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DESCRIPTIONS 



170. OLD NONPAREIL. 



Fig. 64. 



Russet in part ; greenish, becoming yel- 

 lowish green ; excentric ; rather de- 

 pressed. Calyx rather large ; crown 

 with a broad depression. Juicy, crisp, 

 tender; excellent apple, worthy of cul- 

 tivation ; size is economical, and keeps 

 late. The fruit has some resemblance 

 to a greening. Exhibited to the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Albany county, in 

 1849. 



171. SHIPPEN'S RUSSET. 



Fig. 65. 



Fruit full medium size, un- 

 symmetrical, depressed, 

 excentric. Color, especi- 

 ally around the crown, 

 orange russet ; greenish 

 around the stem. Steiu 

 rather short below the 

 base ; stout. Calyx large ; 

 depression shallow. Flesh 

 white, tart, vinous, and 

 juicy. Apple second rate. 



