THE APPLES. 103 
Fruit large, roundish, approaching conic. Skin yellow, shaded 
and striped with bright red, and sprinkled with light dots. Stem 
an inch long, inserted in a*large, deep cavity, ‘surrounded by 
greenish russet. Calyx partially closed, set in a narrow, deep 
basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sprightly sub-acid. Core 
rather large. October to December. : 
Roman Sram. Coxe. 
The Roman Stem is not generally. known out of New-Jersey. © 
It originated at Burlington, in that State, and is much esteemed 
in that neighbourhood. _In flavour, it belongs to the Class of 
sprightly, pleasant-apples, and somewhat resembles the Yellow 
Belle Fleur, Tree very productive. 
Fruit scarcely -of medium ‘size, roundish-oblong—or often 
ovate. Skin whitish-yellow, with a faint brownish blush, 
sprinkled with ‘patches of small black dots, and, when ripe, 
. having a few reddish specks, unless the fruit is very fair. Stalk 
three-fourths of an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity under 
a fleshy protuberance, which the farmers Jiave likened to a 
Roman nose, whence the name. Calyx set-in a rather narrow 
basin, with a few plaits. Core’ hollow, Flesh tender, juicy 
with a rich, pleasant, musky flavour. November to March. 
Russet, AMERICAN GOLDEN. 
Golden Russet. Man, Ken. 
Sheep Nose. 
Bullock's Pippin, \ Gone 
Little Pearmain. 
The American Golden Russet is one of the most delicious and 
tender apples, its flesh resembling more in texture that of a but- 
tery pear, than that of an ordinary apple. It is widely cultivated 
at the West, and in New-England as the Golden Russet, and 
though neither handsome nor large, is still an universal favour-. 
ite from its great productiveness and admirable flavour. The 
uncouth name of Coxe, Sheep-nose, is nearly obsolete, except iny 
New-Jersey, and we therefore adopt the present one, to which it 
1s well entitled. The tree is thrifty, with upright drab coloured 
shoots. 
Frait below medium size, roundish-ovate. Skin dull yellow, 
sprinkled with a very thin russet. Stalk rather long and slen- 
der. Calyx closed, and set in a rather narrow basin. Flesh 
yellowish, very tender, (almost melting,) juicy, with a mild, rich, 
spicy flavour. October to January. 
The Ewatisn Gotpen Rvusszr is a sub-acid sort, much inferiour 
to the above. — 
