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THE CULTIVATOR 
Oct. 
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 
CONDUCTED BY J. J. THOMAS. 
New & Newly Introduced Apples, 
EARLY WINTER APPLES. 
Mother. —A new, handsome late 
autumn and early winter apple, of the 
highest quality. It originated at 
Bolton, Worcester county, Mass. It 
is large, oblong-ovate, slightly ap¬ 
proaching conical, obscurely and ob¬ 
tusely ribbed; surface a high, warm 
rich red on yellow ground, a deep red 
to the sun, in obscure streaks; stalk 
three-quarters of an inch long, in a 
moderate cavity; calyx in a small 
plated basin j flesh yellow, more so 
towards the outside, tender, mode¬ 
rately juicy, rich, very spicy, mild 
sub-acid or nearly neutral flavor, with 
some admixture of sweetness. This 
variety approaches somewhat in ex¬ 
ternal aspect, the Esopus Spitzen- 
burgh, and has the rich yellow flesh 
and spiciness of that celebrated fruit, 
but is far less acid. 
King Apple. —Cultivated in Cayu¬ 
ga and Tompkins counties, but not 
widely spread. Fruit large, round¬ 
ish, flattened at ends, nearly regular; 
distinctly striped and dotted with a 
dark, rather dull red. on a yellow or 
greenish yellow ground, the whole 
color possessing a remarkably rich 
appearance; stalk from three-quarters 
to an inch long; calyx in a round, 
slightly waved, or nearly even basin: 
flesh yellow, remarkably tender, very A. Mother.— B. King Apple. 
rich, spicy, sub-acid, of first rate 
quality. Where known, it com¬ 
mands as high a price in market as 
any other apple of its season. 
Growth upright, vigorous. 
Hubbardston Nonsuch. —This 
apple, although it has been cultiva¬ 
ted many years in Massachusetts, 
has not yet been extensively disse¬ 
minated throughout the country. It 
is described by Manning, Kenriek, 
and Downing. It originated at 
Hubbardston, Mass. 
Fruit rather large, roundish-ovate, 
tapering somewhat from the middle 
each way, nearly regular; skim 
marked with broken stripes and nu¬ 
merous dots of light yellowish red, 
on a rich yellow, or orange-yellow 
groundy stalk scarcely an inch long, 
in a moderate aeute cavity; calyx 
in a ribbed basin; flesh yellowish 
white, compact, moderately fine 
grained, with a remarkably rich, 
slightly sub-acid flavor, with a 
strong mixture of a rich sweet. 
One of the first among first-rate 
apples—about equal to the Swaar 
as a winter table apple, and deci¬ 
dedly superior in flavor to the Bald¬ 
win. 
Fameuse, or Pomme de Neige.— 
C. Hubbardston Nonsuch.— D. Fameuse, or Pomme de Netge. 'Downing remarks that this is “ a 
