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firm, crisp, juicy, with an agreeable, vinous flavour. December 

 to March. 



Cumberland Spice. 



From Cumberland county, N. J. 



Fruit rather above medium, conic, angular. Skin pale yel- 

 low, rarely with a blush, sprinkled with brown dots. Stem 

 short and thick. Cavity shallow. Calyx small, partially open, 

 in a small slightly corrugated basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 

 and pleasant. Apt to shrivel. Core large and hollow. Decem- 

 ber to February. 



Curtis Sweet. 



Origin unknown. Received from A. Bresee, Hubbardton, 

 Vermont. Tree vigorous, upright productive. 



Fruit large, oval, inclining to ovate, ribbed. Skin pale yel- 

 low, sprinkled, marbled, and splashed with crimson, and thickly 

 covered with crimson dots. Stem short, inserted in a deep, 

 acute cavity. Calyx closed, basin very shallow, and nearly 

 filled with prominences. Flesh white, fine grained, very tender, 

 with a very pleasant, delicate flavour. August to October. 



Danvers Winter Sweet. Man. Ken. 

 Epse's Sweet. 



In Massachusetts, from a town in which this variety takes its 

 name, it has been for a long time one of the best market apples 

 — but we think it inferior to the Ladies' Sweeting. It is an 

 abundant bearer, and a very rapid tree in its gTowth. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong. Skin smooth, dull 

 yellow, with an orange blush. Stalk slender, inclining to one 

 side. Calyx set in a smooth, narrow basin. Flesh yellow, firm, 

 sweet, and rich. It bakes well, and is fit for use the whole 

 winter, and often till April. 



Davis. 



Origin, Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, on the farm of 

 Jehiel Davis. Tree vigorous, upright, bears annually. 



Fruit small, inclining to cylindric, flattened at base and 

 crown. Skin yellowish, shaded, and obscurely striped with 

 crimson, russeted at the crown, and sprinkled with grey dots. 

 Stem long, inserted in a round deep cavity. Calyx closed, set 

 in a small uneven basin. Flesh whitish, fine-grained, compact, 

 juicy, crisp, sprightly, sub-acid. April, May. 



Derry Nonsuch. 

 Dinsmore. — Londonderry. 

 Origin unknown, ft-om Keene, N. H., and held in estimation 



