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Account of some New Apples. 



Biggs' $ Nonsuch. Size, from two to three inches in length. 

 Colour, deep yellow, striped and variegated with red on the 

 sunny side. Shape, and general appearance somewhat like 

 the Nonsuch, but broader at the base, moderately depressed 

 about the foot-stalk, very hollow at the top, where the leaves 

 of the calyx remain long and rolled back. Flesh, pale yellow, 

 soft and excellent to eat ripe from the tree ; roasts and bakes 

 well till Christmas. 



Minicr's Dumpling. Size, from three to three inches and 

 a half in breadth, but not so long. Colour, deep green, and 

 very dark red next to the sun ; which, together with its spheri- 

 cal shape, more contracted at the top, and swelled into a few 

 imperfect angles, give it some appearance of the Norfolk 

 Storer, but there are darker green lines on the north side, 

 which distinguish it from all the Apples I know. It is depres- 

 sed about the stalk, which is long, and stout enough for so 

 large an Apple. The calyx is nearly obliterated by the time 

 the fruit is ripe, which is not till Christmas, or after. It is 

 most valuable for boiling or baking till April, and even to 

 eat at the end of the season. Its flesh firm, high flavoured, 

 and juicy. 



