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DESCEIPTIONS OP APPLES. 



Wnlttltar Aston.. 



HUBBASDSTON NONSUCH. 



This fine apple originated in Hubbardston, Massachu- 

 setts. Tree vigorous, healthy, productive, earjy bearer, 

 round-leaved, branching. At one time this and the Bald- 

 win were confounded and mixed in some Western collec- 

 tions. 



Fruit large, fair, handsome, round, somewhat ovate, ta- 

 pering both ways from the middle, regular ; Surface often 



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Fig. 831. — HUBBABDSTON. 



uneven, yellow, covered with mixed red and broken stripes, 

 presenting a rich brownish appearance ; Dots scattered, 

 gray, prominent. 



Basin abrupt, wide, regular, leather-cracked, or russet- 

 ed, or both ; Eye medium or small, open. 



