THE APPLE. 



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The Ortley is one of the most widely disseminated and popu- 

 lar apples of the Western States. It grows pretty strongly with 

 upright, slender shoots, and bears abundantly, and its bearing 

 shoots are inclined to break. 



Fruit medium to very large, ovate, or conic. Skin greenish yel- 

 low, becoming fine yellow at maturity, sometimes with a sunny 

 cheek. Stalk slender, of medium length, inserted in a deep, acute 

 cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set in an abrupt, 

 somewhat corrugated basin. Flesh white, fine grained, tender, 

 juicy, sub-acid, very pleasant. November to February. Highly 

 esteemed at the West, but does not succeed so well at the 

 North and East. 



PEARMAIN, HEREFORDSHIRE. Thomp. 



Winter Pearmain. Coxe. 

 Koyal Pearmain. Lind. Rom. 

 Pearmain Royal. Knoop. 

 Old Pearmain. 

 Royale d'Angleterre. 



This delicious old variety, generally known here as the English 

 or Royal Pearmain, is one of the finest of all winter dessert fruits, 

 and its mild and agreeable flavour renders it here, as abroad, 

 an universal favourite, both as a dessert apple, and for cooking. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong, and of a pretty regular Pear- 



Herefordshire Pearmain. 

 main-shape. Skin stained, and mottled with soft, brownish red 



