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*Esopus Spitzenburg- — Large, deep red with gray spots, and delicately coated with 

 bloom; flesh yellow, crisp, rich and excellent. Tree rather a, feeble, slow grower 

 and moderate bearer; esteemed in this State as one of the very best. November 

 to April. 50 cents each. 



FallaT^^ater (Fornwalder, Tulpehocken, Pound, &c.) — A very large and handsome ap- 

 ple from Pennsylvania; quality good. Tree vigorous, bears young and abundantly. 

 November to March. 



Golden Kiisset — Medium size; dull russet, with a tinge of red on the exposed side; 

 flesh greenish, crisp, juicy and high flavored. Tree a vigorous grower, with light- 

 colored speckled shoots, by which it is easily known; hardy, bears well; popular 

 and extensively grown in Western New York and Wisconsin. November to April. 



Grimes' Golden (Grimes' Golden Pippin) — Medium to large size; skin golden yellow 

 sprinkled with gray dots; flesh crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly; very good to best. 

 Tree hardy, vigorous, productive; originally from Virginia; grown in Southern 

 Ohio. January to April 



Hubbardston (Hubbardston Nonsuch) — Large; striped yellow and red; tender, juicy 

 and fine; af/'ee grower and great bearer. Native of MassachuseJtts. November to 

 January. 



* Jonathan — Medium size; red and yellow; flesh tender, juicy and rich; a moderate 

 grower; shoots light-colored, slender and spreading; very productive. One of the 

 best varieties either for table or market. November to March. 50 cents each. 



^Liady Apple (Pomme d' Api) — A beautiful little dessert fruit; flat, pale yellow with a 

 brilliant red cheek; flesh crisp, juicy and pleasant. The tree is a moderate grower, 

 forms a dense, erect head, and bears large crops of fruit in clusters; the fruit sells 

 for the highest price in New York and Philadelphia. November to May. 50 cents 

 each. 



*Ijady's Sweet — Large, roundish; green and red; nearly quite red in the sun; sweet, 

 sprightly and perfumed; shoots slender but erect; a moderate grower and good 

 bearer, originated in Newburgh, N. Y. One of the best lointer sweet apples. Keeps 

 well. November to May. 50 cents each. 



Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet (Pound Sweet) — A very large, round, greenish apple, 

 excellent for baking. Tree a free grower and productive. October to December 



Mann — Medium to large; deep yellow, often with a shade of brownish red where ex- 

 posed; juicy, mild, pleasant, sub-acid. Tree hardy and an upright grower; an early 

 and annual bearer and a late keeper. January to April. 



^Mcintosh Red — Originated in Vermont. Very hardy, vigorous and productive; 

 fruit handsome and of good quality; regarded as valuable for the North. Novem- 

 ber to February. 50 cents each. 



*Missouri PipiJin — Medium to large; pale whitish yellow, shaded with light and 

 dark red, often quite dark in the sun; flesh whitish, a little coarse, crisp, moder- 

 ately juicy, sub-acid. January to April. 50 cents each. 



Monmouth Pii>pin (Red Cheek Pippin) — Large, greenish yellow, with a fine red 

 cheek; juicy, tender and good. Tree a /ree grower and productive. Keeps well 

 till March or April. 



Mother — Large; red; flesh very tender, rich and aromatic. Tree a moderate grower 

 and good bearer. Succeeds well in the North; Supposed to have originated in 



Worcester County, Mass. On^ of the best dessert apples. November to January. 



*J^ew^town Pii>pin — One of the most celebrated of American apples, on account of its 

 long keeping and excellent qualities, and the high price it commands abroad; but 

 its success is confined to certain districts and soils. It attains its greatest perfection 

 on Long Island and the Hudson. In Western New^ York and New England it 

 rarely succeeds well. It requires rich and high culture, and it makes such a slow, 

 feeble growth, that it has to be top grafted upon a strong growing variety. Nov- 

 ember to June. 50 cents each. 



New York Pippin— See Ben Davis. 



