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Noneuch, Old. English. 



Eemarks. — Kot esteemed. Unwortliy of cultivation, 

 entirely. 



Norfolk Beavfin. 



Eemarks. — Barely seen in this country ; and, we pre- 

 sume, not desirable. It ia a large fruit. Color, dull red 

 on greenish. Good for drying only. 



NONPAEEIL, see Ross's Nonpareil, which is a highly 

 flavored, spicy russet, not known nor cultivated to any 

 extent. An apple with this name (]!^onpareil), is grown 

 in Illinois, large, sub-conical, irregular, or ribbed ; red 

 striped, on yellow ground, with a lively bloom ; flesh, 

 yellowish, very delicate, and good ; as beautiful as North- 

 ern Spy, which it resembles, as, also, like Scolloped 

 Gilliflower. 



Northern Spy. Color, striped red on light yellow 

 ground, with streaks of carmine red, and when first 

 gathered, covered with a fine bloom ; form, sub-conical, 

 sometimes ribbed ; size, 1 ; use, table ; quality, 2 ; season, 

 November to January, in this latitude becoming an early 

 Winter varietj'. 



Eemarks. — There is a great diversity of opinion about 

 this apple with us. It does well, as near us as Dayton. 

 There is a different soil there — more gravelly. Sold 

 at Boston for six dollars per barrel, and sometimes 

 one dollar per dozen, by retail. It keeps there till 

 May. Juicy, very crisp, and fresh. " Of doubtful value 

 in Ohio." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. It is probably 

 mach overestimated by James H. "Watts. The perfume 

 is extraordinary, and the fiavor sometimes very good. 

 A great grower, and not early in fruiting. We fear its 

 great excellence as a keepei- may not he realized here 



