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THE CULTIVATOR. 
IMPROVED SHORT HORNED DURHAM HEIFER ESTERVILLE.—(Fig. 16.) 
Vi "Ervili.e, the properly of E. P. Prentice of Mount II pe, received the first prize for two year old heifers at 
tW t ivttle Show of the N. Y. State Ag» Society at Poughkeepsie, 1844. She was sired in England by the Daniel 
O-Co Aiellj (3557)—dam, Esterville, by Sir Alfred, (6469)—g. d. Amethyst, by Prince of Northumberland, (4826) 
—g. *. ■ d. Amazon, by Crusader, (934)—g. g. g. d. Amazon, by Sultan, (1485)—g. g. g. g. d. Belona, by Mars, 
(411) -g. g. g. g. g. d. Rolla, by North Star, (458) own bro her to Comet, sold for £1,000. Sir Alfred was, in 
1840, Did to the King of the French. 
CHOICE APPLES. 
Descn 'ion of the “ Northern Spy ” Apple , and a few other 
choi- varieties from Western New- York. By Ell- 
wae 5ER & Barry. 
.No. 1. Northern Spy.—T his fruit is above the me¬ 
dium size, fair specimens measuring over 3-| inches in di¬ 
ameter. Form somewhat conical, regular and slightly 
ribbed. Stalk of medium thickness, § of an inch long, 
inserted in a large, deep and regular cavity. Calyx ge¬ 
nerally about half closed, deeply set in a large regular 
basin. Skin smooth, shining and thin, of a dark red co¬ 
lor with crimson streaks, dotted with pale yellow on the 
sunny side—pale green, changing to a rich yellow when 
ripe, in the shade—those that are fully exposed to the 
sun with a good aspect, are completely covered Avith a 
beautiful deep pink,' with purple streaks and minute yel¬ 
lowish specks. Flesh yellowish white, breaking and 
tender, very juicy and fine flavored, with just enough 
acidity to suit almost any taste. It possesses a strong and 
agreeable perfume, quite peculiar to it; by placing your 
head over an open barrel of the fruit, you can at once 
distinguish them, in the dark, from any other. It is fit 
for use from December till June. We sent a few of 
them to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on the 
23d of May last as sound and as perfect in beauty and fla¬ 
vor as it was possible for the.a to be: in this* respect, 
they fully equal, if not surpass, any apple we know of. 
The tree is of rapid, upright and beautiful growth, and 
attains a large size. The young wood is of a reddish! 
brown color, quite glossy, and covered with whitish! 
ilots. Young trees bear immense crops, and moderate! 
ones, alternately; as they advance in age, they become 
more regular. 
.We are of the opinion, and so are all who are familiar 
with the fruit, that it is one of the most valuable kinds 
we possess, either of native or foreign origin. Its supe¬ 
rior qualities as a table fruit, together with the great 
length of time that it is in use, render it peculiarly desi¬ 
rable for limited orchards and fruit gardens; and it can¬ 
not be too highly recommended to persons embarking in 
the culture of fruit for distant or foreign markets; some 
10 or 12 barrels have been brought into our market the 
past fall, and were promptly sold at $2.25 per barrel, 
while ordinary kinds were selling for $1. In the spring 
they sell readily for $1.50 per bushel, even in our abun¬ 
dant market. 
The history of this fruit, as far as known, is this: The 
orchard in which the original tree stood, (it is now dead) 
the property of the late Oliver Chapin of Bloomfield, Avas 
planted, as we are informed, when the country was first 
settled, over 40 years ago; the trees were all seedlings, 
and when they came into a bearing state, those that were 
bad Avere grafted; those considered good were left in 
their natural state. This variety was of the latter class. 
Some 14 years ago, a person came into the neighborhood 
w r ho practiced grafting in the spring, around the coun¬ 
try. He, in the course of his researches, discovered the 
good qualities of this fruit, and gave it the name it now 
bears; perceiving that the old tree was in a decaying 
condition, he dug up a number of suckers that had grown 
up around it, and sold them to a few persons in the vici¬ 
nity. One man who raises fruit for market, purchased 
some of them, and they bore for the first time, three years 
ago, a quantity of magnificent apples, Avhich he carried 
to market, and thus the fruit was introduced to notice. 
We have taken particular pains to examine personally, 
all the particulars, and we are fully satisfied of its being a 
seedling variety. We have noticed suckers growing up 
around the young trees w r e have alluded to, and the ap¬ 
pearance of the wood, in every point, is identical with 
the tree. 
No. 2. Norton ? s Melon Apple. —This is an apple 
entirely new to us; and which, Ave strongly suspect, is a 
“ native;” we found it in the same neighborhood w r here 
the “ Spy” originated. We have been informed that it 
has been cultivated in that vicinity for a great number 
of years, but we could not trace out its origin satisfactori- 
