THE APPLE. 175 



NE PLUS ULTRA. 



Specimens received from Wm. N. White, of Athens, Ga.,* a 

 beautiful fruit. 



Fruit very large, oblate, angular. Skin yellowish, mostly 

 shaded with deep crimson, and thickly sprinkled with large, 

 lightish dots. Stalk very short, inserted in a very large cavity, 

 surrounded by russet. Calyx open, in a broad, deep, corrugated 

 basin, which has a downy lining. Flesh white, very tender, fine 

 grained, for a large apple, with a very refreshing, vinous flavour; 

 an excellent fruit. October, November. 



This has proved to be Equinetely, page 139. 



NEQUASSA. 



Origin, Franklin, Macon Co., North Carolina. 



Fruit large, oblate, colour yellow striped with red. Stem of 

 moderate length, inserted in a large, open cavity, basin smooth 

 and open. Flesh white and very sweet. November to Janu- 

 ary. (J. Van Beuren's MS.) 



NEVERSINK. 



Origin, Berks Co., Pa. 



Fruit large, roundish, exterior of an exceedingly beautiful 

 waxen orange-yellow colour, with a few russet dots, and a deli- 

 cately striped and richly mottled carmine cheek. Stem very 

 short and rather stout, cavity narrow, acuminate, shallow. 

 Calyx large, basin deep, rather wide furrowed. Flesh yellowish, 

 somewhat tough, owing probably to the fruit being much shri- 

 velled, flavour approaching that of the Pine-apple quality, " very 

 e^ood." December to April. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



NICKAJACK. 

 "Wonder (incorrectly.) Summerour. 



Origin, Macon Co., North Carolina, introduced by Silas Mc- 

 Dowell, of Franklin. Tree of a rambling habit, very vigorous 

 a constant and prolific bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened at base and crown 

 Skin yellowish, shaded, striped and splashed with crimson, and 

 sprinkled with lightish dots. Stalk medium, inserted in a round, 

 rather deep cavity. Calyx large, open, set in a rather broad 



* Some of the new Southern winter apples are of surpassing quality, 

 caused, doubtless, by the more complete elaboration of their juice during 

 their warm and lengthened season. 



