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REINETTE DE CANADA, A (Normandy). Ripens early autumn. 

 Tree vigorous, with an open, spreading head, very productive ; young 

 shoots, clear reddish brown, slightly downy. Succeeds well wher- 

 ever planted; large oblate, rather irregular with projecting ribs. 

 Fruit yellowish-green, tinged brown on side next the sun, sprinkled 

 with dots and russet patches. Flesh nearly white, rather firm, 

 juicy, with a rich, lively, sub-acid flavour. Keeps very well ; an 

 apple of first-rate quality, either for culinary or dessert use. The 

 finest fruits are produced from dwarf trees. 



CELLINI, A. A culinary apple of the first quality, firm and 

 showy, somewhat like the, Nonesuch. Fruit rather above medium 

 size, roundish and flattened at both ends. Skin rich deep yellow, 

 with spots and patches of lively red on the shaded side, and bright 

 red, streaked and mottled with dark crimson next the sun, with here 

 and there a tinge of yellow breaking through. Eye large and open in 

 shallow, slightly plaited basin, stalk very short in funnel-shaped cavity. 



TRIVETT'S SEEDLING, A. An Australian blight-proof seedling. 

 Early, regular, and heavy bearer. Fruit medium size, oblong and 

 slightly ribbed, covered with red and striped with darker red. 

 Requires thinning. One of the first apples ready for shipping. 



RIBSTON PIPPIN, A. One of the finest English dessert 

 apples. Ripens in the autumn. Tree forms a spreading top, is in 

 general hardy, a vigorous grower, and a good bearer, provided it is 

 grown in a dry soil ; but if otherwise, it is almost sure to canker. 

 Fruit medium sized, roundish, and irregular in its outline. Skin 

 greenish-yellow, changing to dull yellow, marked with pale red 

 streaks, which become deep crimson on sunny side, and russety 

 patches over the base. Eye small. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, rich, 

 and sugary, charged with a powerful aromatic flavour. Fairly 

 good keeper. This is one of the first apples we have ready for ship- 

 ping ripens end of February. Like Gravenstein, wants suitable 

 soil and climate to give good results. Better suited for cooler 

 districts. Subject to woolly aphis. 



JONATHAN (New York), A. Ripens in the autumn, from first 

 week in March, and keeps till midwinter. Tree hardy, moderately 

 vigorous, forming an upright, spreading, round head ; early and 

 abundant bearer, young shoots rather slender, slightly pendulous, 

 greyish brown. Fruit medium to large, roundish, conical or taper- 

 ing to the eye, even and regular in its outline, eye closed, skin thin 

 and smooth, clear light yellow ground, mostly covered with red, 

 deepening in the sun ; flesh white, very tender and juicy, rich, vinous. 

 Succeeds wherever grown, and proves one of the best in quality and 

 most profitable, either for table or market. 



BEN DAVIS, A. Tree very hardy and free grower, with very 

 dark reddish-brown, slightly greyish young wood forming an erect 

 round head, bearing early and abundantly, and blooming late in 

 spring. The apples grow close to the limbs, which are on that 

 account not likely to break down. Fruit medium, sides often 



