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the top retained their freshness till late in December. A few 

 of the best were then eaten ; but, thrown together as they 

 were, many were mouldy and worthless. If they had been 

 spread out carefully, in the way recommended by Mr. Stetson, 

 they would undoubtedly have ripened up in excellent order. 



Art. V. Descriptions and Engravings of Select Varieties 

 of Apples. By the Editor. 



We continue our descriptions of apples from our last vol- 

 ume, (XVIII, p. 542.) One of those we now figure is a 

 new variety to our cultivators, (though long since produced 

 from seed,) possessing the excellencies of our best winter 

 sweet apples. The Republican Pippin, though long ago in- 

 troduced into our collections by the late Mr. Manning, is yet 

 but little knov.ai to our pomologists. 



LII. Burr's Winter Sweet. 



The first we saw of this excellent apple (fig. 6^ was three 

 or four years ago, when Mr. F. Burr, of Hingham, presented 

 us with several specimens. We were much pleased with its 

 appearance, and requested him to let us see it again : last 

 year he kindly gave us more of them, and we found it well 

 worthy the attention of cultivators. Mr. Burr has furnished 

 ws with the following note respecting its origin : — 



"This variety originated in Hingham, Mass., where the 

 original tree is now growing on the farm of Mr. Elisha Burr. 

 In that vicinity it is cultivated in decided preference to any 

 other Winter Sweet, and has found unusual favor where- 

 ever disseminated. 



The original tree of Burr's Winter Sweet is one hundred 

 and twenty-five years old, and measures eight and a half feet 

 in circumference. Fifty years ago, while ploughing near it. 

 a small root was cut off, from which started up a thrifty 

 sucker, that now measures four and a half feet in circum- 

 ference. 



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