The tree is a vigorous, upright grower, forming a spreading
head, and exceedingly productive. The fruit is large, roundish,
but narrowing towards the eye, yellow in the shade, but nearly
covered with red in the sun. The flesh is yellowish white, crisp,
sub-acid, ranking in quality as “ very good.” It ripens in De-
cember, but is usually in its best condition in March, and will
keep in a cool cellar until the middle of May. This is one of
the most profitable varieties for market with which we are
acquainted, when grown in favorable soil and climate. Com-
bining early fruiting with great productiveness, good size, hand-
some appearance, very good flavor, and long keeping, with a
toughness of skin and firmness of texture which admit of being
handled and transported without injury, it stands in the front
rank of profitable varieties for the orchardist.
Brnoni.—This apple also originated in the State of Massa-
chusetts, and is worthy of more attention than it seems to have


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cecaved from Canadian planters. It flourishes well on the rich
alluvial soils of the western prairies, and. withstands the severity
of that climate; hence we infer that it will be found sufficiently
hardy to endure the climate throughout a very large. portion of
our Dominion, and so far as it has been tried here, we have not
heard of any lack of hardihood.
