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No 179

Aunts Apple

1807
Decem [December] 5th

A large fair apple, a pale yellow striped
with red, pleasant taste without a great deal of flavor.
This is an uncommonly beautiful apple, the streaks
are broad and distinct at the end towards the stalk,
towards the blossom end it assumes more of the
yellow gradually losing a large portion of the red
the streaks becoming narrow and pointed. It is a
pleasant tender mild and juicy apple in November
& December and from its great beauty is a valuable apple for
the Market.  The tree is very productive, and
the fruit free from specks or rot. It came from
Bucks County Pennsylvania. It is a very popular 
apple in the Philada [Philadelphia] Market in early winter.

[sketch of apple] 
        