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THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS. 



keep up a proper supply of young shoots, as they bear in clusters 

 on the ends of the branches. August. — E. and B., 



15. Manomet Sweet. — An excellent late summer sweet apple. 

 Tree vigorous and a good bearer. August and September. — Barry. 



One of the finest early sweet apples, having a deep yellow skin, 

 and a bright vermilion cheek. — Hovey''s Magazine. 



Flesh yellowish, jurcy, tender, sugary sweet. — Elliott. 



16.— OsLiN Pippin. — A famous Scotch apple — succeeds weU in 

 Upper Canada. Medium size, roundish, yellow ; flesh juicy, rich, 

 and fine. Tree productive. August and September. — Barry. 



17. Peimate. — (Eough and Ready.) — Medium, paLe yellow, with 

 a blush on the sunny side ; resembles summer rose ; tender, mild, 

 and good. Tree vigorous and a good bearer. August and Septem- 

 ber. — E. and B. 



Ripens for several weeks through the latter part of summer. Not 

 yet fully proved, — Annual Register. 



18. Red Astracila^^ — Rather 

 large, roundish, and flattened,; the 

 whole surface a deep, brilliant crim- 

 son, with a bloom like a plum ; flesh 

 white, somewhat coarse and crisp; 

 rather acid, good. The most showy 

 of all summer apples; excellent for 

 stewing. Succeeds well in the 

 Northern, Western, and Middle 

 States. — Annual Register. 



Fig. 8.- Eed Asteachan. 

 Da^ld TiiOMAS says of the Astrachan: "Every householder who 



