PLATE XXVI 1 . 
4. BOROVITSKY. 
[Syn : Duchess of Oldenburgh ; Smith’s Beauty of Newark ; New Brunswick?^ 
A Russian variety, whose origin is nowhere given. It was sent Irom the Taurida Gardens, 
near St. Petersburgh, to the London Horticultural Society, in 1824. It has been figured in 
the P'omological Magazine , Plate 10. 
Description. Fruit : above medium size, sometimes larger, about three inches and a quarter 
wide, and two inches and a half high ; round, and sometimes prominently ribbed on the sides, and 
around the eye. Skin : smooth, greenish yellow on the shaded side, and streaked with broken 
patches of fine bright red on the side next the sun, sometimes assuming a beautiful dark crimson 
cheek ; it is covered all over with numerous russety dots, particularly round the eye, where they 
are large, dark and rough. Eye : large and closed, with long broad segments, placed in a deep 
and angular basin. Stalk : long and slender, deeply inserted in a narrow and angular cavity. Flesh : 
yellowish white, firm, crisp and very juicy, with a pleasant, brisk and refreshing flavour. 
An excellent early dessert apple of the first quality, in season from the middle of August, to 
the end of September. 
The tree is hardy, grows freely and bears well. 
