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Priestly

The Priestly I believe is a native fruit, taking
its name from a family in Bucks County Pennsylvania.
The tree is handsome vigorous and
[illegible] headed,  large leaves - and much admired
for the beauty of the shape.
the vigor of its growth renders it very suitable
for light soils.  The fruit is large, oblong
in form, of a dark and sometimes dull
red faintly striped with green with spots of the same color.  The flesh
white and very spicy or aromatic when
fully ripe, which is not before midwinter.
It is much admired for a dessert apple
late in the Season and keeps well.  It is a
very good apple for culinary purposes, but
ripens too late for cider of the first quality.
        