THE APPLE, 133 
firm, crisp, jmcy, with an agreeable, vinous flavour. December 
to March, 
CumBERLAND SPIce. 
From Cumberland county, N. J. 
Fruit rather above medium, conic, angular. Skin pale yel- 
low, rarely with a blush, sprinkled with brown dots. Stem 
short and thick. Cavity shallow. Calyx small, partially open, 
in a small slightly corrugated basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 
and pleasant. Apt to shrivel. Cgre large and hollow. Decem- 
ver to February. . 
Curtis Sweet. 
ivell from A. Bresee, Hubbardton, 
Vermont, gottire dads. Upsight productive. 
Fruit: farge, oval, inclining“te.pvate, ribbed. Skin pale yel- 
low, sprihkled, marbled, ay splash éthagi 
covered with crimson dgfs. 
Danvers Winter Sweet. Man. Ken.’ 
Epse’s Sweet. 
In Massachusetts, from a town in which this variety takes its 
name, it-has been for a long time one of the best market apples 
—but we think it inferior to the Ladies’ Sweeting. It is an 
abundant bearer, and a very rapid tree in its growth. ; 
Fruit of medium size, roundish-oblong. Skin smooth, dull 
yellow, with an orange blush. Stalk slender, inclining to one 
side. Calyx set in a smooth, narrow basin. Flesh yellow, firm, 
sweet, and rich. It bakes well, and is fit for use the whole 
winter, and often till April. 
Davis. 
Origin, Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan, on the farm of 
Jehiel Davis. Tree vigorous, upright, bears annually. 
Fruit small, inclining to cylindric, flattened at base and 
crown, Skin yellowish, shaded, and obscurely striped with 
crimson, russeted at the crown, and sprinkled with grey dots, 
Stem long, inserted in a round deep cavity. Calyx closed, set 
in a small uneven basin. Flesh whitish, fine-grained, compact, 
juicy, crisp, sprightly, sub-acid. April, May. ~ 
Derry Nonsvucn. 
Dinsmore.—Londonderry. 
Origin unknown, fron Keene N. EL, and held in estimation 
