The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . THE ZAWLET APPLll Friftts of America, Ptate K? Drawn From Fafiire S; CRromo iTtfi^ty-Vf. THE HAWLEY APPLE. Hawley. Magazine of Horticulture, yoI. xiii. p. 535. Dows or Douse of some American Collections. The Hawley apple, though yet but little knownout of its native locality, will undoubtedly becomeone of the most popular of our fall varieties. Ithas a combination of excellent qualities : first, itslarge size, often measuring twelve inches in c
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . THE ZAWLET APPLll Friftts of America, Ptate K? Drawn From Fafiire S; CRromo iTtfi^ty-Vf. THE HAWLEY APPLE. Hawley. Magazine of Horticulture, yoI. xiii. p. 535. Dows or Douse of some American Collections. The Hawley apple, though yet but little knownout of its native locality, will undoubtedly becomeone of the most popular of our fall varieties. Ithas a combination of excellent qualities : first, itslarge size, often measuring twelve inches in cir-cumference ; second, its uniform handsome shape,and freedom from specks or blemishes; third, itsfine deep lemon yellow skin; fourth, its remark-ably tender and high flavored flesh; and, lastly,its productiveness, vigorous growth, &c. Allthese properties are rarely possessed by a single kind, and hence itssuperiority over many others. This fine apple was introduced to notice by Gen. E. W. Leavenworth,of Syracuse, N. Y. In the fall of 1846, he sent us some remarkablyfine specimens of the fruit, with an account of its origin. From hisletter it appears that, about a century ago, Mr. Matthew Hawley removedfrom Milford, Conn., to N
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