APPLES. CLASS I. 83 



111. VIRGINIA CRAB. 



HEWES'S VIRGINIA CRAB. Coxe, JV'o. 86. 

 A very small, globular-shaped cider apple ; its color a 

 dull red, intermixed with streaks of pale yellow ; the juice 

 acid and austere. An old and established cider apple 

 Mr. Coxe states that the origin of this apple is satisfactori- 

 ly traced to Virginia, where trees of nearly a hundred 

 years of acre were standing at the time he wrote. 



SECTION V. 



VARIETIES FOR ORNAMENT OR FOR PRESERVING. 



112. RED SIBERIAN CRAB. 



The tree is of delicate growth, upright and handsome: 

 the leaves shining and beautiful ; a profuse bearer. The 

 tree, when its fruit is at maturity, has a beautiful aspect, and 

 might at a distance be mistaken for a plum or a cherry tree. 

 A very small and beautiful apple, growing in clusters; of 

 a bright scarlet color at maturity; of a globular form; the 

 stalk long. Its principal use is for preserving, for which 

 it is much admired. 



113. YELLOW SIBERIAN CRAB. 



The tree and leaf of this variety are similar to the Red 

 Siberian Crab, and equally beautiful ; it is even more pro- 

 ductive than that variety; and a tree loaded in autumn 

 with its golden fruit, presents to the beholder a sight the 

 most rich and beautiful. The fruit, which grows in large 

 clusters, is of the size of a middling plum, globular ; the 

 stalk is long ; the color fine, clear yellow, or a rich gold- 

 en hue. 



114. CHINESE DOUBLE FLOWERING. 



POMMIER DE LA CHINA. 



The tree is handsome and upright, does not grow large ; 

 the flowers are large, very double, and in clusters, and are 

 beautiful, resembling small roses, of a delicate rose color. 

 It is not uncommon with us ; when in blossom, its appearance 

 is superb. According to my authority, it originated in Chi- 

 na; the fruit is small, but tolerable for eating. 



