1854. 



NEW ENGLAND F^VRMER. 



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DANVESS WINTES SWEET APPLE. 



An ahaiulancc of good winter sweet apples is 

 demanded in oar markets more than any other 

 fruit. EvcrjlK)i]y likes them, cooked or uncooked ; 

 they arc wholesome, easily prepared, and ought to 

 be plenty and cheap. 



We were fav.)Ted vnt\i tlic original of the por- 

 trait above, by the Hon. J. W. Proctor, of Dan- 

 vcrs, a gentleman who, although not a farmer, 

 watches agricultural progress with unceasing in- 

 terest. In a coramuuication to the Farmer of 

 last year, he says : — 



" Ah to the Dan vers Sweet, we know the town 

 and tlie farm on which it originated. I have been 

 familiar with it from my (earliest years. It was 

 owned by Daniel Kpj>es, Esq., at the time of the 

 discovery of the tree from whicli so many good 

 apples have proceeded, and which now continue to 

 refresh all lovers of apples and milk, (than which 

 few l)ctter dishes can be found.) This apple 

 holds its original character with great distinctness. 

 It has not tlie varicity of shades that mark the 

 BaMwin — it is unmistakable. Perliaps, like all 

 other fruits, modified somcwliat by the strength 

 of the soil, or exposure to the sun ; for all fruits 

 ara benefited by a fair exposure to light and heat, 

 as well as the animal creation. IIow far these 

 fruits have been, or are liable to be modified by 



the stocks on which they are budded or engrafted, 

 is an inquiry beyond my power to answer. If the 

 stock does not have some induence on tlio quality 

 of the fruit, 1 should think it very strajigc — but 

 that it does, I am not prepared to assert. If it 

 docs, then we can never be certain of continuino- 

 any particular variety of apple for any conside^ 

 ablu' length of time.'' 



Jlr. IIvDE, another of our intelligent corres- 

 pondents, and a practical fruit culturist, in an 

 article in volume 4, page 17G, docs not speak so 

 favorably of this variety. 



We consider the Danvers Winter Sweet a varie- 

 ty richly worthy (jf cultivation. It takes its 

 name from the town in which it originated. — 

 Fruit of medium si/.i", roundish oblong. Skin 

 smooth, dull yellow, with an orange blusli. Stalk 

 slender, inclining to one side. Calyx set in a 

 smooth, narrow basin. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet, 

 and rich. It bakes well, and is lit for u.se the 

 whole winter, and often until April. 



C^ At the recent Oliio State Fair, a rare genius 

 took u])on the show gr.)und a hand cidcr-m.ll of 

 the improved kind, together with a quantity uf ci- 

 der apples, and essentially hit three Ijirds wi'tli one 

 stone. He made his cider; s<jld it as fast as made 



