EARLY WINTER APPLES. 97 



The Belle-Bonne, a fine, fair, and productive va- 

 riety ; the Alexander, a large and handsome fruit, 

 but hardly first rate ; the Dut chess of Oldenburg, a 

 handsome and excellent apple, hardly yet tested in 

 this country ; the Maiden's Slush, a handsome fruit 

 and great bearer, but inferior in richness ; all de- 

 serve notice, together with the Porter, a celebrated 

 New England apple. 



LATE AUTUMN AND EARLY WINTER. 



Rambo. Fruit medial size, striped and dotted 

 with dull light red, flavor slightly sub-acid, spicy, 

 rich, and excellent. A good bearer. 



Ribston Pippi?i. Medial size, or rather large, 

 greenish yellow, with a reddish brown shade next 

 the sun, acid, very rich and fine. 



Wine Apple. Fruit round-oblong, rather large, 

 bright red, flesh tender, sub-acid, rich and plea- 

 sant. 



Fall Pippin. Very large, has weighed 23 ounces, 

 flattish-conical, rich yellow when ripe, sub-.acid, 

 spicy, and excellent. Fine for the table, unequal- 

 ed for stewing, but often inclining to become 

 scrubby. Often a good, sometimes a moderate 

 bearer. 



Bell-flower. Fruit often large, variable, long 

 ovate-conical, irregular, light yellow when ripe, 

 very delicate, acid, and of very fine flavor. A good 

 bearer. 



Rhode Island Greening. The fruit of this well 



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