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young, and is very productive. Its fruit ripens in succes- 

 sion for six xceeks from first of July to middle of 

 August^ and is peculiarly valuable on that account ; color 

 nearly white ; it is largest at base and tapers regularly to 

 the eye, and is ribbed ; flavor, mild, pleasant acid ; flesh 

 melting, and, if fully ripe breaks to pieces in falling to the 

 ground. 



4. Prince's Habvest. — ^Manning pronounces this "the 

 earliest apple worthy of cultivation." It may be in Massa- 

 chusetts, but it is preceded by many at the West. Man- 

 ning's description is good. 



"The form is flat, of medium size; the skin, when per- 

 fectly ripe, is of a beautifidly bright straw color ; the flesh 

 tender and sprightly; if gathered before they are fuUy 

 ripe, it has too much acidity. The finest fruits are those 

 which drop ripe from the tree ; the branches make very 

 acute angles, by which it is readily distinguished from most 

 other trees in the orchard ; it bears yoimg. Ripe early in 

 July." 



Our nurserymen regard it as a shy bearer. 



6. ScMiLEB QxjEEX.^Extensively cultivated in the West 

 imder the name of Orange Apple. The tree is spreading ; 

 a rapid grower ; not subject to frost-blight ; wood moder- 

 ately strong; comes late into bearing; productive when the 

 tree is fully grown, according to the books, but in this 

 region with some exceptions has proved to be a poor bearer. 

 Fruit large, yellow, striped with red; flesh, breaking; 

 flavor strong, and not delicate. 



6. Sweet Bough. — ^Two varieties of this name are cul- 

 tivated in the West — Coxe's and Mount's. Coxe's sweet 

 bough, is that of the books and catalogues. Ripens at the 

 same time ; not quite so high in flavor. Coxe's trees are 

 large limbed and spreading ; bearing on the point of the 

 limbs, and are shy bearere ; Mount's variety is of upright 

 groAvth ; bears on spurs along the branches ; is a good 

 bearer and ripens from middle of July to August. 



