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THE APPLE. 



on a dull, nissety green ground, dotted with grayish specks. 

 The red thickly mottled near the eye, with yellowish russet 

 spots. Stalk slender, half an inch long. Calyx with wide- 

 spread, reflexed segments, and set in a shallow, narrow, slightly 

 plaited basin. Flesh pale yellow, very mellow and tender, with 

 a pleasant, aromatic flavour. A moderate bearer, but often pro- 

 duces large crops on high soils, which are well adapted to this 

 sort. November to February. A strong grower. 



The Winter Pearmain of most American orchards, is the Au- 

 tumn Pearmain of this, and most English works. 



Peck's Pleasant. 



PecKs Pleasant 



A first rate fruit m all respects, belonging to the Newtown 

 pippin class. It has long been cultivated in Rhode Island, 

 where we think it originated, and in the northern part of Con- 

 necticut, but as yet is little known out of that district of coun- 

 try, but deserves extensive dissemination. It considerably re- 

 sembles the Yellow Newtown pippin, though a larger fruit with 

 more tender flesh, and is scarcely inferior to it in flavour. 



Fruit above medium size, roundish, a little angular, and 

 slightly flattened, with an indistinct furrow on one side. Skin 

 smooth, and when first gathered, green, with a little dark red ; 

 but wlien ripe, a beautiful clear yellow, with bright blush on the 



