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THE APPLE. 
chusetts, but is not now much planted on account of its sma J size 
and poor fruit; succeeds well in western New York, Ohio, and 
Michigan. Tree thrifty, but of slender growth ; very productive. 
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, slightly angular. Skin 
yellow, mostly shaded with deep red or crimson; somewhat 
striped or splashed on the sunny side, and thickly sprinkled with 
grey, and sometimes greenish dots. Stalk short, inserted in a 
broad, deep cavity. Calyx closed, segments long, in a small, 
narrow, somewhat irregular basin. Flesh white, tender, crisp, 
abounding with a brisk, refreshing juice, and retaining its fine, 
delicate flavour to the last. January to May. 
Red Astrachan. Thomp. Lind. 
A fruit of extraordinary beauty, first imported into England 
with the White Astrachan, from Sweden, in 1816. It bears 
abundantly with us, and its singular richness of colour is height- 
ened by an exquisite bloom on the surface of the fruit, like that 
of a plum. It is one of the handsomest dessert fruits, and its 
quality is good, but if not taken from the tree as soon as ripe 
it is liable to become mealy. Ripens from the last of July to 
the middle of August. 
Fruit pretty large, rather above the middle size, and very 
smooth and fair, roundish, a little narrowed towards the eye. 
Skin almost entirely covered with deep crimson, with sometimes 
a little greenish yellow in the shade, and occasionally a little 
russet near the stalk, and covered with a pale white bloom. 
