The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . TH3 llimSTETi APPLE acs cr ASiicnccL^h^e ¥° JJciWiL Pfoir Natnre &, CLroiaoIctM by- WlSSaTp. THE MINISTER APPLE, MiNisTEE. Mannings Booh of Fruits. The Minister apple is far less extensively culti-vated than its merits deserve. In Essex County,Massachusetts, where it originated, it is considerablydisseminated, and is esteemed, by all who know it,as one of the very best winter apples; not certainlyas the latest keeper, but in the tenderness of itsflesh,
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . TH3 llimSTETi APPLE acs cr ASiicnccL^h^e ¥° JJciWiL Pfoir Natnre &, CLroiaoIctM by- WlSSaTp. THE MINISTER APPLE, MiNisTEE. Mannings Booh of Fruits. The Minister apple is far less extensively culti-vated than its merits deserve. In Essex County,Massachusetts, where it originated, it is considerablydisseminated, and is esteemed, by all who know it,as one of the very best winter apples; not certainlyas the latest keeper, but in the tenderness of itsflesh, in the abundance of its sprightly juice, andthe delicacy of its flavor, unsurpassed in the monthsof December and January, when it is in its greatestperfection. It is also very prepossessing in itsappeaiance, as well as distinct in its form, having a delicate pale yellowand waxy-looking skin, beautifully and most distinctly striped with palecrimson; while its oblong conical form, similar to the Bellflower, andvery peculiar formation about the stem, render it one of the most dis-tinct as well as one of the most easily recognized of all apples. The Minister originated on the farm of the late David Saunders,of Ipswich village, near
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