new and superior varieties of Fruits. 43 



1. JlUxandria. — Very large red, striped with yellow; fruit 

 tender and mild. Ripe from September till January. 



2. Jluni Hannah. — Medium size, round, smooth, yellow; 

 good from October to February. This apple is supposed, (as 

 its name indicates,) to be a native fruit. It probably origi- 

 nated in Essex county. 



3. Benoni. — Medium size, red and yellow, very good and 

 handsome. A native fruit. Ripe in August. 



4. Baldwin. — Well known and extensively cultivated in 

 the New England States: so far as our own taste can be trust- 

 ed, we prefer it to any other winter apple in our collection. 



5. Boxford. — Medium size, yellow and red; great bearer, 

 and very fine; high flavor. Ripe from September till Janu- 

 ary. 



6. Boicback Sioeet. — Medium size, round, yellow: in use 

 during the months of September and October. Sufficient 

 tim.e not having elapsed to investigate this fruit, it may prove 

 synonymous with some other variety. 



7. Brabant BellJIoiver. — Large, round, greenish yellow 

 and dull red. Ripe in October and November. A fine fruit, 

 the scions of which were received from the London Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



8. Blue Pearmain. — Large red, with stripes and blotches 

 of darker red, approaching to purple, and covered with a dense 

 bloom: said not to be a great bearer. Ripe from October to 

 February. 



9. Baltimore. — Very large, with yellow skin; excellent for 

 the kitchen. Ripe in the autumn and first part of winter. 

 Said to be the same as the Monstrous Pippin, Coxe, No. 27. 



10. Black. — {Coxe, No. 67.) Medium size, dark red, 

 nearly black, with a mealy bloom; very tender, mild, and 

 agreeable. Ripe in December and January. 



11. Borden^s Early. — Small, red and yellow. Ripe in 

 August and September. Originated in Rhode Island, from 

 whence I obtained the scions. 



12. Baldwin Sweet. — Large, oblong, pointed to the blossom 

 end, bright red; handsome and good. Ripe in January and 

 February. Origin unknown, but supposed to be a native 

 fruit. 



13. CrowninsJiield Sioeet. — Medium size, round, yellow. 

 Ripe in September and October. A native fruit, from Dan- 

 vers, resembling the Bowback Sweet, No 6. 



