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basin shallow, plaited ; flesh, tender, of fine texture, but defi- 

 cient in flavor. 



Late Keeping Pic. — Medium size ; oblate, compressed, 

 tapering to the crown ; skin, greenish yellow, with numerous 

 russet dots, and a carmine cheek ; stem one-half an inch by 

 one-sixteenth ; cavity rather wide, acuminate, russeted ; basin 

 shallow, plaited, not in eating, order. 



Lesher. — Large, roundish, oblong, angular ; skin greenish 

 yellow, with a number of minute russet dots, and faint blush ; 

 stem short, rather thick ; cavity deep, russeted ; basin rather 

 Avide, deep, somewhat furrowed. Not in eating order. 



The Winter Grixon. — A promising Delaware apple ; round- 

 ish, greenish yellow, with numerous russet dots, and on the 

 exposed surface striped and mottled with carmine ; represent- 

 ed to be an abundant bearer. — From Mr. Corbit, of Dela- 

 ware. 



The Bucks County Pippin. — A Pennsylvania Seedling ; 

 large, roundish oblate, inclining to conical, greenish yellow, 

 Avith sometimes a faint brown cheek ; stem short, not stout, 

 inserted in a deep, open cavity ; basin wide, deep, slightly 

 plaited ; seed small, short ; flesh tender ; texture fine ; flavor 

 excellent; quality "very good;" gives promise of being a 

 valuable variety. — -From Mahlon Moon. 



Brooke's Pippin. — -A native of Virginia, large, roundish, 

 inclining to conical, obscurely ribbed ; greenish yellow, with 

 a faint blush ; stem short, rather stout, inserted in a deep, 

 irregular, russeted cavity ; basin small, shallow, waved, some- 

 times furrowed ; seed long, slender, acuminate ; flesh crisp, 

 juicy, of fine texture, with a pleasant aroma ; quality " best ;" 

 this promises to be one of our finest late winter apples, bear- 

 ing abundantly every year in localities where the Newtown 

 Pippin, to which it bears some resemblance, does not suc- 

 ceed. — From R. H. Roby, of Fredericksburg. 



The William Penn Apple. — A native of Columbia, Penn- 

 sylvania; rather large, roundish oblate, slightly conical ; color 

 greyish, delicately mottled, and striped with red on a green- 

 ish yellow ground, with numerous white specks, in the centre 

 of which is a minute russet dot ; stem short, not very stout, 



