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DESCRIPTIONS 



It is difficult lo class and determine the varieties in this country which arc locally known 

 under the name of JVon.vj/c/i '5. Most of liicin are Vintcr apples : in oilier respects, there 

 is much similarity among them. 



25. RAMBOUR FRANC {Duhamel). 



Franc Rambottr, Switzkr. Rambmtr Gros, Lond. Hort. Soc. Trans. 



Fruit above the medium size; form irregular. Stem short; depression deep, russetty. 



Calyx open and rather larg-e ; depression deep, plaited and ang^ular. Color pale yellow, 



stained with carmine on the sunny side. Flesh tender, subacid. 



An apple ripe in October and November, but no( remarkable for good qualities : princi- 

 pally used for culinary purposes. 



26. CORNISH AROMATIC (Lond. Hort. Trans. Vol. ii, p. 74.) 



Fruit of the medium size, roundish; crown angular. Stem short; depression narrow, 

 deep. Calyx small ; depression rather deep. Color soft russet brown on the shaded 

 side; deep bright red on the sunny side, intermixed with russet, and sprinkled with 

 lemon-colored dots. Flesh yellowish, juic}', firm : rich aromatic flavor. 

 A desert apple from November to February. 



27, SUMMER WINE. 

 Fruit of the medium size, rather unsym- 

 metrical, circular, depressed ; ends 

 subcqual. Stem rather long and slen- 

 der ; depression rather large and wide, 

 smooth. Calyx rather large, nearly 

 closed ; depression shallow, smooth. 

 Calyx-tube rather open, and extend- 

 ing nearly to the core. Color red, 

 deep upon the base and paler upon 

 the crown, greenish around the stem, 

 striped. Flesh white, juicy, subacid 

 and rich. 



This is a New-Jersey apple, and ex- 

 cellent in October. 



Fig. 12. 



