THE APPLE. 117 
Fruit large, conic, approaching oblong. &kin yellowish, mostly 
shaded and obscurely striped with red, and thickly sprinkled 
with minute dots. Stem short and rather small, inserted in a nar- 
row cavity. Calyx small, closed, set ina narrow, irregular basin, 
Flesh tender, not very juicy, almost melting, with a honied, sweet 
flavour. November to March. 
BatLey’s GoLpEn. 
Origin, Kennebec Co. Maine. Tree productive. Fruit large, 
oblong, flattened at base and crown. Skin yellowish, slightly 
russeted, with a warm cheek. Stem short, surrounded by rus- 
set in a broad deep cavity. Calyx arge and open, basin shal- 
low. Flesh white, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. January 
to March. 
Barzour. 
Originated with J. Barbour, Lancaster Co, Pa. Size medium 
roundish, oblate, inclining’to conical. Skin mottled, and striped 
with red of different hues on a greyish ground, with nu- 
merous grey specks. Stem rather short, in a moderately deep 
rather narrow cavity. Calyx small, closed, set in a shallow 
plaited basin. Flesh yellowish, white, tender, juicy, flavour plea- 
sant, quality very good. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Baxer’s Sweet. 
Winter Golden Sweet. 
Long Stem Sweet. 
Late Golden Sweet. 
An old fruit of Holland and New London Counties, Conn. 
and much cultivated there. Fruit medium, roundish, of a golden 
yellow colour, with some patches of russet. Stem long, inserted 
in a broad shallow cavity. Calyx closed, in a moderate basin. 
Flesh yellow, rather coarse, exceedingly saccharine and pleasant. 
November, December. : 
Baxrimore. 
Raised by Mr. Smith, near Baltimore. Fruit very large, 
roundish, oblate, slightly angular. Skin pale yellcw, with a 
faintly washed check, thickly sprinkled with brown dots. Stem 
short, in a medium cavity. Calyx closed, basin shallow. Flesh 
yellowish, rather compact, juicy, and pleasant, sub-acid. Sep- 
tember, October. May prove Gloria Mundi 
Bars 
Origin, Rhode Island. Fruit rather large, round, pale yellow 
marbled, and nearly covered with red and a few russet spots. 
