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Mr. Humrickhouse'' s Description 



Art. II. A Descriptive Account of Two New VaiHeties of Ap- 

 ples, with Engravings of the Fruit. By T. S. Humrick- 

 house, Esq., Coshocton, Ohio, 



No more of the origin of this fine apple is known to me 

 than that it has been widely disseminated through Ohio 

 and the West from the nurseries in Harrison, Jefferson, and 

 Belmont Counties in this State. The form varies. The above 

 outline is drawn from a specimen given me on the 10th Au- 

 gust inst., by Mr. Henry Seevers of West Carlisle, and is an 



Fiff. 35. Early Pennock Apple. 



accurate representation of its size and shape. I saw one pre- 

 sented by Mr. Seevers at the same time to Alexander Hay, 

 Esq., of this place, which is one third larger and slightly con- 

 ical in shape. They are generally slightly oblong or conical, 

 and a trifle smaller than the above. The color is red, some- 



