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SELECT VAEIETIES OF FRTJITS. 



bearer. — ^December to February. Cultivated extensively 

 for the New Orleans market. 



108. PJiillijp's Sweeting. — A new Ohio apple, large, 

 conical, yellow and red ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, and 

 good. Early winter. 



109. Bmnbo (Komanite, Seek-Ko-Farther). — Good and 

 popular over a greater extent of country than any other 

 variety ; medium size, round, greenish, yellow, striped 

 with red ; flesh exceedingly tender, juicy, and pleasant ; 

 tree vigorous, erect, and very productive ; ripens in the 

 autumn at the south and west, but keeps here till Feb- 

 ruary. 



110. Home Beauty. — A large and very beautiful new 

 apple of Ohio ; we saw it at Cincinnati in 1850 ; it is 

 roundish or very slightly conical, pale yellow, mostly 

 covered with bright red ; flesh not very fine, but tender, 

 juicy, and good ; early winter. It will undoubtedly be 

 valuable for the orchard. 



111. BaioWs Jannet (Rawle's Janneting, IS'ever-fail, 

 Kockremain, &c.). — ^The most popular and valuable 

 orchard fruit of Kentucky. An experienced orchardist of 

 that State, Mr. Sanders, of Carrol county, who has known 

 it for fifty years^ says that " 30 to 40 per cent, of every 

 orchard in Kentucky should be planted with it." It blos- 

 soms two weeks later than most other varieties, and there- 

 fore always escapes spring frosts. It is medium to small, 

 round, greenish streaked, and clouded with dull red; flesh 

 compact, crisp, juicy and vinous. — Keeps till June or 

 July. 



112. Beinette., Canada. — Yery large, flattened, ribbed, 

 dull yellow, flesh firm, juicy and rich; tree a strong 

 grower and good bearer. In France it is considered the 

 [fjro^.^t and best a])i>le. and proves excellent here ; it keeps 

 better for being picked early. — I^ov ember to March. 



113. Bed Canada (Old ]^one-such of Massachusetts') — 



