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SELECT APPLES. 



plish red stripes, a conspicuous bloom, flesh yel- 

 lowish, mild, subacid, good, of slow growth, and 

 produces only a thm crop. Oct. to Jan. The 

 Flushing Spitzemberg much resembles it, and is 

 a much more valuable variety. 



Danver's Winter Sweet, medium size, round- 

 ish, yellow with sometimes a blush, flesh yellow, 

 sweet, rich, tender, vigorous, and productive. 

 Nov. to Mar. 



Dutch Mignonne, quite large, roundish, orange 

 with faint stripes, beautiful, firm flesh, becomes 

 tender, rich, subacid, high flavor, rather coarse, 

 growth erect, productive. Nov. to May. 



Gooseberry, large, roundish oblate, yellow, 

 sprightly, acid, peculiar flavor, first quality, a 

 favorite London cooking fruit. Jan. to May. 



Green Sweet, medium size, roundish, fair, 

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

 ductive, and a long keeper, growth moderate. 

 Nov. to May. 



Hnbbardston 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. Nov. to 

 Jan. 



Jonathan, 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, fiat 

 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 

 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 (Norton's), 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. 



Middle, or Mittle, or Middel Apple, it is of very 

 fine quality, very productive, and grew at a di- 

 vision fence, whence its name. 



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. 



Monmouth 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 and mixed with sweet, rich, very 

 aromatic, somewhat juicy, very productive. It 

 is well suited to the North. Nov. to Jan. 



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 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. 



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 ap- 

 pear to have confused the common "Winter Pear- 

 main 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 flavor, will keep a month longer 

 than the other variety, and is much the most 

 valuable, productive. Nov. to March. 



Peck's Pleasant, large, roundish, fair, pale ^ 

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

 der, mild, rich, clear subacid, fine Newtown Pip- 

 pin flavor, a very estimable variety. Nov. to 

 April. \ 



Pennington 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 oc- 

 casionally large, roundish oblate or flattened, 

 dull green, becoming yellowish green, often dot- 

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

 crisp, fine grained, juicy, with a high aromatic 

 flavor, unsurpassed in excellence, keeps long and A 

 preserves its freshness; growth rather slow, but 

 quite equal to many other varieties, rough barkaf- 

 ter 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 slower 

 growth renders it less profitable to them than 

 the rapid-growing varieties. y 



Pippin, Tellow Newtown. Scarcely any Nur- 

 sery on this Island or elsewhere in the State pos- 

 sesses this very distinct and genuine variety ; but 

 many sell the preceding under the two distinct 

 names of green and yellow, and have thereby 

 caused the confusion as to identity. It is found 

 disseminated in orchards to which we have sup- 

 plied the true variety during the last 60 years. 

 The fruit is rather large, more flattened 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 the 6ame period, and is also suitable for 

 exportation. The tree has a more thrifty ap- 

 pearance and grows faster than the preceding. 

 This in Virginia is called " Albemarle Pippin." 



Pippin, Ribston, medium or rather large, round- 

 ish, yellow and red, flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, 

 very rich, sprightly acid flavor, productive. 

 Succeeds well in the mo6t northern localities, 



