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S. Apple, grown hj Win. Young, of Reading. Size large, 3fth inches long 

 hj 3f th broad; form conical; color beautifully striped and mottled with red on 

 a yellow ground; stem f of an inch long and l-12th thick, inserted in a mo- 

 derately wide, deep, acuminate cavity; calyx small, closed, set in a narrow, 

 very superficial wrinkled basin ; seed medium, plump, oval; core large ; flesh 

 not very juicy; flavor pleasant; quality "good." 



4. Apple grown by Jacob Kurr, Middleberg, Bethel Township, Berks co. 

 Size above medium, 2 Jth inches long by 8 5-16ths broad; form round-oblate, 

 obscurely conical; color fair yellow-white, with crimson blush, containing one 

 or more distinct white spaces or streaks on the blush; stem -|ths of an inch 

 long and l-12th thick, inserted in a wide, deep cavity ; calyx small, closed, 

 set in a small, shallow, slightly furrowed basin ; seed dark brown, plumjp; 

 ovate; flesh tender, rather dry; flavor pleasant; quality "good." 



5. Apple grown near Reading. Size below medium, 2 J inches long by 

 2f ths broad; form roundish, color greenish-yellow, with a brown blush ; stem 

 variable, from 5-16ths to 5-8ths of an inch long and l-12th thick, inserted 

 in a deep, narrow, acuminate cavity; calyx large, closed, set in a deep, rather 

 wide, obscurely plaited basin; seed light brown, broad, flat; flesh fine texture; 

 flavor delicately aromatic; quality a very good." 



9. Apple grown by Samuel Zeiber, Reading. Size below medium, 2-J ins. 

 long by 2^ths broad; form round oblate; color red, in stripes of different hues, 

 russeted about the base; stem fths to 1 inch long, and l-12th thick, inserted 

 in a moderately wide, not very deep, russeted cavity; calyx small, closed, set 

 in a very small plaited basin, sometimes almost obsolete ; flesh crisp, sub- 

 acid; quality "good." 



7. The Yost — A fine apple, which has been noticed in several of our re- 

 ports. 



From Wm. V. Pettit, of Colonnade Row — a very large specimen of the 

 Niles Pear. Size 4 inches long by 3-fths broad, and weighing 1J lbs.; form 

 roundish, oblong; color yellow at maturity, with many russet dots ; stem 1J 

 inches long and l-5th thick, inserted in a narrow, rather deep, furrowed ca- 

 vity ; calyx small, closed, set in a deep, narrow, regular basin ; seed light 

 brown, large, plump, long, acuminate ; flesh somewhat granular, becoming 

 buttery; flavor not high, but saccharine and pleasant; quality " very good;" 

 maturity December ; an abundant bearer of fair and large fruit. This is a 

 foreign variety, imported from France, by the Hon. John M. Niles, of Hart- 

 ford, Conn. The imported tree was sent by him, some years ago, to his 

 friend Wm. Y. Pettit, of this city. Our attention was first directed to it by 

 Mr3. Catharine Stanley, of East Hartford — an honorary and corresponding 

 member of our society, and distinguished as well for her moral, social and 

 intellectual accomplishments, as for her zealous and untiring devotion to 



