THE APPLE. 



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of Hnbbardston, Mass., and is of first rate quality. The tree is a 

 vigorous grower, forming a handsome branching head, and bears 

 very large crops. It is worthy of extensive orchard culture. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblong, much narrower near the eye. 

 Skin smooth, striped with splashes, and irregular broken stripes 

 of pale and bright red, which nearly cover a yellowish ground. 

 The calyx open, and the stalk short, in a russeted hollow. Flesh 

 yellow, juicy, and tender, with an agreeable mingling of sweetness 

 and acidity in its flavour. October to January. 



JEFFERIS. 



Origin Chester Co. Pa., growth moderate, very productive. A 

 fair and handsome fruit of excellent quality, in use all of 

 September. 



Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic. Skin yellow, shaded 

 and splashed with crimson, and thickly covered with large, 

 whitish dots. Stern very short, inserted in a rather large cavity. 

 Calyx closed, set in a round open basin. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, with a rich, mild, sub-acid flavour. September. 



JONATHAN. Buel. Ken. 

 King Philip, Philip Rick. 



The Jonathan is a very beautiful dessert apple, and its great 

 beauty, good flavour, and productiveness in all soils, unite to re- 

 commend it to orchard planters. The original tree of this new 

 sort is growing on the farm of Mr. Philip Rick, of Kingston. 



