^92 SELECT VAEIETIES OF FRUITS. 



aromatic ; tree a good bearer ; succeeds well in the north ; 

 supposed to have originated in Worcester county, Massa- 

 chusetts.^ — November to January. 



97. Melon (Norton's).— Large, pale, whitish yellow and 

 Vermillion red ; flesh tender, juicy, almost melting, and 

 spicy ; a most beautiful and delicious fruit ; originated in 

 East Bloomfield, New York ; the tree is rather a slow 

 grower, but a good bearer ; retains its freshness from 

 October to April. 



98. McLellan (Martin).— Large, roundish, yellow, strip- 

 ed with red ; flesh fine grained, mild, tender, and plea- 

 sant ; tree productive ; originated in Woodstock, Connec- 

 ticut, where it is highly esteemed. Mr. Downing con- 

 siders it " worthy of a place in every small collection, and 

 valuable for the orchard." 



99. Minister. — A large, showy, oblong, striped apple, 

 fine-grained and pleasant, sub-acid. Mr. Manning con- 

 sidered it one of the finest apples Massachusetts pro- 

 duced ; with, us it is about second-rate ; trees exceedingly 

 productive. — October to January. 



100. Monmouth Pippin (Red Cheeked Pippin). — A 

 large, showy, good apple, of New Jersey, somewhat cul- 

 tivated, and succeeds well in western New Tork, round- 

 ish, oblong, greenisb yellow, with a deep red cheek ; 

 flesh rather compact, sub-acid, and agreeable ; keeps well 

 till March or Aj^ril; tree upright, vigorous, and pro- 

 ductive. 



101. NortTiern Spy. — ^Large, striped, and quite covered 

 on the sunny side with dark crimson, and delicatel}' 

 coated with bloom ; flesh juicy, rich, highly aromatic, re- 

 taining its freshness of flavor and appearance till July ; 

 the tree is a remarkably rapid, fine, erect grower, and a 

 great bearer ; like all trees of the same habit, it requires 

 good culture, and an occasional thinning out of the 

 branches, to admit the sun and air fully to the fruit. It 



