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in this county. It resembles the Winter Blue Permain, in 

 form and color, but is a much better bearer than that variety, 

 and more deserving of cultivation. It is supposed to have 

 been produced from a seed of the Baldwin. 



Danvers Winter Sweet. This is one of the best, if not the 

 best, winter sweet apples we possess, and always commands 

 a good price in our markets. 



Rhode Island Greening. This apple is nearly as popular 

 with many, and is almost as well known, as the Baldwin. 



Large Yellow Bellfloiver — Minister — Swarr. These three 

 varieties are great bearers, and worthy of cultivation; they 

 are late keeping sorts, but require to be gathered with care, as 

 they bruise easily, particularly the Minister. 



Jonathan J a fine winter apple of good size, highly recom- 

 mended by the late Judge Buel, who cultivated it extensively. 



Peclc's Pleasant. This apple, ripening from November to 

 March, has been long cultivated in Rhode Island, and there 

 considered a first rate fruit. It resembles, in form, the Aunt 

 Hannah ; it is, however, a larger apple. The tree is a moder- 

 ate grower, bears well, annually, and is altogether worthy of 

 culture. 



Ribstone Pippin. This is one of the best apples in En- 

 gland, standing at the head of their winter varieties. It re- 

 quires a deep and rich soil. We saw this fruit under culture, 

 on the grounds of a Mr. Abbott, in South Andover, where it 

 bore well, the fruit large and fair, the trees under good culture, 

 and the soil was highly manured. It being the only instance 

 in v/hich we have witnessed the culture of this English sort, 

 we cannot speak confidently of its success in our county. 



Ladies'' Siceeting. This winter fruit keeps, like the Dan- 

 vers Winter Sweet, late without shrivelling, but we cannot co- 

 incide with Mr. Downing, in its superiority over the Danvers 

 Sweet. The small nursery trees we have thought rather ten- 

 der, having suffered more with us than many others. It is, 

 however, considered by many cultivators, an acquisition to our 

 fine winter sweeting apples. 



Annt Hannah. This fine apple, in flavor resembling the 

 celebrated Newtown Pippen, as grown on Long Island and in 



