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DESCRIPTIONS 
170. OLD NONPAREIL. 
Russet in part; greenish, becoming yel¬ 
lowish green ; excentric ; rather de¬ 
pressed. Calyx rather large; crown 
with a broad depression. Juicy, crisp, i 
tender; excellent apple, worthymf cul¬ 
tivation ; size is economical, and keeps 
late. The fruit has some resemblance 
to a greening. Exhibited to the Hor¬ 
ticultural Society of Albany county, in 
1849. 
171. SHIPPEN’S RUSSET. 
Fruit full medium size, un- 
symmetrical, depressed, 
excentric. Color, especi¬ 
ally around the crown, 
orange russet; greenish 
around the stem. Stem 
rather short below the 
base ; stout. Calyx large; 
depression shallow. Flesh 
white, tart, vinous, and 
juicy. Apple second rate. 
