162 IHE CANADIAN IIOKTICULTURIST. 



NoiiTHFiELD r>EAUTY. — Tliis Variety originated in Vermont, and 

 well deserves the name of " Beauty," for it is one of the most attract- 

 ively colored varieties to he met with anywhere. Dr. Hoskins says 

 it " is first-class. In hardiness it stands at least witli St. Lawrence, and 

 is probably hardier. It comes to bearing as early as Fameuse, and 

 bears freely. In size is medium to large. Shape nearly round, regular 

 and smooth. Does not spot or crack. Color yellow overspread with 

 bright carmine. Skin delicate and wax-like. Flavor mild, sub-acid 

 and spicy. Quality best for dessert. Season succeeding the Fameuse, 

 and sometimes keeping all winter. Its fault is its tender skin and 

 flesh, which prevents it from being a good slnpping apple." 



Wolf Eiver is a very large and showy apple, sometimes measur- 

 ing fifteen and three-quarter inches in circumference, and weighing 

 twenty-one ounces. The color is a beautiful bright red, striped with 

 dark red, and sparsely sprinkled with large gi-ay dots. The stem is 

 very short, set in a deep, narrow and russeted cavity; calyx open, in a 

 deep, somewhat irregular basin. Flesh white, fine grained, juicy, rich, 

 and very pleasant sub-acid flavor. It is a late fall and early winter fruit. 

 Willie, is of medium size, deep, rich red in color, splashed with 

 deeper shades of red, slightly conical in form, stem short and set in a 

 broad but regularly formed cavity ; the calyx is closed and set in a 

 very shallow basin. Flesh white, stained with red, fine grained, very 

 mild sub-acid. Late autumn, 



Adda, is of medium size, conical in outline, skin light yellow, and 

 very prettily overspread with bright red, dotted and splfished with 

 deep red ; stem short, inserted in a shallow russeted cavity ; calyx 

 closed, in a broad, shallow, slightly corrugated basin. Flesh nearly 

 white, fine grained, juicy, not rich, acid. Seems not to be a long 

 keeper, probably in season in December. 



Hunter, a large, decidedly conical apple, skin deep red, splashed 

 with very dark red, sparsely sprinkled with dark brown dots. Core 

 large, flesh white, very fine grained, with a pleasant, mild sub-acid 

 flavor. These specimens are fully ripe, and its season is November. 



Morse's Sweet appears to be a good keeper. The skin is light 

 green, overspread with brownish red on the sunny side, a large russet 

 patch around the stem, and small patches of russet scattered over the 

 surface, with numerous russet dots. Size large, form roundish, flat- 

 tened at both ends. Flesh white, very fine grained, sweet and rich. 



