THE APPLE. 
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of Hubbardston, Mass., and is of first rate quality. The tree is a 
vigorous grower, forming a handsome branching head, and bears 
very large crops. It is worthy of extensive orchard culture. 
Fruit large, roundish-oblong, much narrower near the eye. 
Skin smooth, striped with splashes, and irregular broken stripes 
of pale and bright red, which nearly cover a yellowish ground. 
The calyx open, aiid the stalk short, in a russeted hollow. Flesh 
yellow, juicy, and tender, with an agreeable mingling of sweetness 
and acidity in its flavour. October to January. 
Jefferis. 
Origin Chester Co. Pa., growth moderate, very productive A 
fair and handsome fruit of excellent quality, in use all of 
September. 
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic. Skin yellow, shaded 
and splashed with crimson, and thickly covered with large, 
whitish dots. Stem very short, inserted in a rather large cavity. 
Calyx closed, set in a round open basin. Flesh white, tender, 
juicy, with a rich, mild, sub-acid flavour. September. 
Jonathan. Buel. Ken. 
King Philip, — Philip Rick. 
The Jonathan is a very beautiful dessert apple, and its great 
beauty, good flavour, and productiveness in all soils, unite to re- 
commend it to orchard planters. The original tree of this new 
sort is growing on the farm of Mr. Philip Rick, of Kingston, 
