grarenstein, 

 in Ilolstein, and is thought one of the finest apples 

 of the North of Europe. It fully sustains its repu- 

 tation here, and is unquestionably a fruit of first rate 

 quality. Thomas, in his American Fruit Culturist 

 says — "Productive, handsome and excellent. Fine 

 in all localities." Cole, in his Fruit Book says — 

 "one of the handsomest and best for all parts of the 

 country, holding an equally high rank with the 

 Porter; some prefer it." 



Our own experience with its culture here enables 

 us to endorse cheerfully these various commendations 

 — and we notice it now to bring it more prominently 

 to the attention of planters. It has yet found its 

 way into comparatively few collections, while it 

 should be in every one, great or small, in the whole 

 country. It is one of the most vigorous 

 and beautiful growers of the hundreds of 

 kinds in cultivation. It makes a round, 

 regular and well shaped head, without any 

 care or pruning, and this, with its great 

 hardiness and productiveness, render it a 

 most valuable variety for the farmer's or- 

 chard, who has not the leisure or inclination 

 to bestow much care on on his trees. It 

 makes a beautiful and profitable Dwarf tree 

 on the Paradise stock, for the fruit border 

 in the garden. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened. 

 Skin pale yellow, striped and mottled with 

 bright red. Stalk short and stout, in a 

 deep cavity. Eye open, large, in a pretty 

 dcej) and broad basin. Flesh white, fine 

 grained, juicy, sub-acid, rich and pleasant. 

 In use here during all the month of Sep- 

 tember. Wood is stout; bark smooth, dark 

 brown and bright; foliage large and lux- 

 uriant. 



HAWTHORNDEN" APPLE 



The Hawthornden is a famous Scotch 

 apple, and in all the British fruit gardens 

 it is placed at the head of the list of 

 kitchen or cooking varieties. As far as 

 we are aware it is no better there than 

 here. We have seen no other tree so 

 loaded with fruit this season as a little 

 tree of this sort in our garden. The 

 branches were literally covered with 

 fruit, and so beautiful that every one 

 who saw them said they would culti- 

 vate it "if only for ornament." The 

 tree is naturally dwarfish, but a strong 

 grower nevertheless, and bears most 

 abundantly when very young — similar 

 in this respect to the Keswick Codlin, another famous 

 English kitchen apple. 



This apple originated at Hawthornden, the birth- 

 place of the poet Drummond, and Downing calls it 

 " an excellent bearer, a handsome fruit, and good for 

 cooking or drying." 



Fruit is about the size of the Early Harvest, quite 

 flat, very regular. Skin smooth, of delicate pale 

 yellow, often flesh color, with a bright red or crimson 

 cheek. Flesh soft, juicy and acid ; excellent for 

 cooking. The Maiden's Blush is much similar in 

 appearance, but the tree of Maiden's Blush is more 

 erect and slender, the wood lighter colored, and the 

 fruit harder. 



We would particularly recommend this apple to 

 those who are procuring dwarf apples, for garden 

 culture, as its great beauty and early bearing, as 

 well as its productiveness, render it eminently 

 worthy of a place among a dwarf garden collection. 

 As such trees are generally planted in gardens of 

 small dimensions, surrounding the houses and homes 

 of our citizens and villagers, some little regard should 

 be had to the beauty of the tree and fruit. 



