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New Jersey, we can commend to cultivators, although of small 

 medium size, as heretofore grown upon old trees in poor soil ; 

 yet upon young and thrifty stocks, and upon a strong and well 

 manured land, they will grow to a gool medium size. This 

 apple is like the Newtown Pippin in form, hence a member of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, on our first exhibit- 

 ing these apples at their weekly shows, pronounced them 

 "small specimens of that variety," also as their flavor was of 

 the same richness. The Aunt Hannah originated in this coun- 

 ty ; is in eating from November to February, and altogether 

 deserving of cultivation. 



Red Pumpkin Sweeting. A Connecticut seedling, introdu- 

 ced by Mr. Ramsdell, of Thompson, and esteemed for the 

 large crops it bears, as well as for its saccharine flavor. The 

 tree is a vigorous grower, with very upright shoots, and comes 

 early into bearing, and is one of the best winter sweet apples 

 we possess ; in season, from October to February. 



Large Yelloio Sweet Bovgh. We consider this to be the 

 best EARLY sweet apple of our county ; it is of large size, bears 

 annually medium crops. The tree is not a great grower, but 

 healthy and thrifty. In the eastern part of New Hampshire, 

 this fruit is called Early Washington. Coming early in the 

 summer, it is a saleable apple in the markets. 



St. Laiarence. This is a most beautiful late fall fruit, ex- 

 hibited for the first time at our last anniversary, by Joshua 

 Hale, of Newburyport ; it is a seedling apple, first raised by 

 Henry Corse, an amateur cultivator in Montreal, and which 

 promises to be an acquisition to our list of apples. Mr. Hale 

 informs us that the tree, with him, is of an upright growth, 

 similar to the Baldwin, and is a good bearer annually ; it was 

 set out in the fall of 1840, and bore, the last season, one and a 

 half bushels of fine fruit. Your committee found this fruit to 

 be in eating in November, and of a rich sub-acid flavor, being 

 an excellent dessert fruit. In its rich coloring it surpasses any 

 apple we have ever seen, being beautifully striped with bright 

 flashes of crimson red. 



Fall Harvey. This is also a fine, large apple, of a rich fla- 

 vor, but somewhat variable in quality, as occasionally it will 



