

ihem^ dust the trees uitli ashes when the deW it on, or 

 sho^yer them with strong soap suds. 



APPLES, 



"Theiippie will flourish in almost every stjil and locat'fon, n\i- 

 der good management; but the best soil'ts a tolerably moist, ieep 

 loam, iaclining to marl or clay, with a good portion of vegetabld 

 mould. Most tillage, suitable for grass, potatoes, cabbages, and 

 where corft will well flourish in dry seasons, is better f^r the ap- 

 ple than dryei soils. Rocky and stony lands are preferable, and 

 all the small stones should not be removed. A hard pan foi^dis a 

 good bottom, but a porous sub-soil is unfavorable. 



Moderate elevations, or ufidulating lands, or hills, are the most 

 suitable locations. In very low, sheltered situatioiis, there is 

 more exposure to the extremes of heat and cold, and I^te spring 

 frosts, and early fall freezes; yet the apple is hardy and will gen- 

 ally fiucceed in such situations. On very high locatioiiis, especial^ 

 ly on the tops of mountains and high hills, and some other bleak 

 places, there is too great exposure to winds arid peltiifJg storms, 

 which may injure the blossoms, fruit, and foliage." 



"Early Harvest. — Prince- s Harvest, July Pippin of Floy, 

 YelUw Harvest, Large IVJiite Juneating, Tart Bough, Ao 

 American apple; and taking into account its beauty, its excellent 

 qualities for the dessert and for cooking, and its productiveness, 

 we think it the finest early apple yet known. It bephs to ripen 

 about the first of July, and continues in use all that rbonth. The 

 smallest collection of apples should comprise this anci the Red As- 

 trachan. Form round, above mecJium siee, rarely & little flatten- 

 ed. Skin very smooth, with a few faint white dots, bright straw 

 color when fully ripe. Stalk half to three fourths of an inch 

 long, rather slender, inserted in a hollow of moi^erate depth. — 

 Calyx set in a shallow basin. Flesh very white, tender and juicy, 

 crisp, with a rich, sprightly, sub-acid flavor. Tlie young trees 

 of moderate vigor, with scarcely diverging shoots. Manning errs 

 by following Coxs in calling this a flat apple." 



"Red Astrachan. — A fruit of extraordinary beauty, first im- 

 ported into England with the White Astrachan, from SwedcB, in 

 1816. It bears abundantly with us, and its sihgular richness of: 

 color is heightened by an exquisite bloom oil the surface q£ th» 

 fruit, like that of a plum. It is one af the handsomest dessert 

 fruits, aud its quality is good, but if not taken from the tree a» 

 soon as ripe, it is liable to become mealy. Itipens from the last 

 of July to the middle of August. 



Fruit pretty large, rather above the middle size, and Very 

 smooth and fair, roundish, a little narrowed towards the eye. — 

 Skin almost entirely covered with crimson, with sometimes a kittle 

 Vretnisli yellow in the shade, and occasionally a little rtisset iiear 



