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•'i^Vi'ELTiNG, Ladils'. — The Ladies' Sweei^ing wc consider th« 

 finest winter sweet apple, for the dessert, yet known or cuhivateil 

 in this country. Its handsome appearance, delightful perfunie, 

 aprigh^ly flavour, and the long time which it remains in perfection, 

 render it uniyersally admired wherever it is known, and no gar- 

 den &hould be without it. It is a native of this neifrhborhood,, and 

 thousands of trees of this variety, have been sent from this gar- 

 den, to various parts of the union. The wood is not very stro'ng, 

 but it grows thriftily, and bears very abundantly. ' ' - 



Fruit large, roundish-ovate, narrowing pretty rapidly tovyards 

 the eye. Skin very smooth, nearly covered with red in the siin, 

 but pale yellov^^ish-green in the shade, with broken stripes of pal^ 

 red. The red is sprinkled with well marked, yellowish-gray dots, 

 and covered, when first gathered, with a thin white bloom. There 

 is also generally a faint marbling of cloudy white over the red, on 

 the shady side of the fruit, and the rays of the same around the 

 etalk. Calyx quite small, set in a narrow, shallow, plaited basin. 

 Stalk half an irichlong, in a shallow cavity. Flesh greenish-white 

 exceedingly tender, juicy and crisp, with a delicious, spriglitly, 

 agreeably perfumed flavor. Keeps without shrivelling, or losing 

 its flavor, till May." — Downing. 



•*Rhode I3LAND Greening. — Large; flattish; smooth, pale- 

 grccn, brownish cheek, full in the sun; stalK two thirds of a,n 

 inch long, rather slender; calyx small, closed, in a shallow, plait- 

 ed basin; flesd yellowish, fine, tender, crisp, juicy, slightly acid 

 and aromatic. Last of Nov. to Feb. Rapid and stout grower, 

 great bearer. Excellent for cooking, and pretty good for eating. 

 One of the very best for main crops. It succeeds well on rather 

 light, sandy sojl. It is the leading apple in R. I., the place of its 

 origin; one of the principal in New Englaiid, generally, and N. 

 Y. In this section the Baldwin is more profitable for the market, 

 ^ut this is equally valuable for Family use." 



"RoxBuRY Russet, Boston Russet, Putnam Musset in O. Rath- 

 er large; flattish; yellow russet, rarely a faint blush; stem medi- 

 al, slender, in a rather shallow cavity; calyx closed, in a moder- 

 Ute basin; (Jesh greenish-white, rather dry, when fully ripe, slight- 

 ly acid and pleasant. Pretty good for coosing, not first-rate for 

 |ho dessert. Late Winter, Spring, and early Summer. A mod- 

 erate grower, and great bearer, in a very moist, strong, rich soil, 

 otherwise unprofitable. Very apt to fail from unfavorable weath- 

 er in spring, or other causes; yet important from its late keeping. 

 Prigin, Rbxbury, Als." — Cole. 



"Northern Spy. — This beautiful new American fruit is one of 

 ifhc most delicious, fragrant, and sprightly of all late dessert ap- 

 pijes. It ripens in January, }^eepn till June, and always coi^- 

 inandd the highest market price. The tree is of rapid, upright 

 growth, and bears, moderate crops. It originated on the farm o{ 

 QliTtr Chapin, of Bloorofield, near Rochester, N. Yv 



