228 THE APPLE. 



"Wine Apple, Winesap, (tc, and some of the high-flavoured Eng- 

 lish varieties in the preceding pages are very highly valued for 

 cider in Britain — the Golden Pippin, Golden Harvey, Downton, 

 <fec. The Fox AVhelp is a very celebrated apple of this class, 

 used to flavour and give strength to nearly all the choice cider 

 of Herefordshire, which is not yet introduced hei'e, to our know- 

 ledge. It is middle sized, ovate, dark red, with a rich, heavy 

 juice of the specific gravity 10*78. The Siberian Bitter 

 Sweet is a variety of crab raised by Mr. Knight, and about 

 twice the size of the Siberian Crab, small, roundish ovate, yel- 

 low ; an immense bearer, and held in very high esteem in Eng- 

 land, for mixing with other cider apples, to impart richness. 



CLASS V. 



APPLES FOR ORNAMENT OR PRESERVING. 



Siberian Crab. Arb. Brit. 

 Malus baccata. Lind. Pyrus baceata. Arb. Brit. 



The common Siberian Crab is a beautiful little fruit, which is 

 produced in rich clusters on the branches, and, at a distance, 

 resembles large and handsome cherries. It is highly esteemed 

 for preserving, and almost every large garden in the middle 

 States contains a tree of this variety. It forms a vigorous, neat 

 tree, of rather small size, and its blossoms, which are white, are 

 produced in beautiful profusion in spring, and a large crop of 

 fruit regularly follows. 



Fruit about three fourths of an inch in diameter, very regu- 

 larly formed, and rather flat. Skin smooth, of a lively scaiTet, 

 over a clear yellow ground, and when the bloom is rubbed ofl*, 

 is highly polished. Stalk nearly two inches long, and very 

 slender. Calyx small, slightly sunk. Fit for preserving in Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Large Hed Siberian Crab. 



Pyrus Pruifolia. Arb. Brit. 



This variety is about twice the size of the foregoing, round- 

 ish-ovate, with a large and prominent calyx, and a pale red and 

 yellow skin. It forms a larger tree, with rather coarser foliage 

 than the common variety, and is esteemed for the same pur- 

 poses. September and October. 



Yellow Siberian Crab. 

 Amber Crab. 

 This scarcely differs from the common Siberian Crab, except 



