WINTER APPLES. CLASS I. 77 



stiiped with bright red on a foundation of pale greenish 

 yellow ; flesh yellow, arid high-flavored, and excellent ; and 

 deserving a high rank in every good collection. Such also 

 is the opinion of Mr. Manning, who esteems this as one 

 of the finest fruits New England has ever produced. It 

 ripens from November to January. This fruit originated in 

 Rowley, Mass., and received its present name from having 

 been first brought into notice by the Rev. Dr. Spring, of 

 Newburyport. 



86. *LATE POUND SWEET. 



Very large ; of a flattened form, and fine pale yellow at 

 maturity : very sweet and delicious. The tree bears well, 

 and the fruit ripens from October to January. This fruit 

 I received of Mr. Samuel Ammidon, of Douglas, Mass. 

 It originated in Vermont. 



87. MELA CARLA, Hort. Trans. Lintl. 

 MALCARLE. Hort. Trans. CHARLES APPLE. Tb. 

 PoftiaiE FINALE. Ib. 



One of the most celebrated and famous of fruits. Rath- 

 er large in size; of a form inclining to globular, but 

 slightly ovate ; the eye and the stalk, which is about an 

 inch long, and slender, are each inserted in small, deep 

 cavities ; the beautiful waxen skin is without spot, ex- 

 cept being a little marbled with a very faint green near 

 the eye ; of a pale yellow in the shade, which unites rather 

 abruptly with the splendid crimson with which it is covered 

 next the sun ; the flesh is white, tender, delicate, sweet, 

 with the fragrant perfume of roses. It ripens in Septem- 

 ber, and will keep till spring. This apple is a native of 

 Finale in Laguira. It is cultivated extensively in the terri- 

 tories of Genoa as an article of export and commerce to 

 Nice. Barcelona, Marseilles, and Cadiz. A far-famed 

 fruit. In the climate of Italy this is supposed to be the 

 best apple in the world; but in England, their writers 

 state, it proves, in open culture, but an ordinary fruit, their 

 climate being unsuitable. Near Boston this fruit proves 

 good, but not excellent, and deserves still further trial. 



88. MONSTROUS PIPPIN. Coxe. 



NEW YORK GLORIA MUNDI. Van Dyne. 



A fruit of uncommon size some have weighed over 



27 ounces ; the skin smooth, yellow, with numerous spots 



of white; the stalk short and deeply inserted ; the eye very 



deep ; the flesh white, tender, juicy, and good, but not 



