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If a larger list of fall apples is desired, we recommend the 

 Fall Harvey, Gravenstein, Lyscom, Porter, Red Ingestrie, 

 Yellow do. The Ashmore is a desirable fruit — difficult to 

 raise in the nursery, and therefore avoided, but the fruit is 

 fine. The Ross Nonpareil is a very admirable fall fruit of 

 Iiish origin. 



The list of autumn apples is very large and continually 

 augmenting. But fall apples are, ordinarily, less desirable 

 than any others ; not from inferior quality, but because they 

 ripen at the season of the year when peaches and pears are 

 in their glory. 



WINTBB APPLES. 



15. Gloria Mundi or Monstrous Pippin. Tree, one of 

 the most upright, top close, and resembling the pear. 

 Wood medium sized, healthy, vigorous growth, wood 

 ripens early, not subject to frost-blight ; bears on moderately 

 young trees. It works well from the bud, and also 

 extremely well grafted on roots, and grows straight and 

 finely for nursery purposes. Fruit very large, green, 

 changes when dead-ripe to a yellowish white. Flavor mild, 

 subacid ; flesh melting and spicy. Ripens in November, at 

 the same time with the Golden Russet, but will not keep as 

 long. A native. 



16. Black Apple. — ^Tree low, spreading, and round 

 topj)ed ; wood of medium vigor, healthy, ripens early, and 

 not subject to frost-blight. Grafts on the root kindly ; not 

 80 favorable for budding as the No. 15 ; bears remarkably 

 young, and abundantly to a fault. Fruit medium sized ; 

 color very dark red, almost black, with grey rusty spots 

 about the stem ; flesh tender, breaking ; moderately juicy, 

 flavor rather sweet, though not a real sweet apple. No 

 apple would stand fairer as an early winter fruit, were it not 

 for a peculiar, dry, raw taste, somewhat resembling the 



