96 THE APPLE, 
blush next the sun. Calyx sct in a narrow and deep basin, 
Stalk rather slender, not three fourths of an inch long. Flesh 
fine grained, and abounding with juice of a sprightly agreeable 
flavour. Ripens in September, and deserves general cultivation, 
Prror’s Rep 
: Pitzer Hill. 
Big Hill... 
_ Origin unknown. Tree upright, not very vigorous, nor an 
early bearer, requires a deep rich soil, and a warm season or a 
southern climate, for the full development of its excellence. 
Fruit medium, somewhat globular, oblate, ebliquely depress- _ 
ed. Skin greenish yellow, shaded with red, striped with dark 
crimson, and thickly sprinkled with greenish grey dots, and 
some seasons much covered with russet. Stalk short and thick, 
inserted in a small acute cavity, surrounded by traces of russet, 
which sometimes considerably overspread the fruit. Calyx firmly 
closed, set in a small basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, with 
very rich, pleasant sub-acid flavour. - January to March, 
Rambo. 
Rampo. Coxe. Thomp. 
i Romanite, ) 
Seek-no-further, of New Jersey. 
Bread and Cheese Apple, § 
The Rambo is one of the most popular autumn fruits to be 
found in the Philadelphia markets. It is a highly valuable 
“apple for the table or kitchen, and the tree thrives well on light 
