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Herewith attached is an outline and description of the 

 Bailey Spice apple, which I consider a dessert fruit of great 

 value. I refer you to the journal of the New York State 



Fig. 40. Bailerj Spice. 



Agricultural Society of the present month, and the report of 

 the Fruit Congress last fall, for its merit. The original tree 

 is growing in my orchard, and was planted over fifty years 

 ago by my grandfather, Capt. Nathaniel Piatt. It is a great 

 bearer, and I know of no fruit so invariably fair and perfect. 

 / am, sir, very respectfully yours, John W. Bailey, Octo- 

 ber 26, 1850. 



Size, medium, being usually two and fix^e eighths inches 

 broad by two and one quarter inches depth : Form, round, 

 oval, tapering a little toward the eye : Exterior color, light 

 yellow, sometimes with a faint blush, always fair : Texture, 

 fine grained, tender as well as firm, juicy: Color of flesh, 

 yellowish, with a slight greenish tint: Flavor, subacid, 

 sprightly and spicy : Core, large and open : Seeds, plump 

 and light brown : Stem, one and a quarter inches long, slen- 



