134: THE APPLE. 



with russet specKs ; calyx, closed • basin, uneven ; flesh, firm, crisp, very 

 hard until ripe, juicy, with an agreeable sub-acid flavor and light perfume. 

 January to March. 



Cumberland. 

 Cumberland Seedling. 

 From Cumberland County, Pa. Tree, fine grower. Fruit, esteemed, 

 valuable for market, large, roundish flattened ; flesh, white, sub-acid ; 

 '• good," new. 



Cumberland Spice. 



The Blenheim Pippin has been received at the West as this variety. In 

 absence of fruit to examine, we copy Thomas's description : 



''' Rather large, varying from roundish conical to long conical, the taper- 

 ing sides being nearly straight and not rounded ; color, waxen yellow, with 

 a slight Vermillion tinge near the base, and with black specks on the sur- 

 face ; stalk, half to three-fourths of an inch long ; cavity, wide, slightly 

 russeted • calyx, open; basin, even; flesh, yellowish white, breaking, 

 rather light: core, hollow; flavor, mild sub-acid, with a peculiar and 

 agreeable spiciness ; of good second-rate quality." 



Curtis Sweet. 



Origin, unknown. Fruit, large, oval, ribbed, yellow, sprinkled and 

 marbled with crimson, whitish gray dots ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow ; 

 flesh, white, tender, juicy, esteemed ; core, large. August to October. 



Dapper. 



American. Fruit, small, roundish, yellow, clouded with dull green, and 

 speckled with crimson in sun; calyx, small, closed. 



Davis. 

 From Wayne Co., Mich. Fruit, below medium, ovate regular, flattened 

 at base and crown ; color, yellowish, shaded with red-gray dots ; calyx, 

 closed; basin, small; flesh, whitish, firm, sub-acid; great bearer and 

 keeper. March to April. 



Darlington. 

 Darlington Kusset. 

 Native of Northern Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, clear, smooth russet ; 

 stem, medium; cavity, deep; calyx, half closed; basin, deep ; flesh, white; 

 hardly " very good '' January to June. 



Derry Nonsuch. 



Dinsmore, [ Londonderry. 

 Origin, unknown ; from Keene, N. H.. and held in estimation there. 

 Tree, thrifty and productive ; a late keeper. Fruit, above medium, oblong 

 or conic angular; skin, yellow, sprinkled, shaded, and splashed with 

 crimson; stem, short, in a moderate cavity; calyx, large, closed; 6asin, 

 shallow, uneven ; flesh, yellowish, juicy, tender, slightly aromatic, agree- 

 ably sub-acid. January to April. (Downing.) 



Dickson's Emperor. 

 From Scotland. New. Fruit, large, irregular, slightly ribbed, yellow, 

 with dashes of carmine red and minute specks of straw color, dull red cheek 

 in sun; stem, short ; calyx, large; basin, deep, irregular; core, small ; 

 flesh, yellowish white, juicy ; •• very good." November to January. 



