542 Two New Varieties of Apples. 



Our description of the Northern Sweet, {Jig. 39,) is as 

 follows : — 



Size, large, about three inches broad, and two and a half 



Fig. 39. The Northern Sweet. 



deep : Form, roundish, largest in the middle, narrowing 

 most towards the crown : Skin, fair, smooth, bright golden 

 yellow, broadly suffused with clear brilliant red on the 

 sunny side, and dotted with a few russet specks : Stem, me- 

 dium length, about three quarters of an inch long, rather 

 slender, curved, and deeply inserted in a regular cavity : 

 Eye, medium size, partially closed, and rather deeply sunk 

 in a broad, open, and somewhat furrowed basin ; segments 

 of the calyx broad, woolly : Flesh, white, fine, crisp and 

 very tender : Juice, abundant, sweet, rich and well flavored : 

 Core, small : Seeds, medium size. Ripe in October and 

 November. 



Bailey Spice. — This is the name of a new variety, or 

 rather one recently introduced to notice, of which a descrip- 

 tion and outline {Jig. 40,) have been sent us by Mr. J. W. 

 Bailey, of Plattsburg, N. Y., whose communication we an- 

 nex : — 



