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Danvers Winter Sweet, Epses Sweet, Da/ivers Sweeting. 

 This variety originated at Danvers, near Salem, Massachusetts ; 

 fruit of medium size ; a little oblong ; skin yellow, slightly 

 tinged with red ; its flesh sweet and excellent cooked, or as a 

 dessert : from November to April The tree is a great bearer, 

 and of rapid growth. 



DoMiNE, Domini. A first-rate winter apple, of medium size 

 and greenish yellow color, clouded with brown blotches ; the 

 flesh is juicy, tender, and excellent. Tree a great bearer. 



Golden Ball, Golden Apple. A beautiful and superior 

 fruit from the State of Maine ; of large size and golden yellow 

 color ; flesh firm ; juice very rich, sweet, aromatic, with a good 

 proportion of acid. It will keep good from November to ApriL 

 Golden Harvet, Brandy Apple. A dessert apple, not 

 larger than the Golden Pippin ; color light yellow, with a flush 

 of red, and embroidered with a roughish russet. It is called 

 Brandy Apple from the superior specific strength of its juice, 

 being 10.85; it is of remarkably close texture, very rich iu 

 flavor, and will keep till April or May. 



Green Sweet, €rreen Sweeting, Grreen Winter Sweet. This 

 apple is much cultivated in Massachusetts. It is of medium 

 size ; the skin dall green, approaching to yellow ; the flesh very 

 sweet and delicious. It possesses the valuable property of 

 retaining its soundness till May or June. 



Hubbardston Nonesuch. A large Apple of globular form ; 

 red and yellow color, streaked and blotched; the flesh is juicy 

 and of excellent flavor ; fi-om December to March. The tree 

 is of vigorous growth, a great bearer, and worthy of extensive 

 cultivation. 



Jonathan. King Philip, New Spitzenherg, Philip Rich 

 A winter fruit very generally admired in the State of New York. 

 It is of medium size ; the skin of pale yellow and bright red 

 color, occasionally tinged with purple ; flesh tender, juice abun- 

 dant, and highly flavored. This fruit will keep till May. 



Lady Apple, Pomme d'Api. Fruit small, flat; of pale 

 yellow color, tinged with a deep red on the side; flesh crisp 



