OF WINTER APPLES. 



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i27. COURT PENDU. 



Court Ptndu Plat. 



\'\\\\\. of tlie mediiiiii sizo ; circular. Color greenish yellow, uiul ileep red on the biimi)' 

 side. Stem sliorl, deeply itiserled. Flesh rich and lively. 

 Of French origin, and esteemed for the dessert. Keeps till Murch. 



28. HUBBARDSTON NONSUCH. Plate 51. 



Fruit of the medium size ; elongated, symmetrical. Color yellow, ornamented with bright 

 crimson slri])es ; paler upon the shady side, showing the yellow ground beneath. Stem 

 equalling tlie base. Depression wide and deep. Calyx open ; depression plaited. Flesh 

 white and tender. Very juicy; rich flavored. Core small; calyx tube dosed. 

 This apple has been regarded as a standard fruit, and worthy of cultivation. It is allied 

 very close lo the Spil/.enburg family. An apple known by some as the Hubbardston Non- 

 such, is a wide depressed fruit, but which in other respects is related to ii, and can srarccly 

 Ij" distinguished by its taste and flavor. 



29. BLACK DETROIT. Plate 56. 



Fig. 39. 



Fruit of the medium size; depressed, 

 circular; widest in the middle; 

 ends equal. Color a dark crim- 

 son, darkest on the sunny side, 

 even blackish. Skin smooth, with 

 a few yellowish dots; the yellow 

 appears through the dark stripes. 

 Stem equaling the base ; slender. 

 Calyx large, depressibn shallow, 

 obsoletely plaited. Flesh fine- 

 grained, subacid, agreeable, but 

 not juicy. It does not rank higher 

 than second rate, yet is very fine 

 when in its best state. 

 Exhibited at Bufl'alo in 1848, by 



Elwanger & Barry. 



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