THE APPLES. 
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Fruit large, roundish, approaching conic. Skin yellow, shaded 
and striped with bright red, and sprinkled with light dots. Stem 
an inch long, inserted in a large, deep cavity, surrounded by 
greenish russet. Calyx partially closed, set in a narrow, deep 
basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sprightly sub-acid. Core 
rather large. October to December. 
Roman Stem. Coxe. 
The Roman Stem is not generally known out of New- Jersey. 
It originated at Burlington, in that State, and is much esteemed 
in that neighbourhood. In flavour, it belongs to the class of 
sprightly, pleasant apples, and somewhat resembles the Yellow 
Belle Fleur. Tree very productive. 
Fruit scarcely of medium size, roundish-oblong — or often 
ovate. Skin whitish-yellow, with a faint brownish blush, 
sprinkled with patches of small black dots, and, when ripe, 
having a few reddish specks, unless the fruit is very fair. Stalk 
three-fourths of an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity under 
a fleshy protuberance, which the farmers have likened to a 
Roman nose, whence the name. Calyx set in a rather narrow 
basin, with a few plaits. Core hollow. Flesh tender, juicy 
with a rich, pleasant, musky flavour. November to March. 
Russet, American Golden. 
Golden Russet. Man, Ken. 
Sheep Nose. ) n 
Bullock’s Pippin, f lj0XG ‘ 
Little Pearmain. 
The American Golden Russet is one of the most delicious and 
tender apples, its flesh resembling more in texture that of a but- 
tery pear, than that of an ordinary apple. It is widely cultivated 
at the West, and in New-England as the Golden Russet, and 
though neither handsome nor large, is still an universal favour- 
ite from its great productiveness and admirable flavour. The 
uncouth name of Coxe, Sheep-nose , is nearly obsolete, except in 
New- Jersey, and we therefore adopt the present one, to which it 
is well entitled. The tree is thrifty, with upright drab coloured 
shoots. 
Fruit below medium size, roundish- ovate. Skin dull yellow, 
sprinkled with a very thin russet. Stalk rather long and slen- 
der. Calyx closed, and set in a rather narrow basin. Flesh 
yellowish, very tender, (almost melting,) juicy, with a mild, rich, 
spicy flavour. October to January. 
The English Golden Russet is a sub-acid sort, much inferiour 
to the above. 
