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From the Horticuurist for July.
Descriptions of two fine new American
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ccence, already in cultivation it is the duty
of pomologists to exercise a more than usually
severe scrutiny, and Judge from a high criterion
in admitting into general circulation more ne"
sorts. However valuable certain varieties may
be esteemed by those not familiar with the best
it is evident, that at the present moment, we
want no more new apples of second quality
All candidates for the critical favor of the pono
ogist, and the general acceptance of the cultiva
tor, ought to possess the aggregate of qualitc,
that belongs to fruits OF the first class only.
Among the great No. of new sorts that have
come under our notice within the last two years
we have found very few indeed so fully entitled
high praise as the two varieties we are now
about to describe.
l. THE MCCLELLAN APPLE.
Martin Apple, IF some.
A beautiful and most excellent desert apple
a native of Woodstock, Connecticut 1t is re.
markable for its beautiful and regular form, its
fair and smooth skin, the delicacy and excel
lcnce of its flavor Compared with many of the
finest desert apples, it will be found superior to
most of them and worthy of place, therefore
in every small collection while its regular and
great productivcness also renders it highly valu-
able as an orchard apple.
Fruit Of medium size, unusually regular and
| rorrJ i, sb,,a Skin worry smooth nparlv coy.
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bright straw-colored ground. Stalk short and
rather slender, not very deeply planted in ve-
~ smooth, round cavity, Calyx short, nearly
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e"s.:f p''''su. II ;,; ,.;,h w. ~,
.'.e H., ,';ll anI .rrsa,lIo n,.or
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sealoe's suo-'''u' 'o''0" o0'''0'' ~ 'A", ~
This fine native iruit was hrSt presented TO
our notice, couple OF years ago, by the Kew.
II. ). RamsdeIl, OF Thompson. It,, an enth''.
sastlc cnltlvator OF iruit. we also received
specimens again last autumn, when we Kept
till March. Mr.. Ramsdcll informs us that the
original tree, now dead, stood upon farm in
Woodstock, c., in the midst OF cider or
chard. all seeding trees. rms orchard was
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several times. One Of the owners, Mr.. John
Martin, about 80 years since, presented gratis
ofthe apple in question to his neichbor, Major J..
! Mcclellan. With these gratis, the latter i'm
mediately produccda young tree winch has been
in constant bearing for twenty years, and is the
oldest tree ofthe kind now in existence. Very
soon after Mr. Martin presented the variety, as
something worthy of cultivation, to Major Nc
Clellan, he sold the farm on which the original
tree stood, and 1t was cut down by the pur'
chaser,
"Major Mcclellan" as Mr.. Ramsdell in
forms us, considers this variety as good bear
err as the Rhode island Greenmg ana Rorbur,
RuSSc'. Indeed in his soil " 1t has borne gool
crops IN seasons when these varieties nave iaIi
ed. have also carefully watched 1t Tor the las
few years, and md that 1t gives crops OF iint
fruit when the usual apple, crop is exceedingly
small. MAJOR Mcclellan mas number OF anal
trees, each OF winch bore from one-hait bushe
to pushci lasI year, wh'ci proves mat II al
so comes early INTO productive STATE. Iht
irol, Is now known ana ihuch Sought a'ter mere
as the McC'eHan apple, ana taxing INTO ac
count Its beauty, s'ze,iiavor ana productiveness
10 not Kho" Ms equal among apples oil TN
same SeaSoh' In" trees Ill Tic n''sefy are
'hooeFa'e growth
II. THE HAwLEY ApPLE.
coln,n,,;a con,,, N W. Ezra arr hanJ.on,,
productive. and among the finest favored ar
tumn varieties that we have vet tasted. 1t pel
maps more nearly resembles :, IN ll'vot ,hat Ill
o Ola apple 'he genuine RAJ! f1pph' 'hah an
o'"c'' u'o"s.. I'.'c u''unet III "i'po"'""oc' oil
'NIre p,ouuo"'c III '''r T'o''a'u'
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'''o ~ ''''c'c'' 'i''''"'''i>' i'""' a"s"I! Ia
,eheu '"l''' 10 one s1liewna' col'c''. It's 81.
''oc - s'''"','' a"u 'aSH.iy III! 'le c",c
,Ttse n;,' noa,1W ~ Will" .'e s,tas 'a'.e,-
1T sHI - 'l.e !Iiowi,N.s' a' ins'; peco',
~ pa,t s"'uch senow d. ''I'u''t.' anu SPIN,
,lu W." lew ser cr, o'oWn I b1's, Eaa
oJ ;n ''anI ,'.;Jn oa,.;,' I,.on, vin' ~
en- extend, a faint mark or line each wav. hal,
inc the fruit1 Calyx rather small, partly clo
ed. set in a SLIGHTLY Matted basin of modera,
depth. Flesh Notwithstanding. fne.praine
tender, with a rich sub.acid flavor. Seaso
October and November. The tree is of mode
ate growth in the nursery, but in the orcha
forms well shaped, spreading head, and bea
good crops ahnnaliy'
"eh' T.; W. tcavenworth' OF syracuse
l." nlu .ne h,nuiless last autumn, 10 maj
US acquainted WIN 'hls val"aole iFult' "hlch
no" ,ap'u'y oecon'hg alaVor'te III inns otat
IN. IN 'e,ler from nun, now before u.s. ne CIV