THE APPLE. 299 



EARLY or SUMMrR FRUIT. 



Early Red Juneating. — This is a small apjile, green- 

 ish yellow, with deep red stripes, flesh rich, sub-acid, 

 and agreeable. Ripe in July and August. 



Early Harvest, or July Pippin. — Bright straw col- 

 our, flesh white and rich, juice very fine. It is just- 

 ly much esteemed, and ripens in July and August. 



Sweet Bough. Early Bough. — A well-known and 

 superior fruit. Colour pale yellow, form oblong ; 

 flesh very tender, sweet, and excellent. Ripe in 

 August. 



Red Asfracan. — Skin dark red ; apple of medium 

 size ; covered with a thick bloom, like a plum ; 

 acid. Ripens in August. 



Early Summer Pearmain. — Size medium. Bright 

 red on the sunny side ; on the opposite, yellow 

 streaked with red ; juicy, fine-flavoured, and excel- 

 lent. Ripens in August. 



Summer Pippfh. — Pie-apple. This is an excellent 

 apple for cooking. Slightly red on the sunny side, 

 otherwise resembling the Fall Pippin. Ripe in Sep- 

 tember. Should be found in every fruit-garden. 



In addition to these, the Codling. Summer Rose, 

 Williams's Red, Early Buffington, and Sine Qua Non, 

 may be noticed as vejy fine early apples, and de- 

 serving of general cultivation. Williams's Red is a 

 favourite apple in the markets of our cities, and is 

 ripe in September. It originated in Massachusetts. 

 Toole's Indian Apple is a fine fruit, originating at 

 Sodus, in Wayne county, New-York. It is ripe in 

 September, and is good either for the table or for 

 cooking. 



AUTUMN APPLES. 



Arnerican Nonpareil. — A fine apple ; colour yellow 

 sireaked with red; medium size; 'flesh rich and 

 agreeable. Ripe in October. 



Fall Pippin. White Rennette. — A most valuable 



