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SELECT APPLES. 



Belmont, or Gate, rather large, ovate, pale yel- 

 low with a blush, flesh firm, crisp, becomes ten- 

 der, mild, rich, subacid, fine flavor, very produc- 

 tive, highly valued in some of the Western States. 

 Dec. and Jan. 



Claygate Pearmain, medium size, ovate, yel- 

 lowish striped with red, flesh subacid, juicy, 

 sprightly, fine flavor, first quality for the des- 

 sert, ^OY. to Mar. 



Danyers Winter Sweet, medium size, roundish, 

 yellow with sometimes a blush, flesh yellow, 

 sweet, rich, tender, vigorous, and productive. 

 jSTov. to Mar. 



Datch Mignonne, quite large, roundish, orange 

 with faint stripes, beautiful, firm flesh, becomes 

 tender, rich, subacid, high flavor, rathef" coarse, 

 growth erect, productive, ISTov. to Mar. 



Gooseberry, large, roundish oblate, yellow, 

 sprightly, acid, peculiar flavor, first quality, a 

 favorite London cooking fruit, Jan. to May. 



Green Sweeting, medium size, roundish, fair, 

 greenish, very sweet, tender, spicy flavor, pro- 

 ductive, and a long keeper, growth moderate. 

 Nov. to May. 



Hnbbardstou Nonsuch, large, roundish ovate, 

 yellow ground striped and dotted with light 

 red, flesh yellow, tender, juicy, very rich, 

 slightly subacid, blended with a rich, sweet, and 

 excellent flavor, superior to the Baldwin in fla- 

 vor, vigorous growth, very productive. Is ov. to 

 Jan, 



JoQatban, Medium size, round ovate, striped 

 with bright red on yellow, very juicy, subacid, 

 spicy, moderately rich, always fair and hand- 

 some, assimilating to the Spitzemberg character, 

 shoots slender and divergent, very productive, 

 Nov. to April, 



Laqnier, rather large, oblate, striped red on 

 greenish yellow, flesh fine grained, firm, crisp, 

 agreeable, mild subacid, Dec, to March. 



Lady Apple, or Pomme d'Api, Quite small, flat, 

 uniform, brilliant deep red cheek on light yellow, 

 flesh tender, crisp, juicy, mild, slight subacid, 

 good flavor, a beautiful fancy apple for parties, 

 commands twice the price of any other apple ; 

 growth vigorous but not rapid, forms a beautiful j 

 regular conical tree with luxuriant foliage, some 

 trees near Flushing have attained the height of 

 50 feet, each yielding 9 to 11 Barrels. There is 

 no variety of apples, large or small, that produces 

 greater crops. Nov, to May, 



Melon (Nortons), large, roundish, pale yellow 

 with bright-red stripes and dots, flesh white, 

 tender, subacid, spicy, very juicy, fine flavored, 

 an excellent and beautiful fruit, of slow growth, 

 productive. Nov, to Feb, 



Minister, large oblong conical, striped red on 

 pale yellow, flesh yellowish, subacid, moderately 

 rich, second rate, fair and showy, vigorous 

 growth, very productive. Nov. to Jan, 



Monmonth Pippin, rather large, yellow with a 

 bright red cheek, tender, juicy, fine flavor, vig- 

 orous and productive, a very estimable winter 

 fruit. Dec, to April, 



Mother, large ovate, rich red, flesh yellow, mild 

 subacid aud mixed with sweet, rich, very aroma- 

 tic, somewhat juicy, very productive. It is well 

 suited to the North. Nov. to Jau. 



Northern Spy, large, roundish oblate, often 

 flattened, red striped, dark crimson on the sun 

 side with a delicate bloom, beautiful, flesh juicy, 

 rich, highly aromatic and retains its freshness of 

 flavor until late in the Spring, a highly estimable 

 fruit and suitable for exportation ; growth very 

 vigorous and erect, very productive. Leaves and 

 fruit buds open late, thereby rendering it very 

 suitable to the North, Dec. to June. 



_ Old Nonpareil (often called Red Canada), me- 

 dium size, roundish conical, red dotted with 

 white, flesh firm, fine grained, rich subacid, high, 

 excellent flavor, much esteemed, growth rather 

 slender, with a moderate crop. Nov. to May. 



Pearmain, Herefordshire, We do not believe 

 that more than one Nursery besides our own in 

 the whole Union possesses this genuine variety ; 

 and that one obtained it from us. They all appear 

 to have confused the common Winter Pearmain 

 with this ; and even Mr, J, J. Thomas, whom we 

 deem a generally reliable author on Apples, has 

 fallen into the same error. It is a much larger 

 fruit than the Winter Pearmain, form oblong 

 ovate, with dull red stripes on a pale greenish 

 ground, flesh pleasant, sprightly acid, aromatic, 

 juicy, tender, fine grained, high and pleasant fla- 

 vor, will keep a month longer than the other 

 variety, and is much the most valuable, produc- 

 tive. Nov, to March, 



Peck's Pleasant, large, roundish, fair, pale yel- 

 low, with a brown cheek, flesh firm, very ten- 

 der, mild, rich, clear subacid, fine Newtown 

 Pippin flavor, a very estimable variety, Nov. 

 to April. 



Pennington's Seedling, medium size, oblate, yel- 

 lowish russet, flesh yellow, firm, crisp, brisk acid, 

 high flavored, excellent, first quality, Dec. to 

 March. 



Pippin, Green Newtown, full medium and occa- 

 sionally large, roundish oblate or flattened, dull 

 green, becoming yellowish green, often dotted, 

 with a brownish red cheek, flesh white, firm, crisp, 

 fine grained, juicy, with a high aromatic flavor, 

 unsurpassed in excellence, keeps long and pre- 

 serves its freshness ; growth rather slow, but quite 

 equal to many other varieties, rough bark after 

 the second year's growth. Immense quantities 

 are grown on Long Island, and on the Hudson 

 river, and it will doubtless succeed in any Apple 

 region, on good free soil, with proper culture. 

 Quantities of the finest fruit come from Western 

 New-York. Nurserymen have prejudiced pur- 

 chasers against this tree, because its slowefr 

 growth renders it less profitable to them than 

 the rapid growing varieties. 



Pippin, Yellow Newtown. Scarcely any Nurse- 

 ry on this Island or elsewhere in the State pos- 

 sesses this very distinct and genuine variety ; but 

 many cultivate and sell the preceding under the 

 two distinct names of green and yellow, and they 

 have thereby caused the confusion as to iden- 

 tity. It is found disseminated in orchards to 

 which we have supplied the true variety during 

 the last 60 years. A blind man can distinguish 

 this tree from the preceding one by its perfectly 

 smooth bark. The fruit is rather large, more flat- 

 tened than the preceding, clear light yellow, 

 with a bright red cheek, fairer and handsomer, 

 possessing the same qualities, but not quite equal 

 in flavor, keeps during ,t.he same period, and is 



