158 buist's family kitchen gardener. 



The constitution of the Apple is adapted to every kind of 

 soil. There are known to be about eight hundred varieties in 

 cultivation, three-fourths of which are not worth attention, and 

 of the remaining fourth, the following list contains all that 

 are really excellent. We introduce to the notice of our read- 

 ers such varieties only as have been tested and can be relied 

 upon for a crop, comprising a succession from the earliest to 

 the latest. Every person will understand our expressions of 

 large, medium, small, round, flat, oval and long, when applied 

 to the Apple, its size and character being so familiar to civil- 

 ized man. 



Summer Apples. Early Harvest^ Princeh Harvest, Yellow . 

 Harvest, &c. — This is the best early American Apple at pres- 

 ent known, being a healthy growing tree, and a great bearer. 

 Fruit of a pale yellow color, round form, medium size, skin 

 waxy, smooth, with faint pale dots. Flesh tender and very 

 juicy, of a sprightly, crisp flavor. Ripe early in July ; fit for 

 either dessert or cooking. 



Striped Harvest. — A beautiful American variety, of excel- 

 lent growth and very productive, takes the market well. 

 Emit under medium size, of a pale-yellow color, striped with 

 red, profusely so next the sun, round form. Flesh very juicy 

 and tender, of a superior flavor. A dessert fruit, ripe in July. 



Bevan^s Favorite. — An American fruit of great beauty ; a 

 constant bearer and of free growth. Fruit flat, greenish-yel- 

 low, highly colored with bright red, medium size. Flesh crisp, 

 juicy, of a yellow-white color. Ripe from the middle to the 

 end of July. 



Bough., or Large Yellow Bough., is perhaps the finest look- 

 ing fruit brought to our market, for which purpose we expressly 

 notice it. We think it too large for the table, and it is not 

 fit for the kitchen. Fruit large, oval, of a pale greenish-yel- 

 low. Flesh pure white, tender, sweet and crisp. Ripe in 

 July and August. 



Early Red Margaret, or Red Juneating. — An American 



