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DESCRIPTIONS 
63. GOLDEN SWEET. 10-. 11 
Fruit of the medium size, rather de¬ 
pressed or flattened. Color green¬ 
ish yellow and yellow, fair. Stem 
slender, protruding beyond the 
base. Calyx medium size ; depres¬ 
sion shallow. Flesh tender, sweet. 
In New-England it is one of the 
best of apples for baking; and ri¬ 
pens in early autumn, and perhaps 
late in summer. Usually in use 
through September, but frequently 
on the table in August. Very val¬ 
uable for its productiveness. 
64. HAWTHORNDEN (White Hawthornden.) 
Fruit full medium size, elongated somewhat. Color yellowish white, enlivened with a 
blush on the sunny side. Stem thick and stout. Calyx set in a regular formed and 
plaited depression. Flesh juicy, white, and pleasant, but not rich. English. 
65. MAIDEN’S BLUSH. Plate 30. 
Fig. 
Fruit full medium size, circular, 
depressed. Color yellowish 
white or green, enlivened 
with a deep crimson blush 
upon the sunny side. Fair. 
Stem rather short, scarcely 
extending beyond the base. 
Depression wide and rather 
deep. Calyx medium size ; 
depression rather shallow. 
Flesh white, tender, juicy, 
and pleasant. Subacid. Es¬ 
teemed by some as rich. Uni¬ 
formly productive, but occa¬ 
sionally defective. 
It bears a good price in market (New-York) , and is well worth cultivating. Tree full 
medium size, spreading. Ripens its fruit in October. If well put up, may be kept till spring; 
but its keeping properties are uncertain. It is a fine apple in the valley of the Hudson. 
